[ajolympian2004]

Other on-line stories on this event -

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060424/LOCAL/60424048/-1/rss

[RightWhale]

If there were a headwind of 10 mph would this creation get any miles at all?

[MarkeyD]

But where did Reitz place (Mater Dei cross town rival, where I went to school)?

[MichiganConservative]

Those look practical for a family of 4 or 6.

[Lekker 1]

While American Universities continue with the "gee-whiz" games, other countries are developing vehicles for the real consumer.

[Right Wing Assault]

Hey, it's great seeing kids use their heads, make things, and compete with each other. Time we bring that stuff back.

[Hodar]

Students submitted 49 cars in the competition, each one powered by a single-cylinder, four-stroke engine.

Ok, I'll bite. Other than making a light weight and aerodynamic body, with the smallest and lightest student the school can provide; what did the students do? I mean, if they used ultra-sonics to help vaporize fuel, that would be one thing; but the article was poorly written in telling what was tried, and what worked. Solar power assist? Fly-wheel for energy storage, or just running the chain-saw motor on a really lean mixture?

[thackney]

Stock Class Winner Mater Dei High School, Evansville, IN

Unlimited Class Winner, William Henry Harrison High School, Lafayette, IN

[Eastbound]

'Ya know, Barney! I'll be glad when the new models come out next year. Just think! Ten miles per hour. Heh! I'll bet the wind pressure will blow yer arms off!'

[Imgr8t]

Great stuff. These kids will be the ones to help us to stick out our collective middle finger to the middle-east's oil.

[expatpat]

Hey, you can't say "Mater Dei" -- it's not PC. It means 'Mother of God'.