Sunrayce 97 was an intercollegiate
solar car race on June 19–28, 1997. The event was won by
Cal State LA
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, with the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology finishing less than 20 minutes behind them. It was the 4th American national championship solar car race held.
Sunrayce '97 results via archive.org
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Route
*Day 1: Thu, June 19: Start in Indianapolis
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, Indiana; finish in Terre Haute, IN.
*Day 2: Fri, June 20: Start in Terre Haute, IN, must reach Effingham, Illinois checkpoint, finish in Godfrey Godfrey may refer to:
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* Godfrey (name), a given name and surname
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* Godfrey, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Godfrey, Illinois, a village
* Godfrey, Kansas, an ...
, IL.
*Day 3: Sat, June 21: Start in Godfrey, IL, must reach Louisiana, Missouri checkpoint, finish in Fulton, MO.
*Day 4: Sun, June 22: Start in Fulton, MO, must reach California, MO checkpoint, finish in Lee's Summit, MO.
*Rest Day: Mon, June 23: Lee's Summit, MO.
*Day 5: Tue, June 24: Start in Lee's Summit, MO, must reach Topeka, Kansas checkpoint, finish in Manhattan, KS.
*Day 6: Wed, June 25: Start in Manhattan, KS, must reach Glasco, KS checkpoint, finish in Smith Center, KS.
*Day 7: Thu, June 26: Start in Smith Center, KS, must reach Oberlin Oberlin may refer to:
; Places in the United States
* Oberlin Township, Decatur County, Kansas
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* Oberlin, ...
, KS checkpoint, finish in St. Francis, KS.
*Day 8: Fri, June 27: Tue, June 27: Start in St. Francis, KS, must reach Anton, Colorado checkpoint, finish in Limon, CO.
*Day 9: Sat, June 28: Start in Limon, CO, finish in Colorado Springs, CO.
Results
* Not qualifying but ran the first leg of the race in their own was Middle Tennessee State University.
References
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1997 in American motorsport
Solar car races