Sunrayce 93

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Sunrayce 93 took place in June 1993. This event marked the start of the Department of Energy sponsorship of the event with General Motors. It also marked the move to every-other year competitions in odd years.

Route

Sunrayce 93 was a 7 day event that covered over 1100 miles from Dallas, Texas to Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event continued with the 1-day stage format that had began in 1990.

  • Jun 20: Dallas, TX to Ada, OK (162.6 miles) – checkpoint in Whitesberro, TX
  • Jun 21: Ada, OK to Tulsa, OK (169.3 miles) – checkpoint in Shawnee, OK
  • Jun 22: Tulsa, OK to Fort Scott, KS (194.4 miles) – checkpoint in Miami, MO
  • Jun 23: Fort Scott, KS to Cameron, MO (163.3 miles) – checkpoint in Kansas City, MO
  • Jun 24: Cameron, MO to Des Moines, IA (161.0 miles) – checkpoint in Lineville, IA
  • Jun 25: Des Moines, IA to Albert Lea, MN (170.4 miles) – checkpoint in Iowa Falls, IA
  • Jun 26: Albert Lea, MN to Minneapolis, MN (88.7 miles)

Results

The results of Sunrayce 93 were determined by the elapsed time to complete the route – the lowest time wins.

PlaceTeamElapsed Time (hrs)Average Speed (mph)
1Michigan40.6627.29
2Cal Poly Pomona42.1626.32
3CSU Los Angeles45.4524.41
4George Washington46.1224.06
5Stanford52.8121.01
6Maryland55.7119.92
7Oklahoma64.3117.25
8U Mass Lowell66.6616.65
9Kauai68.8816.11
10Iowa State70.3015.78
11McGill70.5815.72
12CSU Fresno75.5114.69
13Arizona State78.0714.21
14Queens78.2522.82
15Rose-Hulman79.6922.40
16Mankato79.8813.89
17Drexel81.0713.69
18W Michigan81.1613.67
19U Missouri Columbia82.9513.37
20Virginia Tech85.2413.02
21Minnesota85.2913.01
22RIT85.7612.94
23Stark86.0312.90
24Colorado State87.0312.75
25Auburn90.0712.32
26Ottowa90.3212.28
27Puerto Rico91.1012.18
28Clarkson91.8512.08
29U Missouri Rolla96.1211.54
30Mercer96.2911.52
31Berkeley98.4311.27
32Texas Austin101.9910.88
33Waterloo108.1610.26
34New Mexico117.809.42