Challenging Road Course Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation March 7, 2026

We held our STEM Electrathon Event at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on Saturday, March 7th.

We thank everyone for their help getting set up before the race and cleaned up after the race.

We thank David Kocher and KRAI Administration for hosting the event.

We thank Erinn Glavich for her support of all the teams, the students and assisting the organization anywhere she is needed.

We thank John, Dawn and Charlie for the donuts and Trish for the homemade cookies.We thank Mike and Trish for making sure the trophies are made and ready for our races.The teams arrived, got their pit areas set up so Mike Ralph could inspect their car(s).Teams met with Race Officials for the drivers meeting.Our first race of the day had 13 cars lineup.The green flag dropped and teams found their path on the course.The first race brought challenges to a number of teams (cars 904 & 100) really liked hitting the cones.Silver Bullet 94 takes the award for most cones hit in any race day. Jerry was just having fun. Ramtech had issues with their front tire rim, Florida State College Jacksonville (FSCJ) car 32 kept coming up on two wheels, and Lyman blew a tire.Thank you Pro EV, Cliff for the videos. When the checkered flag dropped it was:

High School
1st Place KRAI Power car 555 with 75 laps, best lap 38.385
2nd Place KRAI Power car 210 with 70 laps
3rd Place KRAI Power car 83 with 65 laps
4th Place Lyman car 12 with 63 laps
5th Place Ramtech car 59 with 57 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 39 laps
7th Place Mulberry car 38 with 22 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger car 4 with 77 laps, best lap 43.227
2nd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 71 laps

Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 86 laps
2nd Place FSCJ car 32 with 85 laps
3rd Place FSCJ car 904 with 76 laps
4th Place Silver Bullet car 13 with 49 laps

In between races teams worked on their cars and had lunch.

Once again Sponsor David Kocher and his team showed what true sportsmanship and mentoring is all about. He and his team helped the Ramtech team from Miami repair/true up their front rim(s), so they were able to be in the second race.

Our second race had 12 cars line up, Mulberry HS decided to strip the wheel from their car 100, they installed it on their car 38 to perform better, and it worked, good decision.The teams made sure to challenge each other to see who could handle the heat. Pro EV and FSCJ 32 did well against one another until Pro EV and Kirkland 555 hit each other damaging Pro EV front wheel assembly. Once again cones were a magnet for some drivers (we won’t mention Jerry’s name). Cars 38, 210, 555 all had tire issues, and yes, as stated before, KRAI 555 and Pro EV exchanged some car contact, both drivers did well and no one was hurt.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Lyman car 12 with 73 laps
2nd Place Ramtech car 59 with 71 laps
3rd Place KRAI Power car 83 with 68 laps
4th Place KRAI Power car 555 with 64 laps
5th Place KRAI Power car 210 with 63 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 55 laps

Open
1st Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 69 laps
2nd Place Tiger car 4 with 24 laps

Advanced
1st Place FSCJ car 32 with 84 laps
2nd Place FSCJ car 904 with 78 laps
3rd Place Silver Bullet car 13 with 77 laps
4th Place Pro EV car 39 with 50 laps, best lap 36.327

To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together.
High School
1st Place KRAI Power car 555 with 139 laps2nd Place Lyman car 12 with 136 laps3rd Place KRAI Power car 210 with 133 laps (race times 1.01.56+1.00.16=20172)4th Place car KRAI Power car 83 with 133 laps (race times 1.01.57+1.00.51=20208)5th Place Ramtech car 59 with 1286th Place Mulberry car 38 with 777th Place Mulberry car 100 with 39 lapsOpen
1st Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 140 laps2nd Place Tiger car 4 with 101 lapsAdvanced
1st Place FSCJ car 32 with 169 laps2nd Place FSCJ car 904 with 154 laps3rd Place Pro EV car 39 with 136 laps4th Place Silver Bullet car 13 with 126 lapsUPCOMING ETO EVENTS/RACES

Friday, April 10th, team displays at USF Engineering Expo.
IF YOUR TEAM IS PARTICIPATING, FRIDAY DISPLAYS, NOTIFY TRISH AT 813 763 2046

Saturday, April 11th STEM Electrathon Event/race at USF Engineering Expo

Saturday, May 9th last race of our season, Mulberry High School
END OF YEAR AWARDS AND BANQUET WILL BE HELD AFTER THE RACE @ MULBERRY HS
Contact Trish with total number of attendees for banquet by April 15th so that food can be ordered.

