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
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
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.
Our last STEM Electrathon Event in 2024 will be held at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation, located at 32555 Innovation Drive, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33545.
Red – Track
Blue – Pits
Green – Registration
White – Start/Finish line
We held our STEM Electrathon “Dash” Event at Mulberry High School on November 16, 2024. Our dash race allows drivers to safely test their cars performance/durability for the most laps in 20 minutes.
We thank Mulberry HS Sponsor Todd Thuma 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 Middleton HS team and hope to see them soon.
Teams met with race officials for the drivers meeting
The first race of the day was our open and advanced cars. We had six cars line up for the competition, two advanced battery and four open class cars
Po EV car 39 had a chain issue and ended their first race early When the checkered flag dropped it was:
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 36 laps and a race time of 20.30.283
2nd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 36 laps and a race time of 20.31.209
3rd Place Shark Family car 5 with 31 laps
4th Place FL State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 27 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South FL car 132 with 38 laps
2nd Place Pro EV car 39 with 5 laps
The second race was our high school teams. We had six cars line up. The teams did very well. 
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Plant City car 210 with 36 laps
2nd Place Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 34 laps
3rd Place Plant City car 83 with 31 laps and a race time of 20.18.777
4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 31 laps and a race time of 20.34.265
5th Place Lyman car 12 with 28 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 22 laps
The third race of the day was our high school, college sponsor and executive board member’s race. This allows our team sponsors and ETO board members to enjoy the experience of driving an Electrathon.
We had five cars line up for this race. 
FL State College at Jacksonville ended their race after 9 laps when their car landed up on a medium between turn one and two, the driver was fine, due to safety measures and equipment.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
1st Place 
Mr. Kocher in Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 37 laps
2nd Place
Mr. Mitchell in Plant City car 210 with 36 laps
3rd Place 
Mr. Moye in Lyman car 12 with 31 laps
4th Place 
Mr. Thuma in Mulberry car 38 with 28 laps
5th Place 
Mr. Rodriguez in FL State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 9 laps (picture not Mr. Rodriquez)
The fourth race of the day was our high school teams. We had six cars line up for this competition. Once again, our high school teams did very well. 
When the checkered flag dropped it was
1st Place Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 36 laps
2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 34 laps
3rd Place Plant City car 210 with 33 laps
4th Place Lyman car 12 with 31 laps and a race time of 20.11.745
5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 31 laps and a race time of 20.12.640
6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 31 laps and a race time of 20.18.431
The 5th and final race of the day was our open and advanced cars. We had six cars line up for the race. 
Pro EV car 39 completed 18 laps before a motor issue ended their race day Thank You Cliff for the videos
When the checkered flag dropped it was
Open
1st Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 36 laps and a race time of 20.27.472
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 36 laps and a race time of 20.32.677
3rd Place FL State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 30 laps
4th Place Shark Family car 5 with 10 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South FL car 132 with 23 laps
2nd Place Pro EV car 39 with 18 laps
Additional photos from the race day, Thank You Nicodemus https://photos.app.goo.gl/BsNMAaAyzFtdDSiK7
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 70 laps
2nd Place Plant City car 210 with 69 laps
3rd Place Plant City car 83 with 65 laps
4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 62 laps
5th Place Lyman car 12 with 59 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 53 laps
Open
1st Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 72 laps and a combined race time of 40.58
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 72 laps and a combined race time of 40.62
3rd Place FL State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 57 laps
4th Place Shark Family car 5 with 41 laps
Advanced
1st Place University of South FL car 132 with 61 laps
2nd Place Pro EV car 39 with 23 laps
Our next STEM Electrathon Event will be held at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on December 14, 2024.
Additional Electrathon Events
Florida State College / Jacksonville, FL January 11, 2025 @ FSCJ Cecil Center 5640 POW-MIA Pkwy, Jacksonville
FPL / March 29, 2025 / Five Flags Speedway, Pensacola, FL @ Five Flags Speedway 7451 Pine Forest Rd, Pensacola
Florida State College / Jacksonville, FL April 5, 2025 @ FSCJ Downtown Campus 401 W, State St, Jacksonville
FPL / April 11-12, 2025 / To be Announced as soon as Possible
Our next STEM Electrathon Event will be held at Mulberry High School, 1 Panther Place, Mulberry, Florida 33860.
