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Event report: Sunrayce 97
Author(s) -
Basore Paul A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199801/02)6:1<69::aid-pip190>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - event (particle physics) , computer science , physics , astrophysics
Thirty‐five university teams from Canada and the USA raced their solar‐powered cars 2000 km from Indiana to Colorado over a 10‐day period during June 1997. The event, called Sunrayce 97, was designed to provide a stimulating educational opportunity for students of science and engineering, while educating the public about the exciting prospect of environmentally clean photovoltaic energy. Favourable weather produced a very fast race, with the winner, Cal State LA, averaging 70 km h 1 and with the top four teams separated by only 66 min. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.