2022 Vehicle

General

2022 marks UMBC Racing's 19th entry in the Baja SAE racing series. We designed the car to continue with our hyrdraulic front wheel drive to create a selectable four wheel drive system.

Suspension

For suspension, shorter travel shocks were implemented to prevent drivetrain interference. Softer springs were used to aide in jump performance.

Drivetrain

Drastic changes were made to our gearbox to improve reliability. We continued to make use of a compact portal box in the front to gear down the hydraulic motors.

Steering

Our main goal for steering was to maintain the turn radius and improve steering response. Continuing from the previous design, the steering rack was mounted farther forward in order to mount the tie rod to the front of the portal box.

Brakes

Brakes were designed to reduce the force required for the driver to lock the brakes. As a result the pedal ratio was increased and a bias bar was implemented to provide equal pressure to the front and rear.