Powered by SCHOTT Solar Cells, Sundancer Makes Bid for 6th Consecutive Championship at Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge
Students on the Sundancer Team Gain Renewable Energy Knowledge, Engineering Skills
July 16, 2006 (Fort Worth, Texas) – The Sundancer solar race car team will defend its title this week at Texas Motor Speedway, as it seeks to capture the checkered flag at the 11th annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge.
Begun in 1991, the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge is the largest solar car competition in the United States, with more than 18 teams scheduled to compete this year.
The Sundancer team, the Challenge’s five-time defending champion, is comprised of 15 high school students from the Houston Vocational Center in Houston, Miss., (population 4,079).
Last year, the Sundancer car, powered exclusively by sunlight, took the title after driving 953.4 miles cross-country from Round Rock, Texas to Pasadena, Calif. at an average speed of 28.63 miles per hour. The team believes that improvements to the car’s design will enable them to drive even farther and faster this year.