Transportation Division
Super Solar Powered Train (Mail-in Entry)

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2019
​Division Winner!
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Kai Mitchell
Charles H.  Barrows STEM Academy
North Windham, CT

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Goal: To design the fastest Solar Powered Train
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Specifications:
Train length must be 12" long (+/- 1”)
Train Width must be 3"(+/- 1")
Train Height must be 3" (+/-1")
Train must use any DC motor (4 motors max)
Train frame must have an attached cover measured to the dimensions above.*Plastic vacuum formed body is suggested, but other materials are allowed.

Submit Entry between June 1-5, 2023

Judging Procedure:
Mailed in Trains will be time tested on our 24 foot Pitsco Racetrack.  A USSSC custom built Solar Panel using Pitsco Ray Catcher Solar Panels will power the racetack. The train with the fastest time will be awarded Division Winner.

​Division Winner announced on June 15, 2023.