On April 26th we will hold our STEM Electrathon Event in conjunction with Energy Whiz at The Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa, Florida.
To pre-register, email charlesharrison715@aol.com
Red/Track
Blue/Pits
Pink/Overflow Parking
Green/Registration
On Saturday, March 29th, we held our STEM Electrathon Event at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation.
We thank David Kocher, his team and Administration for hosting the event.
We thank Trish for the homemade cookies and brownies.
We thank Barry from Channel 13 for coming out and spending time gathering video and interviews for an upcoming clip on our organization.
The teams arrived and got their cars inspected by Mike Ralph.
Teams met with race officials for the drivers meeting.
The course for this race was new to our drivers which gave them a challenge with the gradual elevation changes. The course used more energy, causing batteries to drain before the end of the race.
We had 8 cars line up for the first race of the day. 
The green flag dropped and teams found their path on the course. Pro EV 39 had an issue, sending them into the pits for some minor repairs. Mulberry 100 had an issue with their steering, ending their race day after 28 laps.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland car 555 with 55 laps
2nd Place Lyman car 12 with 53 laps (race time of 1.01.04)
3rd Place Plant City car 83 with 53 laps (race time 1.01.28)
4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 49 laps
5th Place Plant City car 210 with 44 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 28 laps
Open
1st Place Silver Bullet car 94 (Jim) with 53 laps
Advancd
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 48 laps
Teams made some adjustments to their cars between races and had lunch.
We had 7 cars line up for the second race. 
When the green flag dropped everyone watched closely as teams that had car issues were determined to come back strong to catch up on lost laps.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland car 555 with 52 laps
2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 47 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 44 laps
4th Place Plant City car 210 with 36 laps
5th Place Lyman car 12 with 34 laps
Open
1st Place Silver Bullet car 94 (Jerry) with 45 laps
Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 58 laps
To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together
High School
1st Place Kirkland car 555 with 107 laps
2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 100 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 93 laps
4th Place Lyman car 12 with 87 laps
5th Place Plant City car 210 with 80 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 28 laps
Open
1st Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 98 laps
Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 106 laps
The next STEM Electrathon Event will be held at Eastern Florida State College in conjunction with Energy Whiz at Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa Florida on April 26th.
For full detail go to:
New road course at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on March 29th. Kirkland Ranch is located at 32555 Innovation Drive, Wesley Chapel, FL.
2024 2025 Race Day Schedule
Red – Course
Blue – Pits
Orange – Cones
Pink – Registration/Scoring
Black – Start/Finish Line
Green- Overflow/Guest Parking
On Saturday, March 1st, we held our STEM Electrathon Event in conjunction with the University of South Florida Engineering Expo.
We thank the University of South Florida for including us in this annual event.
We thank Trish for the homemade cookies. Ken for the donuts and coffee. 
We send our condolences to Mike Frederick and Donna in the loss of a family member.
It was great seeing Jim and Jerry from Silver Bullet Racing, we have missed them. Jim updated the Electrathon car build information, and we will be updating the information on our websites soon.
The teams arrived and got their cars inspected by Mike Ralph.
Teams met with race officials for the drivers meeting
We had 12 cars line up for the first race of the day.
The green flag dropped and teams found their path on the course. A few teams had issues with their cars. Pro EV had electrical issues putting them out of the 1st race early. Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 had their wheel hub motor come loose and that stopped them from racing for the rest of the day. Kirkland Ranch and Plant City cars had some issues, their team sponsor says it was due to the students talking trash the day before with Mulberrys team (wonder if that’s true). Silver Bullet/Jim Robinson had a good bumper car day, hitting Tiger Racing and Kirkland. One of the bumps pushed the nose of his car in a little. Overall, it was a fun and exciting race.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Lyman car 12 with 61 laps (race time of 1.00.10)
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 61 laps (race time of 1.00.20)
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 49 laps
4th Place Plant City car 210 with 42 laps (race time of 52.45.384)
5th Place Plant City car 83 with 42 laps (race time of (1.00.04)
6th Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 32 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 72 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 66 laps
3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 62 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South Florida car 132 with 78 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 with 29 laps
3rd Place Pro EV car 39 with 11 laps
Thank you, Cliff, for the first race video
Teams made some adjustments to their cars between races and had lunch.
