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| Title | Mini Baja results local Laverne MN |
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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- 6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ( April 20, 1999) SHERMAN STUDENT COMPETES AT MINI- BAJA COMPETITION Arlin Sandbulte of Sherman SD lead the Mini Baja team from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology at the Western Competition held April 15- April 17 at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Seventy- two teams from fifty- eight different schools participated in the event. Sandbulte, a senior Mecanical Engineering major at SDSM& T, is the team leader. Tech's Mini- Baja team placed in the top ten in five out of the seven events of the competition. They took 4th place in the Hill Climb event; 6th place in Safety and Design; 8th place in Maneuverability; 9th place in Sales presentation; and 9th place in Acceleration. A broken axle landed them in 48th place in the Endurance Run and they finished 42nd in Cost which put them at 30th overall. " The team managed to place above some very prestigious schools. I was proud of the students, " said faculty advisor Dan Dolan. " They represented us well. On a very limited budget they put together one of the best cars at the event, " he added. 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- wheel, off- road recreation vehicle. The Briggs & Stratton Corporation donated an 8- horsepower engine for each team's vehicle. ++ 30++ ( I: univrel/ pressrel/ 0499 Mini Baja results local Sherman) |
| 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
Mini-Baja
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Date | 1999-04-20 |
| 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 | 2274 |
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