The 2016

American Solar Challenge The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test ...

(ASC) was an intercollegiate solar car race on July 30 – August 6, 2016. The event was won by the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. It was the 13th American national championship solar car race held.

Route

*Day 1: Sat, July 30: Start in

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; must reach

Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

, OH checkpoint. *Day 2: Sun, July 31: Finish in Vincennes,

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. *Day 3: Mon, August 1: Start in Vincennes, IN; must reach St. Louis,

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checkpoint. *Day 4: Tue, August 2: Finish in

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, MO. *Day 5: Wed, August 3: Start in Republic, MO; must reach

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checkpoint. *Day 6: Thu, August 4: Must reach Gering, NE checkpoint. *Day 7: Fri, August 5: Finish in

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, NE. *Day 8: Sat, August 6: Start in Scottsbluff, NE; finish in

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Results

Overall

Inspector Awards

*Spirit of the Event: Minnesota *Abraham Poot Teamwork: Appalachian State *Safety: Poly Montreal *Overcoming Adversity: Iowa State *Array: Missouri S&T *Mechanical: Michigan *Electrical: Missouri S&T *Dynamics: Iowa State *Fastest Egress: Appalachian State

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

References

External links

2016 American Solar Challenge
{{American Solar Challenge American Solar Challenge