North American Solar Challenge 2005

North American Solar Challenge

The 2005 North American Solar Challenge (NASC) was an intercollegiate solar car race on July 17–27, 2005. The event was won by the University of Michigan, with the University of Minnesota finishing less than 12 minutes behind them, in what was both the longest and most closely contested race in the history of the event. The race was notable for being the first solar car race to cross an international border. It was the 8th American national championship solar car race held.[1][2]

Route

Race start in Austin, Texas
  • Day 1: Sun, July 17: Start in Austin, Texas; finish in Weatherford, TX.
  • Day 2: Mon, July 18: Start in Weatherford, TX.
  • Day 3: Tue, July 19: Must reach Broken Arrow, Oklahoma checkpoint.
  • Day 4: Wed, July 20: Must reach Topeka, Kansas checkpoint; must reach Omaha, Nebraska checkpoint.
  • Day 5: Thu, July 21: Must reach Sioux Falls, South Dakota checkpoint.
  • Day 6: Fri, July 22: Must reach Fargo, North Dakota checkpoint.
  • Day 7: Sat, July 23: Finish in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  • Day 8: Sun, July 24: Start in Winnipeg, MB; must reach Brandon, MB checkpoint.
  • Day 9: Mon, July 25: Must reach Regina, Saskatchewan checkpoint;
  • Day 10: Tue, July 26: Finish in Medicine Hat, Alberta.
  • Day 11: Wed, July 27: Start in Medicine Hat, AB; Finish in Calgary, AB.

Results

University of Michigan solar car crossing the finish line in Calgary
Queens University solar car in Brandon, Manitoba
Place Organization Car Name Car # Class Race Elapsed Time
1 University of Michigan Momentum 2 Open 53:59:43
2 University of Minnesota Borealis III 35 Open 54:11:35
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tesseract 6 Open 56:34:43
4 University of Missouri - Rolla Solar Miner V 42 Open 57:20:11
5 University of Waterloo Midnight Sun VIII 24 Open 57:44:59
6 Western Michigan University Sunseeker 05 786 Open 63:04:47
7 Principia College RA 6 32 Open 65:26:00
8 University of Missouri Suntiger VI 43 Open 66:09:07
9 Stanford University Solstice 16 Stock 68:00:04
10 University of California, Berkeley Beam Machine 254 Stock 68:25:17
11 Iowa State University Fusion 9 Stock 71:30:50
12 Auburn University Sol of Auburn 7 Stock 73:15:36
13 University of Calgary Soleon 65 Open 73:55:13
14 Kansas State University Paragon 28 Open 87:33:24
15 Queen's University Ultraviolet 100 Open 112:33:59
16 Red River College Red River Raycer 95 Stock 116:52:33
17 McMaster University Phoenix 116 Stock 134:23:50
18 Illinois State University Mercury I 88 Stock 138:02:54
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougar Cruiser 57 Stock Disqualified
- Northwestern University nu'Nergy 11 Stock Withdrawn

References

  1. ^ Minnesota blog
  2. ^ Michigan blog Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine