We will have our first STEM Electrathon Event of 2026 at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on January 24th. The school is located at 32555 Innovation Drive, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33545.
We have a new course for the teams to try out.
Red – Track
Orange – Cones
Black – Start/Finish Tower
Blue – Pits
Green – Registration
Yellow – Caution Tape
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)
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 up
The 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
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 laps
2nd Place Ramtech car 59 with 165 laps
3rd Place Lyman car 94 with 164 laps
4th Place KRAI Power car 555 with 162 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 152 laps
6th Place Lyman car 12 with140 laps
7th Place KRAI Power car 83 with 121 laps
8th Place Mulberry car 100 with 115
9th Place KRAI Power 210 with 88 laps
Open/Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 186 laps
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 180 laps
Our next STEM Event will be held at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on January 24th.
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 laps
2nd Place Lyman car 12 with 69 laps
3rd Place KRAI Power car 210 with 61 laps
4th Place Mulberry car 100 with 60 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 38 with 37 laps
Open/Advanced
1st Place Shark Family car 5 with 87 laps
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 60 laps
3rd 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.
On December 13, 2025, Lyman High School will host their first Electrathon of Tampa Bay STEM Event.
20251213 Winter in Florida Flyer
Red – Track
Orange – Cones
Black – Scoring Tower/Start/Finish
Light Blue – Registration
Dark Blue – Pits
Green – Metal Rails
White X – Overflow/Visitor Parking
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
We held our STEM Electrathon Event at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on Saturday, October 11th.
The weather was awesome, cool and overcast.
We thank everyone for their help getting set up before the race and cleaned up after the race.
We thank David Kocher and Kirkland Ranch for hosting the event.
The teams arrived, got their pit areas set up so Mike Ralph could inspect their car(s).
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation (KRAI Power) 
Mulberry High School
Shark Family
Pro EV 
Tiger Racing
Teams met with race officials for the drivers meeting.
We had seven cars line up for our first race of the day. 
The green flag dropped, and teams found their path on the course.
A wheel weld broke on Mulberry HS car 100 after 4 laps, ending their race day.
Mulberry HS car 38 continued to have rear wheel issues, 5 breakdowns in 13 minutes, Race Steward Mike Frederick black flagged them until second race.
This year we require a minimum of two cars to make a class. If a class does not meet the requirement, the car will be added to a different class.
We welcome back the Shark Family car. The car and driver did well but the batteries showed their age, ending their first race after 23 laps/26 minutes.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place KRAI Power car 555 with 58 laps
2nd Place KRAI Power car 210 with 51 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 5 laps
Mulberry car 100 completed 4 laps (did not race for at least 10 minutes to obtain a place or season points)
Open/Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 71 laps
2nd Place Tiger car 4 with 60 laps
3rd Place Shark Family car 5 with 23 laps
Teams made adjustments to their cars between races and had lunch. Everyone enjoyed the cookies that Trish made. 
We had six cars line up for our second race. 
The Shark car took a bite out of the back of Mulberry car 38, both cars stayed in the race.
A few laps later Mulberry car 38 hit the curb breaking the front wheel and spokes, ending their race day with just 10 laps.
The Shark car had their set of batteries go dead again ending their race day after 12 laps.
KRAI Car 210 blew a front tire, the pit crew got it changed quickly, and they were back in the race.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place KRAI Power car 555 with 59 laps
2nd Place KRAI Power car 210 with 51 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 10 laps
Open/Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 71 laps
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 63 laps
3rd Place Shark Family car 5 with 12 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 117 laps
2nd Place KRAI Power car 210 with 102 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 15 laps
Open/Advancd
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 142 laps
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 123 laps
3rd Place Shark Family car 5 with 35 laps
Our next STEM Event will be held at Mulberry HS on November 15th. This race will be our “Dash” Event. Drivers will test their cars performance for 20 minutes. The team sponsors and ETO Board Members also get to compete in a race.
Our second STEM Electrathon Event of the 2025 2026 Season will be held on October 11, 2025.
Location: Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation
32555 Innovation Drive
Wesley Chapel, Florida 33545. 
Red – Course
Blue – Pits
Black – Tower
Pink – Registration
The first STEM Electrathon Event of the 2025-2026 Race Season was held at Mulberry High School on Saturday, September 20th.
The weather was awesome, and the mosquitoes kept Trish and Dawn busy until the sun came up.
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 for hosting the event.
Our registration and scoring area got up and running. 
We thank Thomas Williams from Right Trailers for joining us at our first 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).
OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SPONSORS, IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.
KIRKLAND RANCH ACADEMY OF INNOVATION HIGH SCHOOL (KRAI) TEAM POWER – WESLEY CHAPEL, FL
MULBERRY HIGH SCHOOL – MULBERRY, FL
LYMAN HIGH SCHOOL – LONGWOOD, FL
NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOL (SHOCK AWE) NAVARRE, FL
NON-HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
TIGER RACING – HIALEAH, FL
PRO EV – DAVIE, FL
Teams met with race officials for the drivers meeting. 
We had eleven cars line up for our first race of the day.
The green flag dropped, and teams found their path on the course.
This year we require a minimum of two cars to make a class. If a class does not meet the requirement, the car will be added to a different class.
The high school teams were competitive and did very well. Lyman car 12 had a tie rod weld come apart but thanks to Mike Ralph and Todd Thuma between races got it welded and ready for the second race. Driver did a great job and was not hurt.
Our open/advanced Class cars did well, Pro EV car 39 had their transmitter come loose and hang on the side of the car. Tiger Racing car 4 had to pit after being clipped by another car causing the rear frame to rub against the spindle and wheel.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Shock Awe car 155 with 72 laps
2nd Place KRAI Power car 555 with 71 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 61 laps
4th Place KRAI Power car 210 with 59 laps
5th Place KRAI Power car 83 with 55 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 50 laps
7th Place Lyman car 12 with 30 laps
Open/Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 75 laps
2nd Place Shock Awe car 51 with 69 laps
3rd Place Shock Awe car 15 with 64 laps
4th Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 62 laps
Teams made adjustments to their cars between races and had lunch. Everyone enjoyed the cookies that Trish made. 
We had eleven cars line up for our second race but only 9 started the race. When KRAI Power Team turned on their power switch for car 555, smoke came out of their controller which ended their race day. Mulberry car 38 had a power issue and had to leave the line up to track down the issue. It turned out to be a bad switch. 
The high school teams stepped up their game the second race. The Lyman team did very well after their set back during the first race.
Tiger Racing car 4 did well running with the advanced battery cars.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Shock Awe car 155 with 63 laps
2nd Place KRAI Power car 83 with 57 laps
3rd Place Lyman car 12 with 56 laps
4th Place KRAI Power car 210 with 55 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 45 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 18 laps
Open/Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 78 laps
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 70 laps
3rd Place Shock Awe car 51 with 65 laps
4th Place Shock Awe car 15 with 43 laps
To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together.
High School
1st Place Shock Awe car 155 with 135 laps
2nd Place KRAI Power car 210 with 114 laps
3rd Place KRAI Power car 83 with 111 laps
4th Place Mulberry car 100 with 95 laps
5th Place Lyman car 12 with 86 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 79 laps
7th Place KRAI Power car 555 with 71 laps
Open/Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 153 laps
2nd Place Shock Awe car 51 with 134 laps
3rd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 132 laps
4th Place Shock Awe car 15 with 107 laps
We thank everyone that supported Electrathon of Tampa Bay/Florida at our first race of the season.
Our next STEM Event will be lead at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on October 11th.
The first race of the 2025-2026 season will be held at Mulberry High School, located at 1 Panther Place, Mulberry FL 33860
For race packet email: charlesharrison715@aol.com
*All Teams with participants under 18 years of age will need parent/minor waiver forms completed and turned in (form covers entire season) before minor can participate. (turn in at registration booth on race day) (emailed to all teams)
*Team Sponsors are responsible for getting their minors press releases for social media. Sponsor will sign the registration book at each race for ETO verification that they have media releases for the minors attending event. If a minor cannot have their picture and/or name on social media, the sponsor must let us know in advance.
*Team cars should be race ready prior to race day so that an inspection can be done in an orderly/timely fashion. The race day should not be the only time that the car is worked on. No car/driver will be permitted on the track until their car has passed inspection.
Red – Track, Blue – Pits, Green – Registration, Black – Scoring Tower, Purple – Overflow/Gueat Parking
Jim Robinson updated the Building an Electrathon threads this year.