North American Solar Challenge 2005

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

Results

PlaceOrganizationCar NameCar #ClassRayce Elapsed Time
1University of MichiganMomentum2Open53:59:43
2University of MinnesotaBorealis III35Open54:11:35
3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTesseract6Open56:34:43
4University of Missouri - RollaSolar Miner V42Open57:20:11
5University of WaterlooMidnight Sun VIII24Open57:44:59
6Western Michigan UniversitySunseeker 05786Open63:04:47
7Principia CollegeRA 632Open65:26:00
8University of MissouriSuntiger VI43Open66:09:07
9Stanford UniversitySolstice16Stock68:00:04
10University of California, BerkeleyBeam Machine254Stock68:25:17
11Iowa State UniversityFusion9Stock71:30:50
12Auburn UniversitySol of Auburn7Stock73:15:36
13University of CalgarySoleon65Open73:55:13
14Kansas State UniversityParagon28Open87:33:24
15Queen's UniversityUltraviolet100Open112:33:59
16Red River CollegeRed River Raycer95Stock116:52:33
17McMaster UniversityPhoenix116Stock134:23:50
18Illinois State UniversityMercury I88Stock138:02:54
-Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleCougar Cruiser57StockDisqualified
-Northwestern Universitynu'Nergy11StockWithdrawn

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