Zips Baja Off-Road Racing

Endurance is officially in the books!

We’re incredibly proud of our entire team for their performance throughout the race. Endurance always throws challenges your way, but our members were ready to react the moment anything happened to the car. Even if it took running to get there. Their quick thinking, determination, and teamwork kept us moving and minimized time spent in the pits.

And speaking of pits… I bet your pit crew isn’t as fast as ours 🏁💨

Our drivers put on an impressive performance as well, pushing hard and making up valuable time on the track whenever the opportunity presented itself. Their skill and consistency helped keep us competitive all race long. The car can only go so far if we don’t have these amazing people driving it!

A huge thank you to our sponsors for making opportunities like this possible and supporting us throughout the season. We’d also like to thank BAJA SAE for hosting another incredible competition and giving teams the chance to showcase months of hard work.

We’re leaving this event proud of what we accomplished and excited for what’s next. If you would like to see our results, go on the Baja SAE website!

Before we take on the Endurance Event, here’s a recap of the last few days!

This has been one of our smoothest competitions yet. We successfully completed all of the dynamic events, earned some strong finishes, and—most importantly—made it through without any major mechanical issues. The team has worked incredibly hard, and it’s great to see that effort paying off.

Today, we’ll be lining up against nearly 80 teams for Endurance. We’re excited to see what the car can do. Wish us luck, and go Zips Baja! 🦘🏁

Manufacturing season is officially in the books!

We could not have done it alone We want to say thank you to WARDJet for cutting our aluminum components, SlewPro for helping us with gears and splined shafts, and Bill for all the inserts and CNC work that brought our parts to life. We could not have done any of this without your contributions!

And of course, shoutout to every single team member who put in the hours in the shop, this car is a result of all your hard work. May this car be faster and better than ever!

Now that manufacturing is wrapped up… it’s time to make it look pretty!
Next stop: powder coat and paint. Stay tuned for this years car reveal!

Happy International Women’s Day!

Our team wouldn’t be what it is without the incredible women who support, lead, build, and inspire us every day. From our dedicated members to our amazing sponsors—and even our favorite mascot, Zippy—women play a huge role in everything we do.

Thank you for helping drive our team forward and for being such an important part of our journey. Today we celebrate you!

Wondering where Zips Baja is headed this season? Buckle up — here’s our competition lineup! So excited to stay in Ohio for one competition! 🏁

Zips Baja’s subsystems wanted to say that they hoped you had a Happy Valentine’s Day! 💙💛🦘

As we close out our subsystem spotlight series, we’re highlighting the team that helps tell our Baja SAE story. Our Outreach team builds the relationships that keep our program moving — connecting with sponsors, engaging the community, and creating opportunities that allow us to design, build, and compete.

We’re incredibly grateful for all of our managers and designers whose hard work makes this team what it is. It takes every subsystem, every late night, and every role to get a car to competition. Thank you to everyone who makes Baja possible 🤍🏁

Santa ditched the sleigh this year and took the Baja car for a test drive instead. Merry Christmas from Zips Baja! We hope Santa is just late, we still have not received the new CNC machine that was on our wishlist. 🎄🎅

Santa ditched the sleigh this year and took the Baja car for a test drive instead 🎅🎄 Merry Christmas from Zips Baja! We hope Santas just late, we still have not received the new CNC machine that was on our wishlist.