Event report sunrayce 99

摘要

During June 1999, 29 university teams fromCanada and the US raced their solar-powered cars 2280 kin fromWashington DC to Orlando, Florida in the Sunrayce 1999 event. Inspite of its name, the race was noteworthy for its lack of sunshine.The challenging and unpredictable weather served to add anotherdimension to the fiercely competitive race, which is high-profilesolar energy showcase. The conditions favoured teams with asuperior energy management strategy over outright performance,with many cars able to cover great daily distances at reasonablespeeds in spite of the Spartan amount of energy available. The racewas won by the University of Missouri-Rolla with an averagespeed of about 40 km h~(-1).