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The closed-track event will be held at the world-famous Texas Motor Speedway over the course of four days. The main scrutineering event and vehicle impound will be held in one of the garage areas. During the event, teams will be assigned a space along pit lane.

 

For track information, please visit the Texas Motor Speedway web site.
For specific dates, please see the Event Calendar.

 

 

Dell Winston Schools Solar Car Challenge 2006


Texas Motor Speedway - contestant group photo - well done everyone

 

 

 

2006 Race Results - Texas Motor Speedway

 

Overall Standings

 

Dell Winston School solar car challenge Trophy

Dell Winston Challenge Trophy

 

LINKS

 

About DWSSCC

Solar Racing History

Resource Library

Workshops

Sponsors

Internships

Media Page

 

Event Information

 

2006 Event Location

Event Updates

Event Results

Event Calendar

Team Profiles

Photos & Video

Weather Information

Maps & Directions

Event Log

 

Technical Documents

 

Event Rules

Forms

 

 

Registration

 

Intent to Race


Due on March 1 of each racing year, this form registers your team's intent to race in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge. This allows the race staff to send important announcements directly to team members.

 

Team Application


Due on April 1 of each racing year, this form officially registers your team for racing in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge. This form also requires technical documents about your car for review by the race staff and includes details about the team for inclusion in the Race Booklet.



Please print this form and send it to:
Dr. Lehman Marks
The Winston School
5707 Royal Lane
Dallas, TX 75229

 

 

Scrutineering

 

Sample Scrutineering Check Sheets
These forms are provided to teams so that they can preview the types of questions asked at the six Scrutineering stations. This allows the teams to prepare for the rigors of the scrutineering process.

 

 

SPONSORS

 

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained at www.dell.com.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), one of the world's largest management software companies, delivers software and services across operations, security, storage, life cycle and service management to optimize the performance, reliability and efficiency of enterprise IT environments. The Computer Associates Grant helps develop curriculum materials and videos and fund regional workshops and site visits.

Based in Dallas, Texas, The Winston School is focused on addressing the potential of bright students who learn differently through individualized learning strategies and on preparing graduates for college-level work.

Terion, Inc., is a leading wireless data communication and information solution provider for mobile and remote business-to-business applications focusing on the transportation industry.

Speedway Motorsports, Inc (SMI) is a leading promoter, marketer and sponsor of motorsports activities in the United States. As the owner and operator of Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway at Sonoma, and Texas Motor Speedway, SMI has one of the largest portfolios of major speedway facilities in the motorsports industry.

The Lightner-Sams Foundation of Dallas has generously funded the Internship program. This program allows former Challenge participants to return to the race to help plan, coordinate, and judge the upcoming race, and plan for the future races.

The Texas Christian University's Information Services Department provides a dedicated web server for displaying photos and videos of the race.

The Texas Solar Energy Society is dedicated to educating the public about the use of solar and other renewable energy technologies. The membership includes educators, engineers, researchers, students, bankers, electrical contractors, architects, builders, building inspectors, home owners and solar enthusiasts.

The Texas State Energy Conservation Office administers and delivers a variety of energy efficiency and renewable programs which significantly impact energy cost and consumption in the institutional, industrial, transportation and residential sectors.

In 1999, after careful market research and thorough competitive analysis, a group of the U.S.A.'s top weather researchers and technology innovators formed Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. WDT provides the world's highest resolution, most accurate weather information content to help you make the appropriate decisions to minimize weather-related risk

Ryder is a Fortune 500 company providing leading-edge logistics, supply chain, and transportation management solutions worldwide.

PSC manufactures quality traffic safety devices including: L.E.D. Traffic Signal Lamps, Speed Monitors/Displays, Message/Information Centers, and Arrow Indicator Boards to name a few.

Located in the heart of North Dallas By The Galleria, the Wyndham Dallas North is a 14-floor high rise, surrounded by more than 200 of the Fortune 500 companies.

Orbit One Communications provides satellite communications for the race, allowing race results to be updated instantaneously and keeping race staff informed throughout the race route.

Tucked away in the small southwest Missouri town of Cassville, Able 2 Products Company produces lights and sirens under the SHO-ME® brand name. Able 2 Products is generously loaning light bars to every team for use on the lead and chase vehicles.

 

 

Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, 5707 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229
Questions about the race? Contact Dr. Lehman Marks, Event Coordinator
Questions or comments about the web page? Contact Michael Foree, Webmaster

 

 

Dell Winston start finish line Solar Car Challenge

 

 


 

 

SOLAR CAR RACING EVENT A - Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A dream can make all the difference under the sun - when a bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher (Halle Berry), attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their own solar car and win a trip to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge in Australia. One of my favourites NK

 

 

 

 

The teams below are either established, or considering competing in any of the attractions above.  Please click on the hyperlinks for more information.  Remember, it's not the winning that matters, it's taking part.  Whatever car or result your team produces, simply taking part will be rewarding in terms of learning, achievement and fun.

