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Contact Information:
Joey Long -
tel:601-663-7807 E-mail:
longhorn@netdoor.com
Jason Roberson -
tel:601-562-1792 E-mail:
jroberson@cc.bia.edu
Liddia Hughes -
tel:601-663-7806 E-mail: lmhughes@cc.bia.edu
David Gonzalez -
tel:601-663-7695 E Mail:
dgonzalez@cts.bia.edu
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6008, Choctaw,MS 39350 |
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2007 Solar Car...
The team is now working hard
to build a new solar-powered aero dynamic vehicle that will weigh fewer
than five hundred pounds, Tushka Hashi III (Sun Warrior III). In 2006,
the team finished second in the field of eleven solar powered vehicles
competing in the Classic Division. The team credits this success to
reducing the overall weight of the vehicle by four hundred pounds.
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Vehicle Name |
Tushka Hashi III(Sun Warrior) |
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Vehicle Length |
4.88 m |
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Vehicle Width |
1.78 m |
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Vehicle Height |
1.17 m |
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Vehicle Weight
(without driver) |
745 kg |
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Batteries |
Four Concorde PVX-1040T Batteries
66 pounds per battery |
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Solar Cells |
Cell Manufacturer: BP Solar
Number of cells: 476 cells
Length: 4.43 m
Width: 1.78 m
Overall size: 7.92 meters squared
Efficiency: 15.26% |
Below is a tentative schedule
and map of the route to be taken...
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Detailed Race Route
Note: This race route is tentative until after a
final race course drive in May. This route is provided
for planning purposes only. |
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Race Route |
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DAY ONE
Monday
July 16 |
ROUND ROCK, TX to PALESTINE, TX
(115.6 driving miles available)
Solar Car Driving: Round Rock, TX to Leon ISD via
US-79 (115.6 mi)
Trailering: Leon ISD to Palestine, TX via US-79
(44.9 mi)
Communities Visited:
Round Rock, TX
Hutto, TX
Taylor, TX
Thral, TX
Thorndale, TX
Rockdale, TX
Milano, TX
Gause, TX
Hearse, TX
Eliott, TX
New Beden, TX
Easterly, TX
Ridge, TX
Marquez, TX
Jewett, TX
Buffalo, TX
Oakwood, TX
Palestine, TX |
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DAY TWO
Tuesday
July 17 |
PALESTINE, TX to SHREVEPORT, LA
(118 driving miles available)
Solar Car Driving: Palestine, TX to Greenwood, LA
via US-79 (118 mi)
Trailering: Greenwood, LA to Shreveport, LA via
I-20 (15 mi)
Communities Visited:
Palestine, TX
Irontown, TX
Jacksonville, TX
New Summerfield, TX
Henderson, TX
Carthage, TX
DeBerry, TX
Panola, TX
Greenwood, LA |
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DAY THREE
Wednesday
July 18 |
SHREVEPORT, LA to HOUSTON, MS
(116 driving miles available)
Trailering: Shreveport, LA to Canton, MS via I-20
(240 mi)
Solar Car Driving: Canton, MS to Houston, MS via
Natchez Trace (116 mi) |
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DAY FOUR
Thursday
July 19 |
HOUSTON, MS to NASHVILLE, TN
(95 driving miles available)
Solar Car Driving: Houston, MS to Cherokee, AL
via MS-8 and Natchez Trace (95 mi)
Trailering: Cherokee, AL to Nashville, TN via
US-72, US-43, and I-65 (148 mi) |
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DAY FIVE
Friday
July 20 |
NASHVILLE, TN to WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OH
(28.2 driving miles available)
Trailering: Nashville, TN to Wilmington, OH via
I-71, SR-73 (326 mi)
Solar Car Driving: Wilmington, OH to Washington
Court House, OH via US-22 (28.2 mi)
Communities Visited:
Kingman, OH
Wilmington, OH
Melvin, OH
Sabina, OH
Jasper Mills, OH
Washington Court House, OH |
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DAY SIX
Saturday
July 21 |
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OH to CANTON, OH
(86 driving miles available)
Solar Car Driving: Washington Court House, OH to
Zanesville, OH via US-22 (86 mi)
Trailering: Zanesville, OH to Canton, OH via
I-70, I-77 (86 mi)
Communities Visited:
Washington Court House, OH
New Holland, OH
Atlanta, OH
Willamsport, OH
Circleville, OH
New Strasburg, OH
Delmont, OH
Lancaster, OH
West Rushville, OH
Somerset, OH
Sego, OH
Fultumham, OH
Darlington, OH
Zanesville, OH |
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DAY SEVEN
Sunday
July 22 |
CANTON, OH to ERIE, PA
(84 driving miles available)
Solar Car Driving: Canton, OH to Canfield, OH via
US-62 (42 mi)
Trailering: Canfield, OH to Ashtabula, OH via
OH-11 (67 mi)
Solar Car Driving: Ashtabula, OH to Erie, PA via
US-20 (42 mi)
Communities Visited:
Canton, OH
Westville, OH
Damascus, OH
Salem, OH
Canefield, OH
Edgewood, OH
North Kingsville, OH
Conneaut, OH
West Springfield, PA
North Springfield, PA
Avonia, PA
Erie, PA |
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DAY EIGHT
Monday
July 23 |
ERIE, PA to ROCHESTER, NY
(94 driving miles available)
Trailering: Erie, PA to Ripley, NY via US-20 (24
mi)
Solar Car Driving: Ripley, NY to Big Tree, NY via
US-20 (58 mi)
Trailering: Big Tree, NY to Olcott, NY via I-90,
NY-78 (43 mi)
Solar Car Driving: Olcott, NY to Kendall, NY via
NY-18 (36 mi)
Trailering: Kendall, NY to Rochester, NY via
SR-237, SR-204 (29 mi)
Communities Visited:
Ripley, NY
Westfield, NY
Portland, NY
Brockton, NY
Fredonia, NY
Sheridan, NY
Silver Creek, NY
Derby, NY
North Evans, NY
Big Tree, NY
Olcott, NY
Somerset, NY
Waterport, NY
Kendall, NY |
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DAY NINE
Tuesday
July 24 |
ROCHESTER, NY to NEWBURGH, NY
(51 driving miles available)
Trailering: Rochester, NY to Pittsford, NY via
I-490 (9 mi)
Solar Car Driving: Pittsford, NY to Port Byron,
NY via SR-31 (51 mi)
Trailering: Port Byron, NY to Montgomery, NY
(Orange County Choppers) (195 mi)
Trailering: Orange County Choppers to Newburgh,
NY (12 mi)
Communities Visited:
Pittsford, NY
Macedon, NY
Palmyra, NY
Newark, NY
Lyons, NY
Lock Berlin, NY
Clyde, NY
Savannah, NY
Port Byron, NY |
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