Composites

Why do we use composites?
Primary reason for using composites at this level is almost always because why not? and it looks awesome. Actual reasons vary from saving weight, to cost saving measures, to complicated shape design. In the end composites are very difficult and offer few rewards to the actual performance of the Baja car.

If you are seriously considering composites, talk to your composites lead and have a discussion whether or not it's reasonable to do so. Most often it won't be and you'll be wasting a bunch of time and money doing so.

But composites are awesome!

Materials
Composites are compromised of a matrix and a fiber (not always, but usually this is the case on Baja).

Manufacturing
Composites require, in general, two parts: your part and a tool. Your part is whatever you're trying to make. Your tool is the mold by which you create that part. Ben said I have to go climbing, later fools!

Skid Plates
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Body Panels
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