Competition Sponsors
Briggs & Stratton www.briggsandstratton.com
Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of air cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. Briggs & Stratton designs, manufactures, markets and services these products for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide. Additionally, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group, LLC, Briggs & Stratton is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of generators (portable and home standby), pressure washers, snow throwers, lawn and garden powered equipment (riding and walk behind mowers, tillers, chipper/shredders, leaf blowers and vacuums) and related accessories.

 
 

Society of Automotive Engineers www.sae.org
SAE is the parent organization that makes Mini Baja possible.  We thank them for such an excellent collegiate design series competition.
 

Honda www.honda.com
Today, Honda is not only one of the world's leading producers of motorcycles, automobiles and power equipment – but is leading the world in advancing the safety and environmental performance of products that, increasingly, are made in local markets throughout the world.
 
 

Polaris www.polarisindustries.com
With annual 2005 sales of $1.9 billion, Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), Victory Motorcycles and the Polaris RANGER for recreational and utility use. Polaris also enhances the riding experience with a complete line of Pure Polaris apparel, accessories and parts, available at Polaris dealerships.
 

Caterpillar www.cat.com
For more than 75 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been building the world's infrastructure, and in partnership with Caterpillar dealers, is driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. A Fortune 100 company, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is a technology leader in construction, transportation, mining, forestry, energy, logistics, electronics, financing and electric power generation.

 
 


 
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering www.eng.auburn.edu
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is the state’s largest engineering program, producing about half of the state’s engineering graduates. With a rich heritage of engineering excellence, the college houses nine departments, offering 15 majors, 12 research centers, and is a nationally recognized leader in three of Auburn’s seven primary research areas. The college conducts more than half of the university’s $71 million in annual research.
 
 

National Center for Asphalt Technology www.ncat.us
NCAT is a national clearinghouse for teaching and research created by a unique joint venture between the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Education Foundation and Auburn University. NCAT’s 1.7-mile test track is a real-word laboratory designed to test the performance of roadway surfaces, and the vehicles that use them, with the goal of improving the cost-effectiveness, life span, comfort and safety of our nation’s highways.

 
 

Digital Engineering Solutions www.digitalengineeringsolutions.com
DES is a small company operated and owned completely by Auburn Engineering Alumni. They provide services and support for all sorts of technology and software.
 
 

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama www.hondaalabama.com
Honda’s manufacturing plant in Lincoln, Alabama is the first Honda plant in the world to assemble vehicles and engines under one roof resulting in greater efficiency and synchronization in manufacturing. It has the capacity to build more than 300,000 Odyssey minivans, Honda Pilot sport utility vehicles and V-6 engines annually, making Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) Honda's largest light truck production source.
Additionally, its dedicated team of 4,500 associates is now solely responsible for production of the popular Odyssey minivan. With the addition of a second assembly line in 2004, HMA's investment in Alabama now totals more than $1.2 billion.