March 7, 2026, Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation

Our next STEM Electrathon Event will be held at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on Saturday, March 7, 2026. This is a new course at this location but resembles the course we have had at another location years ago.

Track – Red
Black – Tower
Green – Registration
Blue – Pits
Orange – Cones
Yellow – Yellow Caution Tape Visual aide (if needed)
Pink – Overflow Parking
Race Day Schedule

Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation – January 24, 2026

We held our STEM Electrathon Event at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on Saturday, January 24th.

We thank everyone for their help getting set up before the race and cleaned up after the race.

We thank David Kocher and KRAI Administration for hosting the event.

The teams arrived, got their pit areas set up so Mike Ralph could inspect their car(s).

We welcome back the team from Terra Environmental Research Institute (Terrawolves).

Teams met with Race Officials for the drivers meeting.
Our first race of the day had 11 cars lineup.The green flag dropped and teams found their path on the course.

The first race brought challenges to a number of teams, Lyman car 94 had rear tire issues, Tiger Racing car 4 had a bubble form on one of their tires, KRAI car 210 blew the back tire, Lyman car 94 spun out and Mulberry car 38 rear ended Tiger Racing car 4 causing him to spin out.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place KRAI Power car 555 with 75 laps
2nd Place Terrawolves car 70 with 73 laps
3rd Place Lyman car 12 with 62 laps
4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 49 laps
5th Place KRAI Power car 83 with 41 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 30 laps
7th Place KRAI Power car 210 with 24 laps
8th Place Lyman car 94 with 11 laps (best lap of the day for HS 36.591)

Open/Advanced
1st Place Florida State College Jacksonville (FSCJ) car 904 with 73 laps
2nd Place FSCJ car 32 with 58 laps
3rd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 47 laps

In between races teams worked on their cars and had lunch.

Our second race had 11 cars line upThe teams made sure to challenge each other to see who could handle the heat.

Terrawolves car 70 had chain issue’s, KRAI car 210 blew a tire, FSCJ car 32 almost rolled in the turn before heading to finish line, the driver did well to keep it from going over, Mulberry car 38 had chain issue’s, Terrawolves had the rear wheel come apart, ending their race day early.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place KRAI Power car 555 with 76 laps
2nd Place Lyman car 12 with 61 laps
3rd Place KRAI Power car 210 with 59 laps
4th Place KRAI Power car 83 with 57 laps
5th Place Lyman car 94 with 54 laps
6th Place Terrawolves car 70 with 46 laps
7th Place Mulberry car 100 with 45 laps
8th Place Mulberry car 38 with 19 laps

Open/Advanced
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 78 laps (best lap of day for open/advanced 41.078)
2nd Place FSCJ car 32 with 73 laps
3rd Place FSCJ car 904 with 63 laps

To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together.

High School
1st Place KRAI Power car 555 with 151 laps 2nd Place Lyman car 12 with 123 laps3rd Place Terrawolves car 70 with 119 laps4th Place KRAI Power car 83 with 98 laps5th Place KRAI Power car 210 with 83 laps6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 75 laps7th Place Mulberry car 38 with 68 laps8th Place Lyman car 94 with 65 lapsOpen/Advanced
1st Place FSCJ car 904 with 136 laps2nd Place FSCJ car 32 with 131 laps3rd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 125 laps

We will not have a race in February of 2026.

UPCOMING ETO EVENTS/RACES
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on Saturday, March 7th.

Friday, April 10th, team displays at USF Engineering Expo.
IF YOUR TEAM IS PARTICIPATING, FRIDAY DISPLAYS, NOTIFY TRISH AT 813 763 2046

Saturday, April 11th STEM Electrathon Event/race at USF Engineering Expo

Saturday, May 9th last race of our season, Mulberry High School
END OF YEAR AWARDS AND BANQUET WILL BE HELD AFTER THE RACE @ MULBERRY HS

Lyman HS December 13 2025

We held our STEM Electrathon Event at Lyman High School on Saturday, December 13th.

