Principia Solar Car

The Principia College Solar Car Project is a team that designs, builds, and races solar powered vehicles.

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Principia Solar finished the race proudly in 2nd place, with 212 laps. Congratulations to University of Florida for winning 1st place with 273 laps!

Principia also left the track with the fastest lap time of 3:26. The Dr James Hill Sportsmanship Award also went to Principia.

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The race has finished! Stay tuned for results!

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After some challenges earlier in the day, Principia, with 160 laps, is now in second place to Florida, with 181 laps. We are looking forward to closing the gap tomorrow for the final day of racing!

Photo Credit: @ASC_SolarRacing

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With an eventful first day of racing in the books, Principia is currently in 1st place with 95 laps, followed closely by Florida State, with 90 laps.

Photo credit: @ASC_SolarRacing

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Principia just passed three cars at the end of a lap!!!

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Here is our full team picture for the @ElectrekCo #FSGP2023! Raycing starts shortly and you can follow along with the lap counts here! https://t.co/xs0Nqvm8a2

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Everything has led to this.

The Formula Sun Grand Prix begins tomorrow at 10 a.m.

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Not to be outdone, @prinsolar made some lightning quick runs tonight!

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With scrutineering finished, Principia has been catching lots of attention this week with students from all over coming to look at our car!

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Getting the car out of the garage for BPS (Battery Protection System) scrutineering!

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Principia Solar Car has already completed over half of the scrutineering tasks and it’s only day 1! Let’s keep up the good work!

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Lots of work to be done on the first day of scrutineering! Keep up with updates on our Instagram story!

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We arrived in Topeka, Kansas today and are getting ready for scrutineering starting tomorrow!

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Wiring brakes and turn signals!

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The solar car is ready for assembly and some time on the road before the big race in Topeka, Kansas from June 17 - July 2.

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Last year, one of the Principia Solar Car Team’s sponsors, Million Stories, created a docuseries at the 2022 American Solar Car Challenge.

Here is the link to the full playlist on Youtube:
https://t.co/7QiyUoZ11f

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More hard work from the Principia College solar car team to prepare for their race in Topeka, Kansas from June 27 - July 2.

Keep up with us on our other Social Media!
Instagram - @prinsolar
Facebook - Principia Solar Car

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The Principia College Solar Car Team is back hard at work this summer in preparation for the upcoming race in Topeka, Kansas from June 27 - July 2.

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@EV_Resource @ASC_SolarRacing Thank you!!

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Congratulations to Principia for placing 2nd in the Single Occupant Class with 1,866.6 miles driven! #ASC2022