We had 11 cars line up for the second race
When the green flag dropped everyone watched closely as teams that had car issues were determined to come back strong to catch up on lost laps.
University of South Florida hit a curb causing their floor pan to bend down and tap the pavement until they got out their trusty hammer. Lyman was running a strong race until their rear wheel bracket had issues that affected the rear wheel, sending them to the pits. Silver Bullet/Jerry Bristow ran a strong race but had two tires go flat sending him into the pits for quick tire changes.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Mulberry car 38 with 64 laps
2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 63 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 50 laps
4th Place Plant City car 210 with 48 laps
5th Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 38 laps
6th Place Lyman car 12 with 28 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 69 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 66 laps, great driving Bry, same number of laps as first race
3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 40 laps
Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 80 laps
2nd Place University of South Florida car 132 with 30 laps
Thank you, Cliff, for the second race video
To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together
High School
1st Place Mulberry car 38 with 125 laps
2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 105 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 99 laps
4th Place Plant City car 210 with 90 laps
5th Place Lyman car 12 with 89 laps
6th Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 70 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 141 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 132 laps
3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 102 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South Florida car 132 with 108 laps
2nd Place Pro EV car 39 with 91 laps
3rd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 with 29 laps
The next STEM Electrathon Event will be held at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on March 29th.
On Friday, February 28th, our high school Electrathon teams from Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation, Plant City and Mulberry displayed their Electrathon cars and answered questions at the University of South Florida Engineering Expo.
We thank the University of South Florida for including us in this annual event.
On Friday, February 28th we will have our high school teams displaying their cars and trailer, at the USF Engineering Expo from 9am to 4pm. For more details contact Trish at 813 763 2046.
On Saturday, March 1st we will have our STEM Electrathon Race in the parking lot located at 3824 USF Alumni Drive, Tampa FL.
2024 2025 Race Day Schedule
On Saturday, January 25th, we held our first race in 2025 at Mulberry High School.
It started out very cold for us, 34 degress at 6am. The wind wasnt horrible but it was enough to get deep into your body. When the sun came out, everyone appreciated its warm feeling.
We thank Mulberry High School Sponsor Todd Thuma, his team and his Administration for hosting our event.
We thank Trish for the homemade cookies. We thank Ken and Charlie for the donuts. 
The teams arrived and got their cars inspected by Mike. 
We welcome Allan, Peter, students, parents and friends from Palm Beach 4-H Association (Tech Garage) that brought three cars to our event. Very impressive and organized team, we hope to see them at future events.
Teams met with race officials for the drivers meeting. 
We had 13 cars line up for the first race of the day.
The green flag dropped, and teams found their path on the course. A few teams had issues with their cars but overall, the race went well. Tech Garage car 228 had a wheel axle shear, ending their racing for the day.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 94 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 92 laps
3rd Place Tech Garage car 777 with 91 laps
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 89 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 73 laps
6th Place Plant City car 210 with 70 laps
7th Place Tech Garage car 09 with 29 laps
8th Place Tech Garage car 228 with 23 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 114 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 97 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South Florida car 132 with 107 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 with 57 laps
3rd Place Pro EV car 39 with 47 laps
Thank you, Cliff, for the video
Teams made some adjustments to their cars between races and had lunch.
We had 12 cars line up for the second race. 
When the green flag dropped by our race steward and a future Electrathon driver 
the teams stepped up their pace making everyone watch closely. FSCJ car 32 chased Tiger Racing, University of South Florida chased Pro EV, Tech Garage car 777, Plant City car 83 and Kirkland Ranch competed for overall winner status. The race was exciting to watch. 
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 104 laps
2nd Place Tech Garage car 777 with 102 laps
3rd Place Plant City car 83 with 100 laps (race time of 1.00.14)
4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 100 laps (race time of 1.00.37)
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 86 laps
6th Place Plant City car 210 with 84 laps
7th Place Tech Garage car 09 with 23 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 120 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 103 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South Florida car 132 with 127 laps
2nd Place Pro EV car 39 with 119 laps
3rd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 with 103 laps
Thank you, Cliff, for the video
To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 198 laps
2nd Place Tech Garage car 777 with 193 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 192 laps
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 189 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 159 laps
6th Place Plant City car 210 with 154 laps
7th Place Tech Garage car 09 with 52 laps
8th Place Tech Garage car 228 with 23 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 234 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 200 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South Florida car 132 with 234 laps
2nd Place Pro EV car 39 with 166 laps
3rd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 with 160 laps
Both Tiger Racing car 4 and University of South Florida car 132 ended the day with a total of 234 laps. We add race times to find winner.
