
President's Perspective (Lee Todd
UK Solar Car Team Places 2nd
Submitted by Brent on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 19:04
Congratulations to members of the University of Kentucky Solar Car Team that finished in second place Friday, June 5, in the Formula Sun Grand Prix at Motorsport Ranch in Cresson, Texas.
The UK car, Gato Del Sol III, completed 393 laps over three days, with its fastest lap timed at two minutes, 33 seconds. Thirteen members of the UK Solar Car Team made the trip; all are students in the UK College of Engineering. The team finished behind the University of Minnesota's car, Centaurus, which completed 487 laps. Its fastest lap was timed at two minutes, 20 seconds.