The Solar Rollers Trophy Race will bring together 12 Colorado high school teams and their hand-built solar-powered remote control cars for a full day of academic and on-track competition. The race will be May 14 on Boettcher Plaza…
as a dozen teams converge on the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Solar Rollers materials kits have been delivered and the teams are well underway with designing and building their cars. High school teams spend approximately 50 team hours designing, building and testing their cars in order to prepare for the competition this spring.
We are also very excited to have the assistance of Tesla Motors at the race. Tesla Denver will be displaying one of their extraordinary electric vehicles and will have a representative there to explain how it works to the thousands of museum goers expected that day.
A Solar Rollers Trophy Race consists of six different competitions run from 9 am to 3 pm on race day. Trophies are awarded to overall winners as well as to the top 3 teams in each event.
20 Questions: A team academic panel quiz judged by community PV, engineering and energy experts.
Overall Top Speed: Radar measured top speed – with battery
PV-Direct Top Speed: Top speed using direct sunlight only
PV-Direct Circuit Race: Full-track race using sunlight only
Main Circuit Race: Starting with discharged batteries, teams have 30 minutes to statically precharge in the sun before running a 60-minute full-track endurance race. This is the main event.
Fastest Lap: The fastest single lap of the day (teams may use a non-team driver to set lap times for this category only)
Overall: Teams accumulate points for placing in any of the above events. The Main Circuit Race is weighted heavily.
This is an excellent opportunity to add your name to the list of valued supporters or highlight your business as a corporate sponsor. Please contact us for more information at info@solarrollers.org.
