The Team

   Owen Blough is a senior at Olivet, and this is his first year being involved with the Mini Baja project. He is excited about the goals for this year’s team and thinks it will be a great success. In addition to engineering he enjoys playing percussion and road biking.

   Christian Bach is from Wilson, New York, which is a very small town in Western New York. He is currently in his senior year at Olivet Nazarene University and plans on graduating in May 2012. He is looking forward to working on this Baja car project because he has been interested in working with cars for a long time and this seems to be the closest he can get to working with cars right now. 

   Nicholas Pickering is a Senior Mechanical Engineering student at ONU.  He is in his fourth year working on the Baja car.  In the past, he has worked mostly on the drivetrain, but this year he is concentrating on the frame.  In his spare time, he works on a farm, and plays with firearms.  

   Josh Long is a Senior Mechanical Engineering student from Lakewood, California. This will be his first year working on the Baja car. He is mainly focused on designing and building the drivetrain, which includes the transmission, driveshaft, and braking system.

   Becca Garst is a Geological Engineer graduating in December 2012. This will be her second year working on the car, and she plans on working primarily with the drivetrain for senior project. In addition to engineering, Becca also enjoys running in excess quantities.