They did it. Again.
The University of Michigan Solar Car Team won the American Solar Challenge for the third consecutive time, finishing the 1,100-mile race more than two hours ahead of the second-place finishers.
Sixteen teams set out from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on June 20. Only 13 made it to the end, led by Infinium, which crossed the line in Naperville, Illinois at about 2 p.m. Saturday with a winning time of 28 hours, 14 minutes and 55 seconds.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” engineering student Steve Durbin, the team’s race manager, said. “This race means a lot to us because we’re defending our home territory. It’s great to see that all of our hard work paid off.”
This was University of Michigan’s sixth North American title, having won the first race in 1990 in Sunrunner. This year’s entry proved to be spot-on reliable. Rain shorted out one component, which was easily fixed at the side of the road, and a black widow that took up residence in a spare battery pack was easily removed with pliers.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/american-solar-challenge-winners/
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