Warsaw Tops In Eco-Marathon Urban Concept FAME Div.
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The Urban Concept FAME car took the top spot over the weekend at 119.9 mpg, according to the official website.
“You always hope for that,” said Joe Bryan, WACC teacher about his students winning the top spot again. “I’m very proud of what they did. They accomplished a lot and worked fairly well together.”
With the win, the students received a trophy, $2,000 check and gold medals.
“Coming in first place at an international competition is a big deal,” he said.
WACC’s Prototype gasoline car took 13th place with 645.7 mpg, while Wawasee’s took 12th with 695.1 mpg, the Shell website states. Bryan said there were about 70 vehicles in that category. The top team, Alerion Supermileage from Laval University, Canada, had the best results at 3,587 mpg.
“That was a new North American record,” Bryan said.
Wawasee High School also placed ninth with its Prototype battery electric car at 140.8 miles per kilowatt. Wawasee’s Prototype diesel car earned third place at 907.1 mpg.
The Eco-marathon is a challenge for students to design, build and test fuel-efficient vehicles that travel the farthest distance using the least amount of energy. There are three competitions around the world, with the Americas competition featuring university and high school teams from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil.
Bryan said the event was a real problem-solving experience for the students. None of the student drivers had ever actually drove that track before, so they were very nervous.
On Sunday, they didn’t get great mileage because the day was extremely warm, Bryan said, and that messes up the mileage. They were able to get some good runs in on Saturday.
“Alex (Miller) was a very good driver, he was a natural. Every time he went out, he did better,” Bryan said.
The track was really rough and he suggested part of the track needs repaired before next year’s event.
Bryan said Warsaw Community High School Media Specialist Angela Hopper and her husband flew down on their own dime to take pictures and video of the competition. He said they documented the experience really well.
“It’s really about the kids,” Bryan said.[[In-content Ad]]
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The Urban Concept FAME car took the top spot over the weekend at 119.9 mpg, according to the official website.
“You always hope for that,” said Joe Bryan, WACC teacher about his students winning the top spot again. “I’m very proud of what they did. They accomplished a lot and worked fairly well together.”
With the win, the students received a trophy, $2,000 check and gold medals.
“Coming in first place at an international competition is a big deal,” he said.
WACC’s Prototype gasoline car took 13th place with 645.7 mpg, while Wawasee’s took 12th with 695.1 mpg, the Shell website states. Bryan said there were about 70 vehicles in that category. The top team, Alerion Supermileage from Laval University, Canada, had the best results at 3,587 mpg.
“That was a new North American record,” Bryan said.
Wawasee High School also placed ninth with its Prototype battery electric car at 140.8 miles per kilowatt. Wawasee’s Prototype diesel car earned third place at 907.1 mpg.
The Eco-marathon is a challenge for students to design, build and test fuel-efficient vehicles that travel the farthest distance using the least amount of energy. There are three competitions around the world, with the Americas competition featuring university and high school teams from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil.
Bryan said the event was a real problem-solving experience for the students. None of the student drivers had ever actually drove that track before, so they were very nervous.
On Sunday, they didn’t get great mileage because the day was extremely warm, Bryan said, and that messes up the mileage. They were able to get some good runs in on Saturday.
“Alex (Miller) was a very good driver, he was a natural. Every time he went out, he did better,” Bryan said.
The track was really rough and he suggested part of the track needs repaired before next year’s event.
Bryan said Warsaw Community High School Media Specialist Angela Hopper and her husband flew down on their own dime to take pictures and video of the competition. He said they documented the experience really well.
“It’s really about the kids,” Bryan said.[[In-content Ad]]
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