Team History and Accomplishments
The project was conceived in 1991 as an honors research project and within two years saw its first competition in the 1993 World Solar Challenge. 1994-95 brought forth a new challenge: the Sunrayce95. SunStang designed and built a completely new car to tackle this challenge. The 1996 Canadian Solar Discovery Challenge was not only a first for Canadian solar car racing, but also marked SunStang’s first victory. Encouraged by this success, SunStang set out to create a car for the 1996 World Solar Challenge. The team finished 2nd of the North American teams and 12th over all in the world out of 40 competitors; SunStang's greatest accomplishment to date. In 1997 SunStang was awarded the Spirit Award for the Sunrayce competition. Since then, SunStang has participated in the 2005 and 2007 World Solar Challenges.
SunStang's Participation in Solar Rayces:
| Year | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Panasonic World Solar Challenge | Australia |
| 2005 | Panasonic World Solar Challenge | Australia |
| 2004 | Formula Sun Grand Prix | Topeka, Kansas |
| 2003 | American Solar Challenge | Chicago |
| 1997 | SunRayce | Indianapolis |
| 1996 | World Solar Challenge | Australia |
| 1995 | SunRayce | Indianapolis |
| 1993 | World Solar Challenge | Australia |
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