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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

     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.

Vehicle Name

Tushka Hashi III(Sun Warrior)

 

Vehicle Data

 

Vehicle Length

4.88 m

Vehicle Width

1.78 m

Vehicle Height

1.17 m

Vehicle Weight
(without driver)

745 kg

Batteries

Four Concorde PVX-1040T Batteries
66 pounds per battery

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...

 

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.

 

Day

Race Route

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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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