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| American Solar Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Public Roads |
| Location | Varies |
| Corporate sponsor | Innovators Educational Foundation |
| First race | 1990 |
| Last race | 2024 |
| Distance | Varies |
| Duration | 8 days |
| Previous names | North American Solar Challenge, Sunrayce |
| Most wins (team) | University of Michigan |
The American Solar Challenge (ASC), previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test, and race solar-powered vehicles in a long distance road rally-style event. ASC is a test of teamwork, engineering skill, and endurance that stretches across thousands of miles of public roads.
The competition occurs every two years in the summer of even years. ASC 2020 was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]