Ulster BOCES students are excited to once again participate in the solar car challange.  This time we will be participating in the electric solar powered division. Our car does not have any solar cells on it, but its four batteries must be charged by solar power. Panels have been under construction at BOCES and mounted on the car's trailer. According to Electrical teacher, Tom Nash, it is estimated that the car will travel an hour before batteries run out. We will have eight batteries, four running the car and four back-ups charging on the trailer. Our route will take us from Fort Worth Texas through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and ending seven days later in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. I am very excited to travel with the team and hope to see some spectacular views of sky and open land. Here is a link with a map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1eeJmQ-nJxJTALLWrpEiyK2TBhfU

Students have been working at various tasks so that the car is completed by July 12—its date of departure.

Here is information provided to us through the solar car challenge website:

2016 SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE

Race Summary

                                                                                                            Solar Car Driving Miles

DAY ONE                       

Fort Worth, TX to Ardmore, Oklahoma                                                            126.1

TX 114/ US 81/ US 70

            Justin, TX

Rhome, TX

            New Fairview, TX

            Decatur, TX

Bowie, TX

Stoneburg, OK

Ringgold, OK

Terral, OK

Ryan, OK

Waurika, OK

Ringling, OK

Ardmore, OK

           

DAY TWO                                                                                                            123.0

Ardmore, Oklahoma to Ponca City, Oklahoma

OK 124/OK 199/ US 177/ US 77

            Ardmore, OK

            Dickinson, OK

            Sulphur, OK

            Stratford, OK

            Asher, OK

            Tecumseh, OK

            Shawnee, OK

            Perkins, OK

            Stillwater, OK

            Ponca City, OK

DAY THREE                                                                                                            143.8

Ponca City, Oklahoma to Manhattan, Kansas

US 77

            Ponca City, OK

            Newkirk, OK

            Arkansas City, KS

            Winfield, KS

            Rock, KS

            Douglas, KS

            Augusta, KS

            El Dorado, KS

            Florence, KS

            Lincolnville, KS

            Herington, KS

            Manhattan, KS

           

DAY FOUR

Display Day in Manhattan, Kansas

DAY FIVE                                                                                                            129.9

Manhattan, Kansas to Fremont, Nebraska

US 24/ US 77/ Interstate 80/ US 77

            Manhattan, KS

            Randolph, KS

            Waterville, KS

            Valley Heights, KS

            Blue Rapids, KS

            Marysville, KS

            Wymore, NE

            Beatrice, NE

            Courtland City, NE

            Princeton, NE

            Lincoln, NE

            Ceresco, NE

            Englewood, NE

            Fremont, NE

DAY SIX

Fremont, Nebraska to Worthington, Minnesota                                                142.6

US 77/ US 75/ US 59/ US 60

            Fremont, NE

            Winslow, NE

            Uehling, NE

            Oakland, NE

            Winnebago, NE

            Homer, NE

            Dakota City, NE

            Sioux City, IA

            Hinton, IA

            Merrell, IA

            Sheldon, IA

            Sibley, IA

            Worthington, MN

           

DAY SEVEN

Worthington, Minnesota to Minneapolis, Minnesota                                    108.7

US 60/ US 169/ I-494

            Worthington, MN

            Brewster, MN

            Wilder, MN

            Windom, MN

            Mandelia, MN

            Mankato, MN

            St. Peter, MN

            Henderson, MN           

            Belle Plaine, MN

            Junction, MN

            Minneapolis, MN

TOTAL SOLAR CAR DRIVING MILES                                                            774.1