LATEST NEWS:  The 2012-2013 team is up and running and is poised to make a run at the 2013 cross country race from Dallas to Los Angeles.  It's going to be exciting.  Race starts Tuesday July 23rd 2013 and ends in Los Angeles Monday July 30th.  Important Training workshop January 12-13, 2013 at DFW Marriott Champions.

 

Weeklong run includes more than 400 miles of Solar racing to a 3rd place finish.
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BNHS Solar Car team (in blue) poses with other top finishers at 2010 Hunt Winston Solar Challange in front of Folsum Field at the University of Colorado in Boulder after completing the cross country race on July 25th. The Bobcats Finish 5th In Cross Country Solar Car Race

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Hunt Winston Solar Car Challange
American Solar Car Challange

The two most notable solar car races are the World Solar Challenge and the North American Solar Challenge, overland road rally-style competitions contested by a variety of university and corporate teams.

The World Solar Challenge features a field of competitors from around the world who race to cross the Australian continent, over a distance of 3000 km. The increasingly high speeds of the 2005 race participants has led to the rules being changed for future solar cars starting in the 2007 race.

The North American Solar Challenge, previously known as the 'American Solar Challenge' and 'Sunrayce USA', features mostly collegiate teams racing in timed intervals in the United States and Canada. This race also changed rules for the most recent race due to teams reaching the regulated speed limits. The most recent North American Solar Challenge ran from August 13-21, 2008, from Dallas, Texas to Calgary, Alberta. The next race is expected to run in the summer of 2010.

The Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge is an annual solar-powered car race for high school students. The event attracts teams from around the world, but mostly from American high schools. The race was first held in 1995. Each event is the end product of a two year education cycle launched by the Winston Solar Car Team. On odd-numbered years, the race is a road course that starts in Texas; the end of the course varies from year to year. On even-numbered years, the race is a track race around the Texas Motor Speedway.