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The 2005 North American Solar Challenge was notably the first solar car race to cross an international border. The event started in the United States and ended in Canada. The 11 day event was also one of the closest results in ASC History, less than 12 minutes separated 1st and 2nd place in the Open Class.
Route
The NASC 2005 route was a 4 stage event. Two one day stages at the start/end and two longer stages in the middle.
- Stage 1:
- July 17: Stage Start in Austin, TX
- July 17: Stage Finish in Weatherford, TX
- Stage 2:
- July 18: Stage Start in Weatherford, TX
- July 18-19: Checkpoint in Broken Arrow, OK
- July 19-20: Checkpoint in Topeka, KS
- July 19-20: Checkpoint in Omaha, NE
- July 20-21: Checkpoint in Sioux Falls, SD
- July 20-22: Checkpoint in Fargo, ND
- July 21-23: Stage Stop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Stage 3:
- July 24: Stage Start in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- July 24: Checkpoint in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
- July 24-25: Checkpoint in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- July 25-26: Stage Stop in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
- Stage 4:
- July 27: Stage Start in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
- July 27: Stage Stop / Finish Line in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Results
NASC 2005 had two vehicle classes, Open and Stock. Teams were ranked based on total elapsed time to complete the event. For teams that did not finish, they are ranked by miles completed.
| Rank | Car # | Team | Class | Time | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | University of Michigan | Open | 53:59:43 | 2494.9 |
| 2 | 35 | University of Minnesota | Open | 54:11:35 | 2494.9 |
| 3 | 6 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Open | 56:34:43 | 2494.9 |
| 4 | 42 | University of Missouri – Rolla | Open | 57:20:11 | 2494.9 |
| 5 | 24 | University of Waterloo | Open | 57:44:59 | 2494.9 |
| 6 | 786 | Western Michigan University | Open | 63:04:47 | 2494.9 |
| 7 | 32 | Principia College | Open | 65:26:00 | 2494.9 |
| 8 | 43 | University of Missouri – Columbia | Open | 66:09:07 | 2494.9 |
| 9 | 16 | Stanford University | Stock | 68:00:04 | 2494.9 |
| 10 | 254 | CalSol | Stock | 68:25:17 | 2494.9 |
| 11 | 9 | Iowa State University | Stock | 71:30:50 | 2494.9 |
| 12 | 7 | Auburn University | Stock | 73:15:36 | 2494.9 |
| 13 | 65 | University of Calgary | Open | 73:55:13 | 2494.9 |
| 14 | 28 | Kansas State University | Open | 87:33:24 | 2494.9 |
| 15 | 100 | Queen’s University | Open | 112:22:59 | 1727.35 |
| 16 | 95 | Red River College | Stock | 116:52:33 | 1570.4 |
| 17 | 116 | McMaster University | Stock | 134:23:50 | 798.85 |
| 18 | 88 | Illinois State University | Stock | 138:02:54 | 662.75 |
| – | 273 | University of North Dakota | Demo | ||