We held our STEM Electrathon “Dash” Event at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation on March 2, 2024. Our dash race allows drivers to safely test their cars performance/durability for the most laps in 20 minutes.

We thank KRAI Sponsor David Kocher and his Administration for hosting our event.

We thank everyone that arrived early to help with set up.

It was great seeing Ken Fiallos (founder) up and out so early to give us a hand with set up.

The teams arrived and got their cars inspected by our Vice President, Chief Inspector and Co-Founder Jim Truitt.

We missed our Middleton HS team as they had battery and controller issues preventing them from competing.

The first race of the day was our open and advanced cars. We had four cars line up for the competition. During the race, turn two created a challenge for drivers. USF Car 48 hit the curb bending their front tire rim sending them to the pits for this race. Pro EV car 39 had an issue and decided to go straight and through some cones. Thanks Cliff for the video.
FL State College car 904 rolled their car scratching up the roll bar and creating a dancing (wobble) in their front wheel. All drivers were okay due to the great safety guidelines used when the cars are built.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 33 laps
2nd Place FL State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 22 laps

Advancd
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 33 laps
2nd Place USF car 48 with 1 lap

Our second race was our high school teams. We had 4 cars line up as Kirkland car 555 found an issue with their car that prevented them from racing. The race went well, and drivers made it an interesting competition.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Plant City car 83 with 34 laps
2nd Place Plant City car 210 with 32 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 31 laps
4th Place Mulberry car 100 with 30 laps

We thank Noah Bild for coming out to see what Electrathon all was about and hope he continues to be a part of our group.

Our third race of the day was our high school, college 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 3 cars line up as our fourth car was found to have a steering issue preventing it from racing. In turn two, lap two, Mulberry High School Sponsor Todd Thuma hit the curb bending the rim and tire under the car, sending him to the pits.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
1st Place Mr. Perry (robotics and engineering instructor) in Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 37 laps 2nd Place Mr. White (Ampere EV, electrathon sponsor) in Plant City car 83 with 35 laps 3rd Place Mr. Thuma (Mulberry HS Sponsor) in Mulberry car 100 with 1 1/2 laps. The 4th race of the day was our high school teams. We had only three cars line up. Drivers did great and the competition between the Kirkland Ranch driver and the Mulberry Driver was fantastic.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
1st Place Kirkland car 555 with 38 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 37 laps
3rd Place Plant City car 83 with 21 laps

Our 5th and final race of the day was our open and advanced cars. We had 4 cars line up for the race. Pro Ev car 39 did the fastest lap of the day with a 28.054. USF Car 48 came around the last turn and gave the back of the FSCJ car 904 a good tap in the rear end. Pro EV car 39 had the motor seize up after 12 minutes of racing, sending him into a spin and then to the pits. Thanks Cliff for the videos.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
Open
1st Place Tiger car 4 with 34 laps
2nd Place FSCJ car 904 with 29 laps

Advanced
1st Place USF car 48 with 31 laps
2nd Place Pro EV car 39 with 25 laps

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

High School
1st Place Mulberry car 38 with 68 laps 2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 55 laps 3rd Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 38 laps 4th Place Plant City car 210 with 32 laps 5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 30 laps Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 67 laps 2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 51 laps Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 58 laps 2nd Place USF car 48 with 32 laps Our next STEM Electrathon Event will be held on Saturday April 20th in conjunction with Energy Whiz at the University of Central Florida in Cocoa Florida.