Tiger Racing race times were 1.00.15 + 1.00.30 = 2.00.45
University of South Florida race times were 1.00.06 + 1.00.04 = 2.00.10
The next STEM Electrathon Event will be held in conjunction with the University of South Florida Engineering Expo. We will have a display booth on Friday, February 28th and Electrathon Racing on Saturday, March 1st.
Our first STEM Electrathon Event in 2025 will be held at Mulberry High School on January 25th. The school is located at 1 Panther Place, Mulberry Florida 33860
The course will be an oval track with slight elevation differences. 
Red – Track
Orange – Cones
Green – Registration
Black – Start/Finish line
Blue – Pit entrance and pits (please stay in area marked for pits so race steward can see turns during the races)
Pink – Guest and overflow parking
We held our STEM Electrathon Event at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on December 14, 2024.
It started out as a cool morning then the winds arrived and created a challenge for teams and canopies. The sun was hot and felt good for a little while then it was too much. Towards the end of the day we were hoping that the rain clouds didn’t open up before we were done.
We thank Kirkland Ranch Sponsor David Kocher and his Administration for hosting our event.
We thank everyone that arrived early to help with set up.
The teams arrived and got their cars inspected.
We missed our Florida State College/Jacksonville, Middleton HS, Shark Family and Silver Bullet Teams. Hope to see them at our next race.
We welcome Navarre Shock and Awe Electrathon Team (3 cars) to our Electrathon Family and hope they continue to join us at our STEM Electrathon Events. The team has an awesome trailer with roof top viewing, great students and devoted Team Sponsors.
Teams met with race officials for the drivers meeting. 
We had twelve cars line up for our first race of the day. 
The green flag dropped, and teams found their path on the course. A few teams had issues with their cars but overall, the race went well.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Navarre Shock & Awe car 15 with 69 laps
2nd Place Lyman car 12 with 63 laps
3rd Place Navarre Shock & Awe car 155 with 62 laps
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 60 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 57 laps
6th Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 54 laps
7th Place Mulberry car 100 with 51 laps
8th Place Plant City car 210 with 38 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 74 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South Florida car 132 with 73 laps
2nd Place Navarre Shock & Awe car 51 with 69 laps
3rd Place Pro EV car 39 with 47 laps
Teams made some adjustments to their cars between races and had lunch.
We had twelve cars line up for our second race. It was great to see all the cars back out on the track for the second race. 
The teams did very well; we did have a few tire issues and even a sagging/scrapping floor pan that was fixed quickly.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Navarre Shock & Awe car 15 with 69 laps (same number of laps as 1st race, consistent performance of car and drivers)
2nd Place Lyman car 12 with 62 laps (only 1 lap difference from first race, consistent performance of car and drivers)
3rd Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 61 laps (with a race time of 1.00.08)
4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 61 laps (with a race time of 1.00.43)
5th Place Navarre Shock & Awe car 155 with 54 laps
6th Place Plant City car 83 with 53 laps
7th Place Plant City car 210 with 36 laps
8th Place Mulberry car 100 with 29 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 73 laps (only 1 lap difference from first race, consistent performance of car and driver)
Advanced
1st Place University of South Florida car 132 with 76 laps
2nd Place Navarre Shock & Awe car 51 with 60 laps
3rd Place Pro EV car 39 with 33 laps
To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together.
High School
1st Place Navarre Shock & Awe car 15 with 138 laps
2nd Place Lyman car 12 with 125 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 118 laps
4th Place Navarre Shock & Awe car 155 with 116 laps
5th Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 115 laps
6th Place Plant City car 83 with 113 laps
7th Place Mulberry car 100 with 80 laps
8th Place Plant City car 210 with 74 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 147 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South Florida car 132 with 149 laps
2nd Place Navarre Shock & Awe car 51 with 129 laps
3rd Place Pro EV car 39 with 80 laps
Our next STEM Electrathon Event location was changed, it will be held at Mulberry High School on January 25, 2025.