Three first-place finishes may have earned the Baja Racing team the designation “Iron Team,” but its members credit the students who came before them for their success. “We succeeded on the back of giants,” said team leader Casey Savage ’25, a mechanical engineering major in @CornellEng. “It’s all a testament to how well we pass information down, and how much care is taken to build on the prior years.” One of 36 Student Project Teams in Cornell Engineering, Baja Racing is a group of approximately 60 undergraduates who build an off-road car from the wheels up every year. They compete against other collegiate Baja teams in tests of speed, power, endurance and maneuverability. Judges also evaluate design and business presentations. Last year’s team earned first-place overall at competitions in Arizona, Maryland and South Carolina, making them the first Iron Team at Cornell since 2014. The previous year’s team finished second place overall. “It was one of the most rewarding experiences I have had,” Savage said. “The cars keep getting better and better and better.” More at news.cornell.edu/stories/202….