In July 1990, 32 teams of some of North America's brightest college students took to the road in solar-powered vehicles they had built during the previous year and a half.Patterson, P. and Siegel, W., "The 1990 GM Sunrayce USA: A Summary," SAE Technical Paper 910621, 1991, doi:10.4271/910621. The GM Sunrayce USA route covered more than 1,800 miles, from Florida to Michigan.Rose-Hulman GM Sunrayce USA page Three of the top finishers won a trip to Australia in November to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge.
Route Day 1: Mon, July 9: Start in Orlando, Florida; finish in Floral City, FL. Day 2: Tue, July 10: Start in Floral Park, FL; finish in Tallahassee, FL. Day 3: Wed, July 11: Start in Tallahassee, FL; finish in Montgomery, Alabama. Day 4: Thu, July 12: Start in Montgomery, AL; finish in Haleyville, AL. Day 5: Fri, July 13: Start in Haleyville, AL; finish in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Day 6: Sat, July 14: Start in Spring Hill, TN; finish in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Day 7: Sun, July 15: Start in Bowling Green, KY; finish in Louisville, KY. Day 8: Sun, July 16: Start in Louisville, KY; finish in Indianapolis, Indiana. Day 9: Mon, July 17: Start in Indianapolis, IN; finish in Greenville, Ohio. Day 10: Tue, July 18: Start in Greenville, OH; finish in Mason, Michigan. Day 11: Wed, July 19: Start in Mason, MI; finish in Warren, MI.
Results Position Team Car Name Time1University of MichiganSunrunner72:50:472Western Washington UniversityViking XX74:10:063University of MarylandPride of Maryland80:10:554Cal State LASolar Eagle81:03:445Crowder CollegeStar II81:06:186MITGalaxy83:57:377Stanford UniversitySUnSUrfer93:56:538Western Michigan - JordanSunseeker96:55:209Colorado State UniversityStelar V97:55:0610Cal Poly - PomonaSolar Flair99:05:5711Drexel UniversitySunDragon100:03:4012RITSpirit104:21:1813Stark State CollegeSolis Tyrannus Cognoscis105:06:4714Worcester PolyStarduster106:34:6015Auburn UniversitySol of Auburn107:24:3516Minnesota State University, MankatoNorthern Light108:18:4517Iowa State UniversityPrISUm109:08:2918University of North TexasCentennial110:48:0419Cal State - NorthridgeCSUN - Blazer110:49:5720Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySolar Phantom111:07:4421Cal Poly - San Luis ObispoSun Luis113:00:1522University of TexasTexas Native Sun113:15:2523Dartmouth CollegeSunvox III113:48:1324University of WaterlooMidnight Sun114:37:1525Florida Institute of TechnologySunshine Special116:39:4126University of PennsylvaniaSolstation122:14:4827Virginia TechVT Solaray130:27:0828Clarkson UniversityKalahkwaneha131:52:0029University of OttawaTeam Ralos132:48:1830University of Puerto RicoThe Shining Star135:44:3031Arizona State UniversitySun Devil Cruiser136:49:1832Villanova UniversityWild Solarcat137:04:11
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