We got a late start setting up as the railroad tracks on Ronald Reagan Blvd/427 had the arms down from 530am to 615am. Thank you CSX for the delay.

We thank everyone for their help getting set up before the race and cleaned up after the race.

We thank David Moye and Lyman HS Administration for hosting the event.

We thank David Moye for the donuts that gave us the energy for the rest of the day.

The teams arrived, got their pit areas set up so Mike Ralph could inspect their car(s).

We welcome the teams from Environmental Research Institute (Terrawolves) and Miami Coral Park (Ramtech). Hope to see them at more races in the future.

Teams met with Race Officials for the drivers meeting. Our first race of the day had 11 cars line up. The green flag dropped, and teams found their path on the course.

A few teams had issues with their cars but did not give up; they repaired them and got back into the race.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Terrawolves car 70 with 85 laps
2nd Place Lyman car 94 with 81 laps
3rd Place KRAI Power car 555 with 80 laps (best lap of the day for HS 31.724)
4th Place Ramtech car 59 with 79 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 73 laps
6th Place Lyman car 12 with 70 laps
7th Place Mulberry car 100 with 57 laps
8th Place KRAI Power car 83 with 49 laps
9th Place KRAI Power car 210 with 31 laps

Open/Advanced
1st Place tie (transmitter issue prevented end of race time for Tiger Racing)
Pro EV car 39 & Tiger car 4 with 90 laps (best lap of the day, Pro EV 33.210)

Thank you, Cliff (Pro EV 39 for video),

During this race we had transmitter issues on KRAI car 555 and Tiger Racing car 4. Computer generated scoring was adjusted to give each team their missed laps due to battery issues on unit.

In between races teams worked on their cars and had lunch.

Our second race had 11 cars line upThe teams made sure to challenge each other to see who could handle the heat. Teams had car battery, tire, and other issues during the race.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:

High School
1st Place Terrawolves car 70 with 89 laps
2nd Place Ramtech car 59 with 86 laps
3rd Place Lyman car 94 with 83 laps
4th Place KRAI Power car 555 with 82 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 79 laps
6th Place KRAI Power car 83 with 72 laps
7th Place Lyman car 12 with 70 laps
8th Place Mulberry car 100 with 58 laps
9th Place KRAI Power car 210 with 57 laps

Open/Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 96 laps
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 90 laps

Thank you, Cliff Pro EV 39 for the video),

To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together

High School
1st Place Terrawolves car 70 with 174 laps2nd Place Ramtech car 59 with 165 laps3rd Place Lyman car 94 with 164 laps4th Place KRAI Power car 555 with 162 laps5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 152 laps6th Place Lyman car 12 with140 laps7th Place KRAI Power car 83 with 121 laps8th Place Mulberry car 100 with 1159th Place KRAI Power 210 with 88 laps
Open/Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 186 laps2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 180 laps Our next STEM Event will be held at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on January 24th.

Mulberry HS Dash Results November 15, 2025

We held our STEM “Dash” Electrathon Event at Mulberry high School on Saturday, November 15th.

The primary reason for our dash event is to educate the teams on the difference in battery consumption and gear ratios for 20-minute maximum use vs our regular 60-minute event for distance and not speed. The “Dash” Event also allows teams to test their driver’s ability, the cars performance and gives the HS team sponsors a chance to drive and compete for 20 minutes like their students.

We thank everyone for their help getting set up before the race and cleaned up after the race.

We thank Todd Thuma and Mulberry HS Administration for hosting the event so close to another one we had in September.

It was great seeing Ken Fiallos at this event; we hope to see him at more events.

We thank Thomas Williams from Right Trailers for joining us at our dash race. They have nice trailers for sale for a reasonable price.

The teams arrived, got their pit areas set up so Mike Ralph could inspect their car(s).Teams met with Race Steward Mike Frederick for the drivers meeting.We divide the teams for the dash races so that we have safe races for everyone.

Our first race of the day had only three cars representing the teams for open/advanced.The green flag dropped and teams found their path on the course.