This will be our Annual Dash and Sponsor Race.
Drivers will safely test their cars performance for the most laps in 20 minutes.
There will be a total of five races during the day.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE – NOVEMBER 16, 2024 – 20 MINUTE DASH RACES
0600 – 0800 Event set up, track safety inspection, teams arrive
0645 – 0830 Car inspections completed, registration, driver weigh in, transmitters issued
0830 Team, Team Sponsors, Executive Board and Drivers meeting with Race Steward
0845 – 0915 Practice laps (only practice laps for the entire day/Sponsors & Exec Bd should do)
0915 Track closed; no cars allowed on the track.
0945 – 1000 OPEN AND EXPERIMENTAL DIVISIONS ONLY – 20 MINUTE RACE
Test of transmitters, lineup for 1st race (clockwise)
1000 Green flag drops to start 1st race, OPEN & EXPERIMENTAL DIVISIONS
1020 Checkered flag drops ending 1st race, OPEN & EXPERIMENTAL DIVISIONS
1030 – 1045 HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION ONLY – 20 MINUTE RACE
Test of transmitters, lineup for 1st race (clockwise)
1045 Green flag drops to start 1st race, HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
1105 Checkered flag drops ending 1st race, HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
1105 – 1130 Lunch, cars on display for viewing
1130 – 1145 HS/COLLEGE SPONSORS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD ONLY – 20 MINUTE RACE
Test of transmitters, lineup for race (clockwise) (lead acid batteries only)
1145 Green flag drops to start race, HS/COLLEGE SPONSOR AND EXECUTIVE BOARD
1205 Checkered flag drops ending race, HS/COLLEGE SPONSOR AND EXECUTIVE BOARD
1205 – 1245 Track closed; no cars allowed on the track
Lunch, cars on display for viewing.
1245 – 100 HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION ONLY – 20 MINUTE RACE
Test of transmitters, lineup for 2nd race (counterclockwise)
100 Green flag drops to start 2nd race, HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
120 Checkered flag drops ending 2nd race, HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
130 – 145 OPEN AND EXPERIMENTAL DIVISIONS ONLY – 20 MINUTE RACE
Test of transmitters, lineup for 2nd race (counterclockwise)
145 Green flag drops to start 2nd race, OPEN & EXPERIMENTAL DIVISIONS
205 Checkered flag drops ending 2nd race, OPEN & EXPERIMENTAL DIVISIONS
205 – 245 Event clean up, race results recorded
245 Awards ceremony, announcements
RED – COURSE
YELLOW – NO PARKING
BLUE – PIT AREA (ONLY TEAM VEHICLE AND TRAILERS)
BLACK – SCORING / REGISTRATION
ORANGE – CONES OR CAUTION TAPE
It was our second race of the season, scheduled at Middleton High School.
Noone arrived early to set up the course and the scoring tower was not set up.
As teams did not arrive it was only the empty parking spaces and debris from the recent hurricane Milton.
Noone conducted car inspections and there were no car issues.
The cool weather and slight breeze were the only ones at the drivers meeting.
The line up for the first race was only imagined. When the green flag did not drop and the teams had no issues the entire race, Mulberry HS had the perfect race and Todd was relaxed at home.
The results for the first race showed everyone a winner as we are all safe and alive after Milton.
The second race didn’t happen but the weather was awesome.
Once again everyone was a winner as they spent the day taking care of their homes, family, friends and communities recovering after the hurricane.
At the end of the day, clean up was quick and painless.
The high school teams did not have to wait for the race day results, Tiger Racing didn’t take first place in the open class and Pro EV didnt run the fastest lap.
Our next race will be at Mulberry HS (dash and sponsor/board members) on November 16th.