# Sunrayce 93

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**Sunrayce 93** was a solar car race across the United States, traveling from [Arlington, Texas](/source/Arlington,_Texas), to Minneapolis, Minnesota. It took place June 20–26, 1993, and featured 34 university teams. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America designed, built, tested, and raced [solar-powered vehicles](/source/Solar-powered_vehicle) in a long distance [road rally](/source/Rallying)-style event.[1] The first place car was [*Maize & Blue*](/source/1993_%22Maize_%26_Blue%22_University_of_Michigan_Solar_Car) from the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan), winning their second championship.

## Route

- Day 1: Sunday, June 20: Start in [Dallas](/source/Dallas), Texas; must reach [Whitesboro, Texas](/source/Whitesboro,_Texas) checkpoint; finish in [Ada, Oklahoma](/source/Ada,_Oklahoma).
- Day 2: Monday, June 21: Start in Ada, Oklahoma; must reach [Shawnee, Oklahoma](/source/Shawnee,_Oklahoma) checkpoint; finish in [Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa,_Oklahoma).
- Day 3: Tuesday, June 22: Start in Tulsa, Oklahoma; must reach [Miami, Oklahoma](/source/Miami,_Oklahoma) checkpoint; finish in [Fort Scott, Kansas](/source/Fort_Scott,_Kansas).
- Day 4: Wednesday, June 23: Start in Fort Scott, Kansas; must reach [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) checkpoint; finish in [Cameron, Missouri](/source/Cameron,_Missouri).
- Day 5: Thursday, June 24: Start in Cameron, Missouri; must reach [Lineville, Iowa](/source/Lineville,_Iowa) checkpoint; finish in [Des Moines, Iowa](/source/Des_Moines,_Iowa).
- Day 6: Friday, June 25: Start in Des Moines, Iowa; must reach [Iowa Falls, Iowa](/source/Iowa_Falls,_Iowa) checkpoint; finish in [Albert Lea, Minnesota](/source/Albert_Lea,_Minnesota).
- Day 7: Saturday, June 26: Start in Albert Lea, Minnesota; finish in [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), Minnesota.

## Overall standings

Position Team Total Elapsed Time Total Average Speed 1 University of Michigan 40:39:18 27.29 2 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 42:09:20 26.32 3 California State University, Los Angeles 45:26:58 24.41 4 George Washington University 46:06:55 24.06 5 Stanford University 52:48:46 21.01 6 University of Maryland 55:42:30 19.92 7 University of Oklahoma 64:18:36 17.25 8 University of Massachusetts, Lowell 66:39:20 16.65 9 Kauaʻi Community College 68:52:39 16.11 10 Iowa State University 70:17:42 15.78 11 McGill University 70:34:35 15.72 12 California State University, Fresno 75:30:23 14.69 13 Arizona State University 78:04:24 14.21 14 Queen's University 78:14:48 14.18 15 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 79:41:30 13.92 16 Minnesota State University, Mankato 79:52:53 13.89 17 Drexel University 81:04:11 13.69 18 Western Michigan University 81:09:32 13.67 19 University of Missouri 82:57:17 13.37 20 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 85:14:13 13.02 21 University of Minnesota 85:17:23 13.01 22 Rochester Institute of Technology 85:45:47 12.94 23 Stark State College of Technology 86:02:02 12.90 24 Colorado State University 87:02:00 12.75 25 Auburn University 90:04:22 12.32 26 University of Ottawa 90:19:11 12.28 27 University of Puerto Rico 91:06:11 12.18 28 Clarkson University 91:51:14 12.08 29 University of Missouri, Rolla 96:07:16 11.54 30 Mercer University 96:17:15 11.52 31 University of California, Berkeley 98:25:46 11.27 32 University of Texas, Austin 101:59:37 10.88 33 University of Waterloo 108:09:18 10.26 34 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 117:48:11 9.42

## References

1. [Sunrayce '93 Technical Report](http://www.nrel.gov/docs/legosti/old/6767.pdf)

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