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USF Engineering Expo February 10, 2024

We held our STEM Electrathon Event in conjunction with the University of South Florida 2024 Engineering Expo. We thank the University of South Florida for their support again this year.

Teams arrived and got signed in and their cars inspected. The pits were busy with teams making last minute adjustments. Plant City HS brought out their new car 210. We thank the parents, family and friends that come out to support the students and teams. Our Race Steward Mike Frederick met with everyone for the drivers/teams meeting. At the registration area we encountered a challege between two high school rivals that use to race against one another. It was the Simmons team member, Victoria Hobbs challenging Midleton team member Ryan Norden to a competition between their two children when they are old enough to race against one another. This will be an interesting challenge coming to Electrathon in the future as both parents were/are very competitive.

We had twelve cars line up for the first, one hour competition. During the race, a few teams had tire issues and had to change them out to get back into the race. Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 had their rear wheel come apart ending their race day. Mulberry HS hit the rear of Pro EV, sending Pro EV into a spin out. Both drivers did well and there were no injuries.

When the checkered flag dropped the standings were:
High School
1st Place Mulberry car 100 with 59 laps (race time of 1.00.11)
2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 59 laps (race time of 1.00.27)
3rd Place Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 58 laps
4th Place Middleton car 80 with 53 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 51 laps
6th Place Plant City car 210 with 42 laps
7th Place Middleton car 133 with 39 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 70 laps
2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 57 laps

Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 76 laps
2nd Place USF car 48 with 72 laps
3rd Place Middleton car 27 with 66 laps (best lap of 41.554)

Between races the teams made adjustments to their cars.

We had eleven cars line up for the second race of the day. When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 67 llaps
2nd Place Plant City car 210 with 65 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 62 laps
4th Place Middleton car 133 with 61 laps (race time of 1.00.03)
5th Place Plant City car 83 with 61 laps (race time of 1.00.47)
6th Place Middleton car 80 with 57 laps
7th Place Mulberry car 38 with 55 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 73 laps

Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 75 laps
2nd Place USF car 48 with 57 laps (best lap of 41.477)
3rd Place Middleton car 27 with 53 laps

We add the laps from each race to get our overall race results for the day.

High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 125 laps 2nd Place Mulberry car 100 with 121 laps 3rd Plant City car 83 with 120 laps 4th Place Middleton car 80 with 110 laps 5th Place Plant City car 210 with 107 laps 6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 106 laps 7th Place Middleton car 133 with 100 laps Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 143 laps 2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 57 laps Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 151 laps 2nd Place USF car 48 with 129 laps 3rd Place Middleton car 27 with 119 laps Our next STEM Electrathon Event (dash race day) will be held on Saturday March 2nd at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation in Pasco County.

USF Engineering Expo February 9 2024

We had a great STEM day at the USF Engineering Expo. The high school teams really shined. We had one car from Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation and their trailer, three cars from Middleton and their solar trailer, two cars from Mulberry and two cars from Plant City. size-full wp-image-6949″ /> size-full wp-image-6948″ /> Our teams will be competing on Saturday, February 10th in two one-hour endurance races.

The first race starts at 10am and ends at 11am. The second race starts at 1pm and end at 2pm.

Hope to see everyone for this free, fun filled day of STEM competitions.

Florida State College January 27, 2024 (Jacksonville)

On Saturday, January 27th we assisted Florida State College at Jacksonville with their first Electrathon race. We thank FSCJ Electrathon Team Sponsor Robert Wechsler, his team, volunteers and FSCJ Administration for inviting us to their event. We arrived early on Saturday to finish with the event set up. As teams arrived and got situated in the pits, the inspection team started the car inspections. We welcome new team Augusta Prep car 1324 from Georgia. We welcome new team Fairhope HS car 1 from Alabama. We welcome new team Electrathon Parts car 654 from Milton Florida. Our drivers meeting went well with the teams, they were informed of track conditions, broke down car procedures and instructed on the race flags. We had 10 cars line up for our first 1-hour competition. Dr. Doug Brauer Dean of Industry and Engineering at FSCJ dropped the green flag, starting the race. As the teams went into turn one, Fairhope car 1 had a steering issue that caused them to leave the track and into the grass sidelines (driver did well and there were no injuries). The teams worked out little car issues during the race.

When the checkered flag dropped The results were:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 50 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 38 laps
3rd Place Fairhope car 1 with 33 laps
4th Place Augusta Prep car 1324 with 29 laps
5th Place Plant City car 83 with 21 laps
Open
1st Place Electrathon Parts car 654 with 59 laps
2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 48 laps
3rd Place RYNO car 360 with 46 laps
4th Place Mulberry car 100 with 35 laps
Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 44 laps (best lap of 54.903)

The pits were opened between races for guests/visitors to check out the cars and ask questions.

