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The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test, and race solar-powered vehicles in a long distance road rally-style event. ASC is a test of ...
Formula Sun Grand Prix is governed by the Innovators Educational Foundation, [3] and was started in summer 2000 at Heartland Park race track in Topeka, Kansas, in conjunction with a solar-bike race. It has served as a qualifying race for the biennial American Solar Challenge road race.
The American Solar Challenge, previously known as the 'North American Solar Challenge' and 'Sunrayce', features mostly collegiate teams racing in timed intervals in the United States and Canada. The annual Formula Sun Grand Prix track race is used as a qualifier for ASC. The American Solar Challenge was sponsored in part by several small sponsors.
The team serves as the host for American Solar Challenge (ASC) and Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP). [ 2 ] [ 1 ] In addition to participating in races, the team participates in outreach events to educate the general public and K-12 students about the excitement of STEM careers and alternative energy.
On July 21, 2005, during the North American Solar Challenge, Borealis III passed from the United States to Canada to become the first solar car to cross an international boundary during a race. After the team's first race, UMNSVP has placed in the top 5 at the American Solar Challenge 10 times, no team has done that more times.
The University of Kentucky Solar Car Team is an independent, student-led project that operates as part of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering.The team's primary goal is to compete in the American Solar Challenge (held every two years) and the Formula Sun Grand Prix (held every year) over the summer, but they also perform outreach events in which they display and discuss their car ...
North American Solar Challenge 2008; S. Solar Car Challenge; South African Solar Challenge; Sunrayce 93; Sunrayce 95; Sunrayce 97; T. Tour de Sol; W. World Solar ...
The 2016 American Solar Challenge (ASC) was an intercollegiate solar car race on July 30 – August 6, 2016. The event was won by the University of Michigan. It was the 13th American national championship solar car race held. [1]