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| Title | Mini Baja Local Milbank |
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| Transcript | Office of University Relations SDSM& T News 501 E. St. Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701- 3995 Phone: ( 605) 394- 6082/ 2554 • Fax: ( 605) 394- 3388 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ( April 21, 1998) MILBANK STUDENT COMPETES IN MINI- BAJA REGIONAL COMPETITION: SDSM& T TEAM WINS SALES PRESENTATION EVENT AND FINISHES 9TH OUT OF 55 Dan Mertens of Milbank, a freshman mechanical engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, was a member of the SDSM& T Mini- Baja team that competed in the recent Mini- Baja West Competition. SDSM& T's Mini- Baja team won the sales presentation event and finished 9th overall out of 55 teams in this year's competition. Forty- six universities from the U. S. and Mexico competed in the 1998 Mini- Baja West Competition held April 16- 18 at the University of Texas- El Paso. Sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers ( SAE), the intercollegiate Mini- Baja competition involves real- world engineering design projects in which each student team designs, builds, and races a four- wheeled, off- road recreation vehicle. The Briggs & Stratton Corporation donates an 8- horsepower engine for each team's vehicle. The Mini- Baja judges evaulate each team on standards of engineering design, technical inspection/ safety, sales presentation and cost analysis. In addition to acceleration/ braking, maneuverability, and hill climb events, the vehicles also compete in a 4- hour, off- road endurance race over rugged terrain to determine dependability. " By winning the sales presentation event and earning a 9th - place overall finish, our Mini- Baja students demonstrated not only their engineering expertise but also their abilities to communicate effectively. These important qualities will help our students succeed in the workplace after they graduate, " says Dr. Dan Dolan, SDSM& T Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mini- Baja team faculty advisor. SDSM& T's Mini- Baja team leader is Kent Jacobs, a senior Mechanical Engineering major from Rapid City. Other team members included Charles Asp, McHenry IL; Jaaron Johnson, Rapid City; Tim Naumann, Mobridge; Jerry Peterson, Sundance WY; Arlin Sandbulte, Sherman; Cam Seger, Oelrichs and Mark Fauske, Wall. Graduate student Brian Herbst of Rapid City serves as team advisor. The students are all Mechanical Engineering majors. SDSM& T's Mini- Baja vehicle will be exhibited April 28th during the Senior Design Fair in the Surbeck Center, which is free and open to the public. + 30++ ( fs1/ programs/ dept/ univrel/ pressrele/ 0498/ Mini- Baja Local Milbank) Caption: Dan Mertens, Milbank, is fifth from right in the Mini- Baja team photo. ( Photo Courtesy of SDSM& T University & Public Relations Office.) |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Date | 1998-04-21 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
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| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 1082 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1091.pdf |
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