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KAN-AM Electric Challenge
 Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kansas
(October 6, 2008)

On Monday, October 6, 2008 - The the KAN-AM ELECTRIC CHALLENGE gave its participants an opportunity many people only dream about: the chance to race at the Kansas Speedway, the 1.5 mile NASCAR track located in Kansas City, Kansas. The electric car event was the first national competition held in Kansas.

The race, attended by thirty-one teams from Kansas, Iowa, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska and Washington, featured 47 cars. The open class entries recorded  the fastest times with Team Electrolite of Portland, Maine, setting a new world record by covering 58.2 miles in an hour. Cloud Electric Racing of Woodinville, Wash., came in second at 53. 2, breaking Team Electrolite’s previous world record of 53.16 set in October 2006.

The KAN-AM Electric Challenge is nationally sanctioned by Electrathon America, the national organization that establishes design and racing rules. The cars are single person, lightweight aerodynamic vehicles with three or four wheels that are built by each team. Each car is powered by deep cycle lead acid battery packs not exceeding 67 pounds. The competition, based on time and distance, is won by the team that completes the most laps in one hour. The cars have three classifications: standard, powered by batteries; experimental, powered at least partially by solar; and open class.

The top three finishers in the high school division standard class included Pomeroy Palmer High School (Pomeroy, Iowa), 43.5 mph; Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 39 mph; and Scott Community High School (Scott City, Kansas), 39 mph.

The top three finishers in the high school division experimental class included Scott Community High School (Scott City, Kansas); Wichita South High School (Wichita, Kansas); and Ulysses High School (Ulysses, Kansas).

“As a national event, this race put the spotlight on our students and showed how well they can compete against students from other states like Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri,” said Joe Chretien, assistant professor of power and energy at Fort Hays State University. “They also had a chance to test their skills on an elite NASCAR track, which was obviously a thrill for everyone.”

The national event was organized by the Kansas ElectroRally, which has been sanctioning state races since 1997, one in the fall and two in the spring.

 
Race Results
 

 

 Course Length: 1.5292 Miles (Top Groove)      

OPEN CLASS

 1.5000 Miles (Bottom Groove)    
Place School Car# Laps MPH          
1 Team Electrolite 1 38 58.2 * ....NEW WORLD RECORD....
2 Cloud Electric Racing 43 35 53.5 * ....Broke previous WORLD RECORD....
3 Meyer Racing 64 34 52.0 *        
4 Cloud Electric Racing 40 33 50.5 *        
5 Kennedy HS 30 27 40.5          
6 Pomeroy - Palmer HS E41 26 39.0          
7 Scott Community HS 95 26 39.0          
8 Pomeroy - Palmer HS 00 22 33.0          
9 Wayne State College E03 21 31.5          
10 Scott Community HS 123 20 30.0          
11 Kennedy HS 40 20 30.0          
12 Sunflower Electric 99 18 27.0          
13 Lucas Luray 444 17 25.5          
14 Wayne HS S22 15 22.5          
15 Ulysses HS 29 15 22.5          
16 Wayne HS A39 12 18.0          
17 Radke / Morrow E26 10 15.0          
18 Ulysses HS 51 7 10.5          
19 Wheatland HS 280 5 7.5          
20 Campus HS 217 3 4.5          
21 Campus HS 117 3 4.5          
22 Cloud Electric Racing 41 2 3.1 *        
23 Dighton HS 140 2 3.0          
24 Ulysses HS 3 0 0.0          
25 Ulysses HS 31 0 0.0          
                   
Note: Cars denoted with an asterisk ran the Top Groove of the course.  All other cars ran the Bottom Groove of the course.
Placement of cars with identical lap counts were determined based on clock times as cars crossed the finish line.

 

 

Course Length:

 1.5 Miles  

EXPERIMENTAL CLASS

STANDARD CLASS
Place School Car# Laps MPH Place Team Car# Laps MPH
1 Scott Community HS 123x 19 28.5 1 Pomerory - Palmer HS 41E 29 43.5
2 Wichita South HS 160X 17 25.5 2 Kennedy HS 40 26 39.0
3 Ulysses HS 3x 13 19.5 3 Scott Community HS 23 26 39.0
4 Ulysses HS 31x 12 18.0 4 Wayne HS A39 23 34.5
5 Mulvane HS 254x 11 16.5 5 Scott Community HS 195 21 31.5
6 Wheatland HS 280X 10 15.0 6 Kennedy HS 30 20 30.0
7 Campus HS 217X 7 10.5 7 Hays HS 220 20 30.0
          8 Lucas Luray HS 444 19 28.5
          9 St John HS 105 18 27.0
          10 Wayne HS S22 18 27.0
          11 Clearwater HS 054 17 25.5
          12 Clearwater HS 045 17 25.5
          13 Omaha North HS E88 17 25.5
          14 Dighton HS 40 16 24.0
          15 Dighton HS 140 16 24.0
          16 Great Bend HS 011 16 24.0
          17 Hays HS 20 15 22.5
          18 Wichita South HS 260 15 22.5
          19 Lincoln Prep Acadmey 009 14 21.0
          20 Stockton HS 28 14 21.0
          21 Campus HS 117 13 19.5
          22 La Crosse HS 88 12 18.0
          23 Wheatland HS 80 11 16.5
          24 Hays HS 120 11 16.5
          25 Campus HS 111 11 16.5
          26 Pomerory - Palmer HS 00 10 15.0
          27 Wheatland HS 180 6 9.0
          28 Labette County HS 506 3 4.5
          29 Scott Community HS 95 3 4.5
          30 Olathe Northwest HS 223 1 1.5
                   
Note: Placement of cars with identical lap counts were determined based on clock times as cars crossed the finish line.

 

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Kansas Speedway Specifications:

Size:
1.5 mile tri-oval track suitable for all types of racing.

Banking:
15 degrees in the turns
10.4 degrees in the front stretch
5 degrees in the back stretch
The track pavement width is 55 feet.

Location:
The speedway is strategically located at the intersection of I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kan., about 15 miles west of downtown Kansas City.