What is the OSU Baja Team?

Goal: To design and build an 1/4 scale baja car that can perform well not only in the competitive race, but also be economical and safe to build.

Who: The OSU Cowboy Racing team is a student run group of a variety of students ranging from Engineer majors to Education majors.  All types of majors are encouraged to join as the competition not only includes engineering, but also cost analysis, sponsor relations, and marketing.

When & Where: The team meets at 6:30pm on Wednesdays at the OSU Design & Manufacturing Lab (DML).  It is located at 1724 West Tyler in Stillwater, OK.  Click here for a map!

In this website you can find our current 2009-2010 Design and Progress Pictures, Previous Work, Leader Info, and much more.  Any questions please contact Justin Otto, President, justin.otto@okstate.edu

 

NEWS

Globe Engineering (10/31/09)       http://www.globeeng.com/
Thank you Globe for all the help the past few weeks!  Globe helped the team bend the frame and other various members using their CNC tubing bender.  They also cut out our tabs using a laser cutter programmed from the drawings our design team leader put together!  After returning home the frame was put together to get the ball rolling on building the car this year!

OSU CEAT Stuco Donates (10/20/09)      http://www.ceatstuco.okstate.edu/
The team would like to thank the CEAT Student Council for their generous donation though the rainy day fund this semester.  Katie Nixon was able to put together a proposal that got us enough money to order more parts and get the building process started.

Homecoming Activities (10/16/09)
The team made an appearance at OSU's homecoming this year.  We took the cars to walk around so everyone could see them and talk to the team about who we are and what we do.  We also participated in the parade by having the cars from the past 2 years driving down Main St. in Stillwater accompanied by the Cowboy Racing Trailer.  Click here for pictures and a video.

Team Speaks to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (10/13/09)       OLLI Website
The team made a presentation to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.  We explained who we are and introduced our christmas light fund raiser.  They were very impressed with the presentation and are looking forward to upcoming events.  For pictures, click here.

Fall Picnic a Success! (9/26/09)
The fall picnic was a huge succeses.  Lots of people showed up to drive the cars around our new test track and eat Carl's Jr. Hamburgers.  For pictures and a short video clip, click here.

Fall Picnic (9/26/09)
We will be having a picnic Saturday, September 26th, at 11:00am for all of our sponsors and friends to see the car. The picnic will be held at the new Cowboy Racing Test-site which is located on the Northeast side of the shop (please see map). We would love for you to come enjoy some Carl’s Jr. Hamburgers with us and be able to see and drive the cars on our new test facility. We also would also like to spend time with all of our sponsors to discuss some of our plans for the competition this year.

New Cowboy Racing Test-site (CRT) thanks to Wittwer, Dolese Brothers, and CEAT Technology Department. (8/10/09)
Thanks to some hard work and dedication from a few members of the team, we now have our own testing facility right next to the DML.  We have laid out a track and put in areas for testing the new cars performance and durability so that we can be confident we have a first place car for future years.  This testing area has been designed from obstacles from past competitions and made even more difficult so that we know that our car can handle whatever SAE throws at us in the future.  For pictures of the test site, click here.

Wisconsin Race (6/14/09)
Once again the 1st place eluded the OSU Baja Team but we definitely had a blast on our trip!  We finished 15th in the endurance race and 25th overall.  3 hours into the race we broke our left rear a-arm putting us out of the race for about 10 minutes while we swapped it out with a spare.  Unfortunately this was too much time for our racers to make up.  1st or not though our team had a blast meeting and helping new teams, competing, and checking out Wisconsin.  Pictures can be found on our past competitions page.  We look forward to a new year and a new car!  Check in for more information on next years events!

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