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Why Have This Competition? |
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More and more engineering schools in America, and Europe, are requiring their students to have hands-on, realistic application of the theoretical principles they are learning in the classroom. America's pre-eminent technical university,
M.I.T. , as well as
universities
associated with the
S.A.E.
(Society of Automotive Engineers), and
polythechnical
universities
throughout Europe, are all now promoting the study of
Alternative Fuels through university sponsored
E-KART projects
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This trend is the genesis for the Career Center
Alternative Fuel Club's
entrée into the world of go-karting, and the development of several go-karts to run on alternative fuels. We invite you to be part of this forward thinking, team-building, environmentally friendly teaching opportunity.
On the upper right is a SAE race kart designed by the Dartmouth University Go-Kart Team.
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When is the Go Green Go-Kart Competition? |
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WHEN
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The competition will be held on May 19, 2010 .
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WHERE:
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Career Center, 1615 Miller St., Winston-Salem, NC 27103
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WHO CAN ENTER
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The competition is open to all high school affiliated teams in North Carolina.
Team registration is due
April 19th .
See the "Team Registration" section below to register online.
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Information packets are available by contacting the Career Center. The following teacher is the club sponsor:
WE WILL HELP YOUR TEAM DESIGN and BUILD
their kart, if you want! We will have tech sessions open to all clubs and club sponsors.
Click here for more help on getting started
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For more information, please click the following link:
Go Green Go-Kart Competition
(MS Word document with more information on the competition)
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2009 Go Green Go-Kart Competition was a BIG Success! |
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The Alternative Fuels - Environmental Club at the Career Center hosted an alternative fuels
Go Green Go-Kart Competition
on May 20, 2009 as part of the annual Carnival Day. Karts were powered by electricity, ethanol, biodiesel, and WVO (waste vegetable oil.) Go-Karts were designed by teams from Career Center, Atkins, Carter Vocational, and Reagan. There were a total of 12 go-karts entered in the event. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology also had representatives attend.
Thanks to all the participants, volunteers, sponsors, and organizers for making this inaugural event a TREMENDOUS SUCCESS! Below are links and photos of the event. More will be added as they are submitted to the website.
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 Click on the following link to view websites of interest for your go-kart team:
Useful Links
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As in any competition, there are requirements, competition rules, and safety regulations. Click on this link to view the
rules and regulations
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In order to compete in this competition, you must register. Click on the following link to enter your team registration information:
Team Registration
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