Sunrayce 93

Sunrayce 93 was a solar car race across the United States, traveling from Arlington, Texas, to Minneapolis, Minnesota. It took place June 20โ€“26, 1993, and featured 34 university teams. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America designed, built, tested, and raced solar-powered vehicles in a long distance road rally-style event.[1] The first place car was Maize & Blue from the University of Michigan, winning their second championship.

Route

  • Day 1: Sun, June 20: Start in Dallas, Texas; must reach Whitesboro, Texas, checkpoint; finish in Ada, Oklahoma.
  • Day 2: Mon, June 21: Start in Ada, Oklahoma; must reach Shawnee, Oklahoma checkpoint; finish in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • Day 3: Tue, June 22: Start in Tulsa, Oklahoma; must reach Miami, Oklahoma checkpoint; finish in Fort Scott, Kansas.
  • Day 4: Wed, June 23: Start in Fort Scott, Kansas; must reach Kansas City, Missouri checkpoint; finish in Cameron, Missouri.
  • Day 5: Thu, June 24: Start in Cameron, Missouri; must reach Lineville, Iowa checkpoint; finish in Des Moines, Iowa.
  • Day 6: Fri, June 25: Start in Des Moines, Iowa; must reach Iowa Falls, Iowa checkpoint; finish in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
  • Day 7: Sat, June 26: Start in Albert Lea, Minnesota; finish in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Overall standings

Position Team Total Elapsed Time Total Average Speed
1 University of Michigan 40:39:18 27.29
2 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 42:09:20 26.32
3 California State University, Los Angeles 45:26:58 24.41
4 George Washington University 46:06:55 24.06
5 Stanford University 52:48:46 21.01
6 University of Maryland 55:42:30 19.92
7 University of Oklahoma 64:18:36 17.25
8 University of Massachusetts, Lowell 66:39:20 16.65
9 Kauai Community College 68:52:39 16.11
10 Iowa State University 70:17:42 15.78
11 McGill University 70:34:35 15.72
12 California State University, Fresno 75:30:23 14.69
13 Arizona State University 78:04:24 14.21
14 Queen's University 78:14:48 14.18
15 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 79:41:30 13.92
16 Minnesota State University, Mankato 79:52:53 13.89
17 Drexel University 81:04:11 13.69
18 Western Michigan University 81:09:32 13.67
19 University of Missouri 82:57:17 13.37
20 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 85:14:13 13.02
21 University of Minnesota 85:17:23 13.01
22 Rochester Institute of Technology 85:45:47 12.94
23 Stark State College of Technology 86:02:02 12.90
24 Colorado State University 87:02:00 12.75
25 Auburn University 90:04:22 12.32
26 University of Ottawa 90:19:11 12.28
27 University of Puerto Rico 91:06:11 12.18
28 Clarkson University 91:51:14 12.08
29 University of Missouri, Rolla 96:07:16 11.54
30 Mercer University 96:17:15 11.52
31 University of California, Berkeley 98:25:46 11.27
32 University of Texas, Austin 101:59:37 10.88
33 University of Waterloo 108:09:18 10.26
34 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 117:48:11 9.42

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