Concept
Cars: Baja 1000 Buggy
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The Baja 1000 Buggy features an all-electric
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The Baja 1000 Buggy is a design created by Dong Tran,
a Vietnamese-American Senior Automotive Design student
at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. The Baja
1000 Buggy is a winner of the 2009 Michelin Challenge
Design competition. It won in both the vehicle design
and wheel design categories.
The Baja 1000 concept utilizes radical new wheel and tire
technology to enhance the single rider race buggy. The
inwheel motors of the concept feature brushless motors
along with wheels that were inspired by Francis turbines.
The spokes of the wheels turn into the center of the wheel
motors and draw in air to provide cooling air to the hot
electrical motors. The exhaust of the vehicle consists
of pure water and can be recycled to help hydrate the
driver during the long race.
About The Michelin Challenge Design
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