We had 9 cars line up for our second 1-hour competition. RYNO car 360 was driven the second race by a student from Nease HS as their car could not make the race.

When the green flag dropped, the teams were driving with more skill and higher speeds as they made adjustments on their cars between races.

Kirkland Ranch car 555 did a 52.248 lap beating all others the entire day. Pro EV car 39 (advanced batteries) and Electrathon Parts car 654 (lead acid batteries), stayed neck and neck with each of them taking the lead at times during the race. Both cars performed extremely well and put on a good show for everyone.

When the checkered flag dropped it was
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 49 laps
2nd Place Fairhope car 1 with 41 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 39 laps
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 28 laps
Open
1st Place Electrathon Parts car 654 with 60 laps
2nd Place FL State College car 904 with 45 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 38 laps
4th Place RYNO car 360 with 16 laps
Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 47 laps

We add the laps from each race to get our overall race results for the day.
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 99 laps 2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 77 laps 3rd Place Fairhope car 1 with 74 laps 4th Place Plant City car 83 with 49 laps 5th Place Augusta Prep car 1324 with 29 laps Open
1st Place Electrathon Parts car 654 with 119 laps 2nd Place Florida State College Jacksonville car 904 with 93 laps 3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 73 laps 4th Place RYNO car 360 with 62 laps
Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 91 laps We had a great time in Jacksonville; we thank everyone that came out.

February 9 – 10, 2024 USF Engineering Expo

On Friday, February 9th 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, February 10th we will have our STEM Electrathon Race in the parking lot located at 3824 USF Alumni Drive, Tampa FL.

Hope to see everyone there to support the USF Engineering Expo and our Electrathon STEM Event.

Middleton HS January 20 2024

We held our first STEM Electrathon Event of 2024 (our 5th for the 2023-2024 season) at Middleton High School on Saturday, January 20th. We thank Sponsor William Knight his team and Middleton HS Administration for their support of our organization.

Thank you, Ken Fiallos (founder), for brining coffee and donuts.

Teams arrived and got signed in and their cars inspected. The pits were busy with teams making last minute adjustments. Plant City car 83 had controller issues. The team worked hard to figure it out but had no luck in getting it on the track.

We welcome back the Palm Bay Magnet Team and hope to see them at more races.

We had a surprise visit from Vic Nieves, one of our founders and longtime supporter.

We thank the parents, family and friends that came out to support the students and teams.
Our Race Steward Ryan and Charlie met with everyone for the drivers/teams meeting.
We had nine cars line up for the first, one hour competition.
During the race, Middleton car 133 and Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 met each other in one of the turns. Both drivers did well and there were no injuries.
We had a few tires pop on the rough course and there was only one chain issue (and it wasn’t Mulberry).

When the checkered flag dropped the standings were:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 40 laps
2nd Place Middleton car 80 with 37 laps (race time of 1.00.57)
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 37 laps (race time od 1.01.05)
4th Place Palm Bay car 101 with 34 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 33 laps
6th Place Middleton car 133 with 24 laps

Open
1st Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 43 laps

Advanced
1st Place Middleton car 27 with 36 laps (best lap 62.820)
2nd Place USF car 48 with 35 laps

Between races the teams made adjustments to their cars.

We had ten cars line up for the second race of the day.
Middleton HS car 27 had their advanced battery alarm start acting up causing them to run tests on their systems. USF Car 48 had a tire issue causing them to spend some time in the pits.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 49 laps (best lap of 59.11.625)
2nd Place Palm Bay car 101 with 45 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 43 laps
4th Place Middleton car 80 with 29 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 27 laps
6th Place Middleton car 133 with 24 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 51 laps
2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 38 laps

Advanced
1st Place USF car 48 with 28 laps
2nd Place Middleton car 27 with 22 laps

We add the laps from each race to get our overall race results for the day.
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 89 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 80 laps
3rd Place Palm Bay car 101 with 79 laps
4th Place Middleton car 80 with 66 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 60 laps
6th Place Middleton car 133 with 48 laps
Open
1st Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 81 laps
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 51 laps
Advanced
1st Place USF car 48 with 63 laps
2nd Place Middleton car 27 with 58 laps
Our next STEM Electrathon Event will be held on Saturday February 10th at University of South Florida in Tampa Florida.

Jacksonville Florida January 27, 2024

Anyone under 18 years of age must provide a parent consent, release and waiver of liability, assumption of risk, and indemnity agreement/minor’s assumption of risk and release and waiver of liability form to participate. (Electrathon of America Form)

Anyone under 18 years of age must have on file at their educational provider a media release allowing their picture to be on websites/social media. If a person Under 18 cannot have their photo or name on website or social media, Event Sponsors must be made aware to prevent postings.

