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Sunrayce 95 was an intercollegiate solar car race on June 20–29, 1995. The event was won by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with the University of Minnesota finishing less than 20 minutes behind them. It was the 3rd American national championship solar car race held. [1] [2] [3]

Route

  • Day 1: Tue, June 20: Start in Indianapolis, Indiana; finish in Terre Haute, IN.
  • Day 2: Wed, June 21: Start in Terre Haute, IN, must reach Effingham, Illinois checkpoint, finish in Godfrey, IL.
  • Day 3: Thu, June 22: Start in Godfrey, IL, must reach Louisiana, Missouri checkpoint, finish in Fulton, MO.
  • Day 4: Fri, June 23: Start in Fulton, MO, must reach California, MO checkpoint, finish in Lee's Summit, MO. [a]
  • Rest Day: Sat, June 24: Lee's Summit, MO.
  • Day 5: Sun, June 25: Start in Lee's Summit, MO, must reach Topeka, Kansas checkpoint, finish in Manhattan, KS.
  • Day 6: Mon, June 26: Start in Manhattan, KS, must reach Glasco, KS checkpoint, finish in Smith Center, KS. [b]
  • Day 7: Tue, June 27: Start in Smith Center, KS, must reach Oberlin, KS checkpoint, finish in St. Francis, KS.
  • Day 8: Wed, June 28: Tue, June 27: Start in St. Francis, KS, must reach Anton, Colorado checkpoint, finish in Aurora, CO.
  • Day 9: Thu, June 29: Start in Aurora, CO, finish in Golden, CO.

Results

Position Car # Team Total Elapsed Time Total Average Speed
1 17 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 33:37:11 37.23
2 35 University of Minnesota 33:56:00 36.88
3 25 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 37:03:43 33.77
4 7 George Washington University 38:55:29 32.15
5 16 Stanford University 42:47:12 29.25
6 100 Queen's University 43:23:25 28.84
7 28 Northern Essex Community College 44:39:42 28.02
8 95 Western Michigan University 45:17:49 27.63
9 3 Minnesota State University, Mankato and Winona 53:29:33 23.40
10 43 University of Missouri 55:47:05 22.44
11 2 University of Maryland 59:11:47 21.14
12 76 Drexel University 59:34:22 21.01
13 500 University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez 65:27:22 19.12
14 74 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 65:50:24 19.01
15 8 Kauai Community College 66:54:00 18.71
16 777 South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 69:53:18 17.91
17 371 Purdue University 70:19:28 17.80
18 4 Clarkson University 70:45:04 17.69
19 9 Iowa State University 73:02:53 17.13
20 24 University of Waterloo 74:16:04 16.85
21 96 University of Western Ontario 75:37:03 16.55
22 77 Messiah College 77:51:10 16.08
23 31 University of Oklahoma 79:20:42 15.77
24 406 Montana State University 79:50:41 15.67
25 22 University of Illinois 89:38:00 13.96
26 27 United States Military Academy 90:42:11 13.80
27 12 Texas A&M University 91:36:38 13.66
28 90 Mercer University 91:43:20 13.65
29 109 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 95:09:00 13.15
30 42 University of Missouri - Rolla 95:09:58 13.15
31 92 Columbus State Community College 99:59:25 12.52
32 195 California State University - Long Beach 107:20:06 11.66
33 33 Ohio State University 108:28:45 11.54
34 67 University of Pennsylvania 114:32:42 10.93
35 6 Virginia Tech 115:02:06 10.88
36 619 Prairie View A&M University 121:34:58 10.29
37 101 University of Quebec 86:54:54 0.00
38 1 University of Michigan 43:52:24 0.00

Notes

  1. ^ University of Michigan withdrew from competition after Day 4.
  2. ^ University of Quebec withdrew from competition after Day 6.

References

  1. ^ Sunrayce '95 Technical Report
  2. ^ Sunrayce '95 results via archive.org
  3. ^ Day-by-day results via archive.org
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