As a
part of a fun-filled E-Day, 22 local high school and middle school teams are
harnessing the sun’s rays to see who has the fastest and coolest solar-powered
car on the track.
MLGW’s A-Blazing Race is a
part of the University of Memphis’ Engineering Day set for Friday, Oct. 23.
One past winning team fashioned a
miniature car from a Girl Scout cookie box to claim first prize. The teams are racing in a series of
head-to-head competitions with double elimination.
Dozens of high school and
middle school students are expected to compete at various events and activities
like the Egg Drop contest and FIRST Lego League, a robotics competition, at
E-Day, hosted by Herff College of Engineering.
What: E-Day
& A-Blazing Race Competition
When: Friday,
Oct. 23
· Car Race: 10:45 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. with 17 middle school
teams competing
· Car Race: 12:40 p.m.
to 1:20 p.m. with five high school teams
competing
Where: Race in the U of M parking lot at Zach Curlin
and Norriswood
Parking:
Central Avenue lot or
Zach Curlin parking garage near Campus School. Call 901-678-2212 to get an
advance parking pass or for any parking questions.
Who’s competing: Arlington, Bartlett and East High schools;
White Station, Collierville, Sherwood, Germantown, Houston and Millington Middle
schools and Memphis Homeschool Tutorial. (Some schools have three separate teams
made up of two to eight students on each team.)
Prizes awarded for speed,
best design and best notebook for the A-Blazing Race. To see a past solar race
go to http://www.mlgw.com/community/ablaze
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