The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) holds on a yearly basis many different automotive design and race competitions.  These competitions include colleges and universities all over the North American Continent.  They range in form from off-road baja cart design and competition to on-road, task performing "Walking Machines".

    SAE Collegiate Design Competitions put classroom training into action by challenging students to design, build, and test the performance of a real vehicle in a competitive environment.  Many times this leads to interesting and innovative techniques and strategies that make this competition not only education, but fun.

    Three regional competitions that challenge engineering students to design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive the severe punishment of rough terrain and in the East competition, water. The object of the competition is to provide SAE student members with a challenging project that involves the planning and manufacturing tasks found in introducing a new product to the consumer industrial market. Standard 10 horsepower engines are donated by Briggs & Stratton.