Off-roading is returning to UF.
After a four-year hiatus, Gator Motorsports will be building the off-road baja car once again.
The last baja car won third place in 2008 in the Baja SAE - short for Society of Automotive Engineers - in Montreal with a four-person team. However, due to a lack of members and funding, the motorsports team decided to work on only one car, the formula race car, in 2009.
Recruiting began at the beginning of the semester for the new baja team, and eight people have expressed interest to the team's executive board members. However, the team will need at least 10 members in order for the workload to be manageable, said Eduardo Rondon, captain of the formula team.
Anyone can join the team regardless of his or her major or level of experience.
"It's an amazing resume builder. The program allows students to learn engineering concepts far earlier than they would in their coursework," Rondon said.
The shop is located behind both north garage doors in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering C building.
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