North Dakota Solar Race Car to Visit Las Vegas.

[gail <gail@dri.edu>]

The University of North Dakota Solar Car Team will be in Las Vegas from
March 8 to 12 to test their solar race car, called SUBZERO 2, at the Las
Vegas Motor Speedway.  On Wednesday, March 10, between 9:00 and 11:30
AM, the team members will show the solar powered car at the Desert
Research Institute, 755 East Flamingo.  At 9:30 and 10:30 they will do
short presentations about SUBZERO 2 and the individual team members will
be available during the rest of the morning to answer questions.

The stop at the DRI will be the team's only one away from the Speedway
as they will be here primarily to test the car.  They do want to
interact briefly with students and the public during this visit to
increase awareness about solar energy and technology.  This is an
opportunity to see the SUBZERO 2's array of 756 solar cells which will
produce approximately 1000 Watts of power, and to learn more about the
rest of the car from the students who built it.

>From June 20 through June 29 the UND team from Grand Forks will
participate in the 1300 mile Sunrayce from Washington, D.C. to Florida. 
Their visit in Las Vegas provides an opportunity to see a solar race car
and learn from the team members what is involved in the design,
construction and testing.