 

 

 

ORGANISATION A-Z

CAR'S NAME

TEAM NAME

Aristotle Uni of Thessaloniki, Helios

Helios

Faculty of Engineering

Arizona Solar Racing Team - USA

Arizona Solar Racing Team

Auburn University

Sol of Auburn

Sol of Auburn

Aurora Team, Australia

Aurora

Aurora Vehicle Association

Bochum Solar Car Team

Das SolarCar der Fachhochschule

California Poly S University

SLO Burn  Sidewinder

San Luis Obispo

Clarkson Uni Solar Car Team, USA

The Solar Knights

Delft University - Holland

NUNA I & II 2003

Dell Winston School

The Hunter

Solar Car Challenge

Desert Rose, Northern Territory Uni

FUJI DESERT ROSE

Drexel SunDragon Home Page

École de technologie supérieure Quebec

Eclipse V (5)

Éclipse Vehicular Solaire 

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Esteban

Eko-Auto  Poland

Eko-Auto

Electron Analytic Corporation

Dark Horse

EAC Skunkworks

George Washington University

George Washington Uni Solar Car

Georgia Institute of Technology

Solar Jackets

Solar Jackets

Heliodet, Germany

Heliodet

Heliodet, Solar Car Team

Helios - Lille, France

Hélios IV

Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur

Honda Car Company

Honda

Illinois State University

Surya, Ratha, Mercury

Illinois State University Team

Iowa State University

Fusion

Team PrISUm

Jonasun  Japan

Orbit

Solar Car Paviion

Kansas State University

Paragon

Solar Car Racing Team

Los Altos Academy of Engineering

Los Altos Solar Car Team

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tesseract

MIT

McGill University Monteal, Canada

iSun

Team iSun

McMaster University

Phoenix

McMaster Uni Solar Car Project

Messiah College Grantham, Penns

Genesis II

Genesis II Solar Racing Team

Michigan State University

 

Solar Racing Team

Michigan Technological University

Solar Car Team

Minnesota S Uni-Mankato/Winona S Uni

Minnesota Solar Car Team

North Dakota State University

The Double Deuce

Sunsetters - Solar Race Team

Northwestern University

N'Uvation

Northwestern University

Nuon Solar Team, Netherlands

Nuon 3

Het Nuon Solar Team

Osaka Sangyo University, Japan

OSU model S

Solar Car Team

Prairie View A&M University

Solaris

Sun Panthers

Principia College

RA 6

Principia College Solar Car Team

Purdue University

SPOT 2

Purdue University Solar Racing

Queen's University Canada

Radiance  Gemini

Queen's Solar Vehicle Team

Red River College 

Red River Raycer

Red River College Solar Car Team

Rice University

Rice University

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rose-Hulman Solar Car Team

Southern Illinois Uni Edwardsville

Cougar Cruiser

Southern Illinois University

South Bank University, UK

Mad Dog

South Bank Mad Dog Team

South Dakota School Mines & Tech

Solar Motion

South Dakota Solar Motion Team

Southern Taiwan University Tech

Southern Taiwan Solar Team

Stanford University

Solstice

Stanford Solar Car Project

Tamagawa University - Japan

Tamagawa Solar Challenge Project

Team Futura, Italy

FUTURA 2

Team Futura

Team SunLake - Japan

Phaethon model

Team SunLake TOYOBO

Texas A&M University

Columbia Sunraycer

Texas A&M Motorsports Team

The Power of One  - Toronto

Xof1

The Xof1 solar car team

Tufts University

ANNE E. B. II

Nerd Girls

University of Alberta

University of Alberta Team

University of Arizona

Drifter

Solar Racing Team

University of Calgary

 

UC Calgary Solar Car Team

University of California-Berkeley

CalSol 

California Calsol Team

University of Kansas

Solution, CATalyst

KSU Solar Car Racing Team

University of Kentucky

Gato del Sol II

Solar Car Team

University of Massachusetts 

Spirit of Mass 413

Lowell Solar Racing Team

University of Michigan

Momentum

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

Borealis III

U of M Solar Vehicle Project

University of Missouri Columbia

Suntiger VI

The Mizzou Solar Car Project

University of Missouri Rolla

Solar Miner V

Solar Minor Car Team 

University of North Dakota

Subzero 3

Team SubZero

University of Ontario Institute of Tech

UOI Solar Vehicle Team

Uni of New South Wales SCR Team

UNSW Sunswift III

New South Wales SCR Team

University of Patras, Hermes

Solar Car Team

University of Pennsylvania

Keystone

Penn Solar Racing

University of Queensland

Sunshark

Queensland Solar Team

University of South Australia

Ned  KELLY

SA Solar Car Consortium

University of Texas at Austin

Solar Steer

Solar Vehicles Team

University of Texas at El Paso

 

Solraycers

University of Toronto

Blue Sky

Blue Sky Solar Racing

University of Toulouse

Heliotrope

Heliotrope Solar Car Team

University of Utah 

 

Vehicle Design Team Utah

University of Virginia

 

UVa Solar Car Team

University of Waterloo

Midnight Sun VIII

Midnight Sun Solar Race Team

University of Western Ontario

Sunstang

Sunstang USP Solar Car Team

USP Solar Car Team

USP Solar Car Team

Western Michigan University

Sunseeker 05

W Michigan Solar Car Team

Yale University

The John Lee

Team Lux

 

 

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1. Chassis - and seating

2. Mechanics - suspension, steering, brakes

3. Motor and drive train

4. Motor controller

5. Solar Array - usually part of body

6. Batteries or fuel cells

7. Electrical System - and instruments

8. Driver Controls - switches, lighting, etc

9. Bodywork - Screen, etc

 

 

 

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