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Expulsion of Zakariya Jackson as Team Captain
By:------------------
August 08, 2023
For: —------------------------------------------------
This report is made to state the reasons for the expulsion of Zakariya Jackson as team captain
of Toronto Metropolitain Baja Racing. The allegations I will list are based on truth and financial
documentation. Zakariya has been in executive positions on the team for two years and his
decisions have resulted in huge financial loss and safety infractions.
Zakariya became the powertrain lead in the year 2021/2022. He was responsible for powertrain
development and overall powertrain placement in chassis. Zakariya bought roughly $3,300 CAD
worth of Polaris components under a %50 discount sponsorship. Despite buying the Package
basically ready to go, the components were incompatible with the SAE Kohler Command Pro®
CH440 Engine due to the keyed shaft output. Also included with the package, the axles did not
meet the length requirement to have a functional car. Zakariya has roughly wasted $3,300 on
components which were absolutely useless to the team and was forced to put up for sale. No
Items were sold due to the low demand.
(Polaris sponsorship components )
Zakariya was also responsible for the placement of the powertrain in the chassis. The
communication between the chassis lead and Zakariya is unknown, but speaking from looking
at the result it is obvious that no attempt was made whatsoever.
(2021/2022 Chassis with Powertrain)
Keep in mind that there is no space for the fuel tank and other safety systems. Due to Zakariya’s
negligence, the 2021/2022 chassis was rendered useless. This chassis has resulted in a total
loss of roughly $3,700. And now with a chassis destined to fail tech inspections, the team could
not attend competition which has an administrative fee of $2,141.23 CAD. All due to a failed
powertrain system and chassis design.
During the 2022/2023 season, Zakariya was selected to become the captain by the previous
graduating captain. I myself joined the team during the early stages of the season in September.
I was part of the powertrain and vehicle dynamics subteams. Throughout the early months, little
to no progress was made within the team. No subteam had completed their tasks and literally
no designing or planning had taken place. That is the time where I decided to take action.
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(Private Direct message with Zakariya )
Once Zakariya and I had some meetings, I took up the role of chassis lead. Being chassis lead,
my responsibilities was to make mounting points for the powertrain system and for the overall
safety of the driver. Once I took this position I realized that there were errors throughout all the
entire design. None of the powertrain systems worked, and there were major safety issues with
the previous design. Seeing these powertrain issues, I decided I wanted to take up the
powertrain subteam so that the powertrain and chassis could be designed together. I worked on
both systems, the chassis was ordered in late April and the powertrain was fully working and
ready to be ordered in early July. But by the time I was done, no other major sub system was
complete. Vehicle dynamics did not buy the required parts or even determined the proper
suspension geometry for our car. I quickly tried to help VD complete their parts and lead their
team, but it was too late had we had to give up. Zakariya was responsible for ensuring every
subteam had completed their parts but failed to do so. Because of this, hundreds of hours worth
of work by myself and my fellow team members were wasted. Zakariya lacks the knowledge to
run a design team. How could one run the team without basic knowledge like what yield stress
is? Or even how to use SOLIDWORKS? Due to our poor performance, we were given little to no
budget, and I was met with aggression when I tried to optimize for cost and pick the cheaper
option. Zakariya actively prevents collaboration between leads, he refuses to take executive
decisions before something becomes a problem since he wants everyone to do their work by
themselves. This has left massive communication gaps in our team and prevented us from
excelling.
The chassis for this year was welded by a lead who failed technical inspection. With AIR GAPS
in the weld along with inconsistent penetration. The chassis weld would have failed technical
inspection immediately and would be a safety hazard to be testing with. The lead in question
received a signature from the faculty advisor but failed to provide all the required tests, keeping
in mind that the faculty advisor had no idea about the SAE’s safety requirements. This has
rendered our $4,200 CAD chassis seriously damaged.
(Welding tests and welds on the chassis by the welding lead)
(Response from other BAJA teams on a common platform, discord)
Why should we give Zakariya another chance to ruin the team? The 2023/2024 season will be his 3rd
year as an exec position. With all the mechanical engineering lead quitting the team, it is destined to be a
money pit for MUES and a shame for the engineering faculty.
(All financial loss can be confirmed by MUES and FEAS)
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