The Solar Car Challenge - Previous and Upcoming Challenges

Previous and Upcoming Challenges

Cross-country events have traditionally started in Texas (generally either Dallas or Round Rock) and ended in a number of different locations across the USA.

• 1995: Dallas County, Texas

The 1995 race was a 70-mile circuit of Dallas County repeated over 3 days. The team completing the race in the shortest period of time was declared the winner. The winner, Los Altos (Hacienda Heights, California)

• 1996: No Race
• 1997: Dallas, TX to San Antonio, TX

1997 Race Rules calculate the winner by the highest average speed. Winner, Solar Shadow, Los Altos School, Hacienda Heights, California

• 1998: Texas Motor Speedway

3 Day Track Race, Winner: Project RayC4 Knowledge (Solar Stealth), C4 Technology Program, Columbus, IN with a total of 390.3 miles 1999: Dallas, TX to Los Angeles, CA 7 Day Cross-Country Race: Winner; Solar Stealth, C4 Technology Program, Columbus, IN with a total of 595 miles

• 2000: Texas Motor Speedway

3 Day Track Race, Winner: NFA Solar Racing Team, Newburgh High School, Newburgh, NY with a total of 381 miles

• 2001: Round Rock, TX to Columbus, IN

8 Day Cross-Country Race: Winner; Sundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS with 795.1 miles (average speed was 29.6 mph)

• 2002: Texas Motor Speedway

3 Day Track Race, Winner of the Classic Division: The Winston Solar Car Team with 252 miles, Winner of the Open Division: Sundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS with 361.5 miles.

• 2003: Round Rock, TX to Cocoa Beach, FL*

9 Day Cross-Country Race: Overall Winner; Sundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS with 689.2 miles

• 2004: Texas Motor Speedway

4 Day Track Race, Winner of the Classic Division: The Winston Solar Car Team with 417 miles, WInner of the Open Division: Sundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS with 576 miles.

• 2005: Round Rock, TX to Los Angeles, CA*

8 Day Cross-Country Race: Winner of the Classic Division: Saint Thomas Academy Experimental Vehicle Team, Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights, MN with 959.8 miles (average speed was 26.09 mph), Winner of the Open Division wasSundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS with a total of 853.4 miles (average speed was 28.63 mph)

• 2006: Texas Motor Speedway

4 Day Track Race, Winner of the Classic Division was Saint Thomas Academy Experimental Vehicle Team, Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights, MN with 598.5 miles, Winner of the Open Division was Sundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS with 624 miles.

• 2007: Round Rock, TX to Newburgh, NY

Winner of the Classic Division was Newton County Solar Car Team, Newton County Career & Technical Center Decatur, MS (average speed was 17.05 mph), Winner of the Open Division ended with a tie, Sundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS (average speed was 38.76 mph) and NFA Solar Racing Team, Newburgh High School, Newburgh, NY (average speed was 38.42 mph) For the 2007 race a tie was declared because both teams finished completed the course (689.1 mi) and had total running time was within 1%

• 2008: Texas Motor Speedway*

4 Day Track Race, Winner of the Classic Division was Sundacer I, Houston High School, Houston MS with 495 miles, Winner of the Open Division was Sundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS with 657 miles.

• 2009: Texas Motor Speedway

4 Day Track Race, Winner of the Classic Division was Solar Knight II, South Plantation High School, Plantation, FL with 592 miles. Winner of the Open Division was Sundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS with 831 miles.

• 2010: Fort Worth, TX to Boulder, CL

7 Day Cross-Country Race: Winner of the Classic Division was Sundancer II, Houston High School, Houston, MS with 685 miles. Winner of the Open Division was Sundancer I, Houston High School, Winner of the Advanced division/overall winner Mississippi Choctaw High School Solar Car Project, Choctaw Mississippi

• 2011

Closed Track Race that will take place July 18th-21st