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Sunrayce 95 was an intercollegiate solar car race on June 20–29, 1995. The event was won by the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
, with the
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
finishing less than 20 minutes behind them. It was the 3rd American national championship solar car race held.Day-by-day results via archive.org
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Route

*Day 1: Tue, June 20: Start in
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; finish in Terre Haute, IN. *Day 2: Wed, June 21: Start in Terre Haute, IN, must reach Effingham,
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checkpoint, finish in
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, IL. *Day 3: Thu, June 22: Start in Godfrey, IL, must reach
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checkpoint, finish in
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, MO. *Day 4: Fri, June 23: Start in Fulton, MO, must reach
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, MO checkpoint, finish in
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, MO. *Rest Day: Sat, June 24: Lee's Summit, MO. *Day 5: Sun, June 25: Start in Lee's Summit, MO, must reach Topeka,
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checkpoint, finish in
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, KS. *Day 6: Mon, June 26: Start in Manhattan, KS, must reach Glasco, KS checkpoint, finish in Smith Center, KS. *Day 7: Tue, June 27: Start in Smith Center, KS, must reach Oberlin, KS checkpoint, finish in St. Francis, KS. *Day 8: Wed, June 28: Tue, June 27: Start in St. Francis, KS, must reach Anton,
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checkpoint, finish in Aurora, CO. *Day 9: Thu, June 29: Start in Aurora, CO, finish in
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, CO.


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{{Reflist 1995 in American motorsport Solar car races