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The SAE Supermileage Competition is a yearly
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competition held at the
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proving grounds located in
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is the primary sponsor. Around 30 teams compete to build the vehicle that uses the least amount of gas to go a specified distance. Teams are required to use a one cylinder lawnmower engine provided by
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, but significant modification is allowed. There are two divisions, Collegiate and High School. In the Collegiate division, the winning team of
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in 2016 achieved a record setting 3,788 miles per US gallon. The winning mileage of the 2008 competition was achieved by the team from Laval University located in
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, achieving . In the 2010 event, Université Laval achieved the first position with , followed by University of Ottawa with , Northern Illinois University with , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with and École de Technologie Supérieure with . In the High School division, the winning mileage of the 2008 competition was , achieved by the team from Mater Dei High School of
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. Mater Dei also captured first place in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 competitions in the High school division. . Since 2009, however, High School division is no longer acknowledged in the event, Collegiate Division being the only category left.http://students.sae.org/competitions/supermileage/results/2008.pdf


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SAE Supermileage HomepageSAE Supermileage Results
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