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University of Minnesota Solar Car Team Places First
2009-06-08 10:00-05.00
The team of the University of Minnesota Solar Car - Centauraus - took home the gold at the 2009 Formula Sun Grand Prix, a three-day race, at Motor Sport Ranch in Cresson, Tex., with 487 total laps, besting second and third place University of Kentucky and Northwestern, respectively.
Centaurus, an eighth generation solar car for the University team, took 30,000 - 45,000 hours to build, weighs 600 pounds, and accommodates a 6-foot, 180-pound person. The car is capable of traveling 80 miles per hour, but the race speed was limited to 65 miles per hour. Adem Ruden, Crew Chief, has posted detailed information about the Solar Vehicle Project on a blog site http://svp.umn.edu