North American Solar Challenge 2005
North American Solar Challenge
The 2005 North American Solar Challenge (NASC) was an intercollegiate solar car race on July 17–27, 2005. The event was won by the University of Michigan, with the University of Minnesota finishing less than 12 minutes behind them, in what was both the longest and most closely contested race in the history of the event. The race was notable for being the first solar car race to cross an international border. It was the 8th American national championship solar car race held.[1][2]
Route
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/2005_North_American_Solar_Challenge_race_start_in_Austin%2C_Texas.jpg/220px-2005_North_American_Solar_Challenge_race_start_in_Austin%2C_Texas.jpg)
- Day 1: Sun, July 17: Start in Austin, Texas; finish in Weatherford, TX.
- Day 2: Mon, July 18: Start in Weatherford, TX.
- Day 3: Tue, July 19: Must reach Broken Arrow, Oklahoma checkpoint.
- Day 4: Wed, July 20: Must reach Topeka, Kansas checkpoint; must reach Omaha, Nebraska checkpoint.
- Day 5: Thu, July 21: Must reach Sioux Falls, South Dakota checkpoint.
- Day 6: Fri, July 22: Must reach Fargo, North Dakota checkpoint.
- Day 7: Sat, July 23: Finish in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Day 8: Sun, July 24: Start in Winnipeg, MB; must reach Brandon, MB checkpoint.
- Day 9: Mon, July 25: Must reach Regina, Saskatchewan checkpoint;
- Day 10: Tue, July 26: Finish in Medicine Hat, Alberta.
- Day 11: Wed, July 27: Start in Medicine Hat, AB; Finish in Calgary, AB.
Results
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Queens_University_Solar_Car_in_Brandon%2C_Manitoba.jpg/220px-Queens_University_Solar_Car_in_Brandon%2C_Manitoba.jpg)
Place | Organization | Car Name | Car # | Class | Race Elapsed Time |
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1 | University of Michigan | Momentum | 2 | Open | 53:59:43 |
2 | University of Minnesota | Borealis III | 35 | Open | 54:11:35 |
3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Tesseract | 6 | Open | 56:34:43 |
4 | University of Missouri - Rolla | Solar Miner V | 42 | Open | 57:20:11 |
5 | University of Waterloo | Midnight Sun VIII | 24 | Open | 57:44:59 |
6 | Western Michigan University | Sunseeker 05 | 786 | Open | 63:04:47 |
7 | Principia College | RA 6 | 32 | Open | 65:26:00 |
8 | University of Missouri | Suntiger VI | 43 | Open | 66:09:07 |
9 | Stanford University | Solstice | 16 | Stock | 68:00:04 |
10 | University of California, Berkeley | Beam Machine | 254 | Stock | 68:25:17 |
11 | Iowa State University | Fusion | 9 | Stock | 71:30:50 |
12 | Auburn University | Sol of Auburn | 7 | Stock | 73:15:36 |
13 | University of Calgary | Soleon | 65 | Open | 73:55:13 |
14 | Kansas State University | Paragon | 28 | Open | 87:33:24 |
15 | Queen's University | Ultraviolet | 100 | Open | 112:33:59 |
16 | Red River College | Red River Raycer | 95 | Stock | 116:52:33 |
17 | McMaster University | Phoenix | 116 | Stock | 134:23:50 |
18 | Illinois State University | Mercury I | 88 | Stock | 138:02:54 |
- | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Cougar Cruiser | 57 | Stock | Disqualified |
- | Northwestern University | nu'Nergy | 11 | Stock | Withdrawn |
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- Sunrayce 90
- Sunrayce 93
- Sunrayce 95
- Sunrayce 97
- Sunrayce 99
- American Solar Challenge 2001
- American Solar Challenge 2003
- North American Solar Challenge 2005
- North American Solar Challenge 2008
- American Solar Challenge 2010
- American Solar Challenge 2012
- American Solar Challenge 2014
- American Solar Challenge 2016
References
- ^ Minnesota blog
- ^ Michigan blog Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine