GO BLUE! - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SOLAR CAR WINS THE AMERICAN SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE.

Advanced Materials & Composites News,  August, 2001  

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The University of Michigan College of Engineering's car M-Pulse won the 2,300-mile American Solar Challenge, that ended in Claremont, California on 25 July. The victory was said to be especially poignant for the U-M team, which barely made it to the starting line after overcoming the damage of a devastating crash during a June practice run.

M-Pulse, which was unveiled in Ann Arbor in April 2001, took almost two years to design and build. The car was lauded at the unveiling for its design quality and racing capabilities, and word soon began to spread that the million-dollar ...

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