American Solar Challenge 2003

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The 2003 American Solar Challenge was a 2300 mile competition that followed historic Route 66 from Chicago, IL to Claremont, CA. Solar car traversed diverse landscapes from the Great Plains, crossing the Rockies, the southwestern desert, and finally into southern California.

Route

The 2300 mile race took place from July 13th – 23rd 2003. The route was divided into 4 stages and numerous checkpoints.

• Stage 1:
  • Stage Start: Chicago, IL
  • Checkpoint: Springfield, IL
  • Stage Finish: Rolla, MO
• Stage 2:
  • Stage Start: Rolla, MO
  • Checkpoint: Joplin, MO
  • Checkpoint: Edmond, OK
  • Checkpoint: Sayre, OK
  • Checkpoint: Amarillo, TX
  • Checkpoint: Tucumcari, NM
  • Stage Finish: Albuquerque, NM
• Stage 3:
  • Stage Start: Albuquerque, NM
  • Checkpoint: Gallup, NM
  • Checkpoint: Flagstaff, AZ
  • Checkpoint: Kingman, AZ
  • Stage Finish: Barstow, CA
• Stage 4:
  • Stage Start: Barstow, CA
  • Stage Finish: Claremont, CA

Result

At ASC 2003 team were ranked by lowest amount of time to complete the route. Teams who did no complete the full route are then ranked by distance completed. Three teams completed in the Stock Class, all others in the open class.

Position	Car #	Team	Class	Time	Miles
1	42	University of Missouri – Rolla	Open	51:47:39	2233.63
2	35	University of Minnesota	Open	56:36:31	2233.63
3	34	University of Waterloo	Open	58:11:20	2233.63
4	32	Principia College	Open	59:40:39	2233.63
5	786	Western Michigan University	Open	60:34:11	2233.63
6	43	University of Missouri – Columbia	Open	61:33:50	2233.63
7	100	Queen’s University	Open	65:50:13	2233.63
8	28	Kansas State University	Open	66:25:00	2233.63
9	66	McGill University	Open	74:33:48	2233.63
10	8	University of Arizona	Open	75:09:08	2233.63
11	11	University of Toronto	Open	79:51:39	2233.63
12	7	Auburn University	Open	90:51:39	2233.63
13	314	Purdue University	Open	96:50:09	1954.0
14	22	North Dakota State University	Stock	100:52:00	1759.58
15	16	Stanford University	Open	105:45:09	1664.09
16	254	CalSol	Stock	110:52:15	1392.83
17	76	University of Pennsylvania	Open	122:40:46	1005.43
18	9	Iowa State University	Open	128:43:42	844.60
19	5	California Polytechnic State University – SLO	Stock	132:35:17	694.21
20	12	Texas A&M University	Open	147:29:22	414.15