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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 meetingWe 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 raceWhen 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 laps2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 105 laps3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 99 laps4th Place Plant City car 210 with 90 laps5th Place Lyman car 12 with 89 laps6th Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 70 lapsOpen
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 141 laps2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 132 laps3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 102 lapsAdvanced
1st Place University of South Florida car 132 with 108 laps2nd Place Pro EV car 39 with 91 laps3rd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 with 29 lapsThe 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 lapsOpen
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

2024 2025 Race Day Schedule

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.

2024 2025 Race Day Schedule

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.