The teams did an awesome job; Pro EV car 39 did a 24.382 second lap on the quarter mile track. Tiger Racing car 4 lasted a little over 15 minutes on the older batteries that they were testing (they are getting rid of them). Shark Family car 5 ran well with their new lithium batteries. This car is very quiet and runs well with the wheel hub motor.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:

1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 47 laps
2nd Place Shark Family car 5 with 44 laps
3rd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 25 laps

Our second race of the day, high school teams. We had 4 cars line up for the race. Mulberry car 38 entered after the green flag dropped due to chain and gear alignment issues. The drivers did really well in the 20-minute competition.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:

High School
1st Place KRAI Power car 210 with 39 laps race time 20.01.336
2nd Place KRAI Power car 555 with 39 laps race time 20.29.921
3rd Place Lyman car 12 with 32 laps
4th Place Mulberry car 100 with 26 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 5 laps (best lap, 47.001 times 5, equals approx. 3.91 minute’s, not all laps were best lap time)

In our normal 60-minute race a team must do 10 minutes to place and receive season points, this is 16.67% of the race time. In our 20-minute dash race, a team must still do 16.67% of the race time which equals 3.33 minutes.

Everyone enjoyed the cookies that Trish made.
Our high school sponsors (3) got a chance to drive their team car and compete against other high school sponsors. There were a few challenges for them, especially getting in and out of the cars. They all did well and must be recognized for getting into the team’s car. It shows how much they trust the car and their students that build/work on them.When the halfway flags were shown, Lyman HS Sponsor yelled “are you kidding, only halfway”. KRAI Power car 210 had issues with power cutting out but completed the race.

When the checkered flag dropped
1st Place KRAI Power car 555, Driver David Kocher with 38 laps (best lap 29.694)2nd Place Lyman car 12, Driver David Moye with 37 laps (best lap 31.118) 3rd Place KRAI Power car 210, Driver Jerome Mosley with 19 laps (best lap 29.303)

The next race, our high school teams. There were 5 cars line up for the race.The teams did well, KRAI car 210 had tire issues causing them to slide outwards a little while two other cars were beside them, and all drivers handled the situation very well.

When the checkered flag dropped it was
1st Place Lyman car 12 with 37 laps
2nd Place KRAI Power car 555 with 36 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 34 laps
4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 32 laps
5th Place KRAI Power car 210 with 22 laps

Our last race of the day, our open/advanced cars. We had 3 cars line up for the race. When the green flag dropped, they all took off, Pro EV car 39 had the motor lock up, ending their race day. We were hoping to see Cliff beat his first best lap of 24.382. The car decided, not today. UPDATE: Cliff reported that the motor bearings are fine, but some of the magnetics are broken. Possible debris got into the motor that caused the issue.

Tiger Racing, car 4 had a new set of batteries; they did well for the first time in a race. The Shark Family car 5 ran well, the car tires started singing in the turns so they slowed it down a little to prevent any issues.

When the checkered flag dropped it was

1st Place Shark Family car 5 with 43 laps
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 35 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 KRAI Power car 555 with 75 laps2nd Place Lyman car 12 with 69 laps3rd Place KRAI Power car 210 with 61 laps4th Place Mulberry car 100 with 60 laps5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 37 lapsOpen/Advanced
1st Place Shark Family car 5 with 87 laps2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 60 laps3rd Place Pro EV car 39 with 47 laps
Our next STEM Event will be held at Lyman HS on December 13th. This will be our first race at Lyman. Please come out and support the teams at this new venue. Race Info is on our website and soon to be put on our Facebook pages.

Mulberry HS DASH November 15, 2025

Our next Electrathon Race will be held on November 15th at Mulberry High School located at 1 Panther Pl, Mulberry, FL 33860.

This is our annual “Dash” Event. Drivers will test the performance of their car for 20 minutes. The car with the most laps wins.

Our “Dash” Event also allows for a 20 minute competition between our high school sponsors and ETO Board Members, no advanced batteries permitted.

The schedule for this event is different from our regular schedule. Please print out for your team on race day.
Race Schedule DASH Race Only

ELECTRATHON RACING