Mulberry High School December 2, 2023

We held our fourth STEM Electrathon Event at Mulberry High School on Saturday, December 2nd. We thank Sponsor Todd Thuma his team and Mulberry HS Administration for their support of our organization.

Teams arrived and got signed in and their cars inspected. The pits were busy with teams making last minute adjustments.

Our Race Steward Mike Ralph and Charlie met with everyone for the drivers/teams meeting.
We had seven cars line up for the first, one hour competition.
The teams/cars did well; Mulberry car 100 and Kirkland Ranch car 555 had some tire issues.

When the checkered flag dropped the standings were:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 99 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 98 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 57 laps
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 46 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 111 laps
2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 95 laps

Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 133 laps

Thank you, Cliff, for race one video of Pro EV fastest lap.

Between races the teams made adjustments to their cars, Mulberry High School even did some welding on one of their cars.

We had seven cars line up for the second race of the day.
Florida State College at Jacksonville completed their first lap, proceeded into turn one and had a front tire rim come apart, ending their day of racing.
Pro EV car 39 completed their 88th lap, went into turn one, had to avoid other cars and wound up hitting the curb causing damage to the front wheel, ending their race day.
Plant City car 83 had tire and battery issues that ended their race day after their 53rd lap.

Kirkland Ranch HS car 555 was leading the pack of racers with Tiger Racing car 4 right behind them. The last minutes of the racing, Tiger car 4 made a quick inside pass of Kirkland Ranch car 555 to finish the race with both teams having 113 laps. It came down to their race time to decide the final results. Tiger car 4 completed the race in 1.00.22 and Kirkland Ranch car 555 completed the race in 1.00.25.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 113 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 106 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 80 laps
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 53 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with113 laps
2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 1 lap

Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 88 laps

Thank you, Cliff, for race two video of Pro EV fastest lap and wheel collapse.

We add the laps from each race to get our overall race results for the day.

High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 212 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 204 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 137 laps
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 99 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 224 laps
2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 96 laps
Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 221 laps
Our next STEM Electrathon Event will be held on Saturday January 20th at Middleton High School in Tampa Florida.

Plant City High School

We held our third STEM Electrathon Event at Plant City High School on Saturday, November 4th. We thank Sponsor David Kocher, his team and Plant City HS Administration for their support of our organization.

Teams arrived, got signed in and their cars inspected. The pits were busy with teams making last minute adjustments.

We welcome the Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) Team to our races. Robert and his team have a very interesting car that drew the attention of our teams.
We welcome Middleton High Schools new advanced battery car to the track. William and his team have a sleek looking car.
Our Race Steward Mike Frederick met with everyone for the drivers/teams meeting.
We had eleven cars line up for the first, one hour competition.
The teams/cars did very well and there were hardly any issues. The new cars from Middleton and Florida State College (FSCJ) were amazing for their first time on the track for competition in our area.

When the checkered flag dropped the standings were:
High School
1st Place Kirkland car 555 with 87 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 72 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 69 laps
4th Place Middleton car 80 with 59 laps
5th Place Plant City car 83 with 52 laps
6th Place Middleton car 133 with 41 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 86 laps
2nd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 82 laps
3rd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 82 laps

Advanced
1st Place Middleton car 27 with 62 laps
2nd Place USF car 48 with 38 laps

Between races the teams made adjustments to their cars, ate lunch and checked out each other’s cars.

We had eleven cars line up for the second race of the day.
Mulberry car 38 had their chain issue return after a great first race. Plant City car 83 had some battery issues. Other teams had minor issues.

We had a scoring system issue that caused us to stop the race for a computer reboot. Our teams handled it well and wound up racing for approximately 66 minutes.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 91 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 100 with 65 laps (66.49.507)
3rd Place Middleton car 80 with 65 laps (66.96.201)
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 53 laps
5th Place Middleton car 133 with 46 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 39 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 95 laps
2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 64 laps
3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 60 laps

Advanced
1st Place Middleton car 27 with 45 laps
2nd Place USF car 48 with 41 laps

We add the laps from each race to get our overall race results for the day.

High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 178 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 100 with 134 laps
3rd Place Middleton car 80 with 124 laps
4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 111 laps
5th Place Plant City car 83 with 105 laps
6th Place Middleton car 133 with 87 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 181 laps
2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 146 laps
3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 142 laps
Advanced
1st Place Middleton car 27 with 107 laps
2nd Place USF car 48 with 79 laps

The best lap of the day (33.526) was done by Kirkland Ranch car 555 during the first race.

Our next STEM Electrathon Event will be held on Saturday December 2nd at Mulberry High School in Polk County Florida.