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