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Sunrayce 97 was an intercollegiate solar car race on June 19–28, 1997. The event was won by Cal State LA, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finishing less than 20 minutes behind them. It was the 4th American national championship solar car race held.[1][2]

Route

  • Day 1: Thu, June 19: Start in Indianapolis, Indiana; finish in Terre Haute, IN.
  • Day 2: Fri, June 20: Start in Terre Haute, IN, must reach Effingham, Illinois checkpoint, finish in Godfrey, IL.
  • Day 3: Sat, June 21: Start in Godfrey, IL, must reach Louisiana, Missouri checkpoint, finish in Fulton, MO.
  • Day 4: Sun, June 22: Start in Fulton, MO, must reach California, MO checkpoint, finish in Lee's Summit, MO.
  • Rest Day: Mon, June 23: Lee's Summit, MO.
  • Day 5: Tue, June 24: Start in Lee's Summit, MO, must reach Topeka, Kansas checkpoint, finish in Manhattan, KS.
  • Day 6: Wed, June 25: Start in Manhattan, KS, must reach Glasco, KS checkpoint, finish in Smith Center, KS.
  • Day 7: Thu, June 26: Start in Smith Center, KS, must reach Oberlin, KS checkpoint, finish in St. Francis, KS.
  • Day 8: Fri, June 27: Tue, June 27: Start in St. Francis, KS, must reach Anton, Colorado checkpoint, finish in Limon, CO.
  • Day 9: Sat, June 28: Start in Limon, CO, finish in Colorado Springs, CO.

Results

Position Car # Team Total Elapsed Time Total Average Speed
1 8 Cal State LA 28:41:34 43.29
2 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 29:00:20 42.83
3 16 Stanford University / UC Berkeley 29:33:15 42.03
4 12 Texas A&M University 29:47:21 41.70
5 74 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 31:37:54 39.27
6 111 University of Michigan 32:14:01 38.54
7 24 University of Waterloo 32:22:04 38.38
8 43 University of Missouri 32:25:38 38.31
9 480 Yale University 35:09:59 35.32
10 100 Queen's University 35:11:14 35.30
11 35 University of Minnesota 36:37:55 33.91
12 77 Messiah College 37:26:59 33.17
13 96 University of Western Ontario 38:14:32 32.48
14 22 University of Illinois 38:39:59 32.13
15 17 University of Pennsylvania 39:08:21 31.74
16 97 Western Michigan University 42:10:56 29.45
17 42 University of Missouri - Rolla 43:26:56 28.59
18 33 Ohio State University 43:42:59 28.41
19 00 University of North Dakota 47:44:40 26.02
20 3 Minnesota State University, Mankato and Winona 49:05:03 25.31
21 21 New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology 50:46:46 24.46
22 27 United States Military Academy 51:29:25 24.12
23 66 McGill University 51:44:43 24.01
24 28 Kansas State University 53:43:00 23.12
25 29 Columbus State Community College 55:20:31 22.45
26 9 Iowa State University 65:32:29 18.95
27 2 California State University, Long Beach 67:31:32 18.40
28 76 Drexel University 69:47:09 17.80
29 101 École de technologie supérieure 71:03:34 17.48
30 6 Virginia Tech 75:29:19 16.46
31 32 Principia College 77:32:33 16.02
32 777 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 79:43:46 15.58
33 11 Auburn University 90:24:06 13.74
34 741 Purdue University 91:09:45 13.63
35 504 University of New Orleans 93:10:10 13.33
36 7 George Washington University 19:06:17 0.00

References