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April 5, 2025, Florida State College Jacksonville Event

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On Saturday, April 5, 2025, Florida State College/Jacksonville (FSCJ) is partnering with Electrathon of Tampa Bay/Florida to hold the 2nd event at the FSCJ Downtown Campus, 401 West State Street, Jacksonville, FL.

There will be Electrathon car races, where students aged 14 years and older (middle/high school, college) and enthusiast, design, build and drive a go cart sized, battery car for one hour to see who can get the most laps.
Race fees are $40.00 per team car, each additional team car $10.00.
To RSVP contact Charlesharrison715@aol.com

Red – Course / Blue – Pits / Black – Start/Finish Line / Pink – Registration / Purple – Car Show / White – Culinary Fundraiser / Green – Parking

There will be a Classic Car Show, all types of cars and motorcycles welcome to attend. Bring your beauty out to the show, let others get to see the sleek designs and great motors.
To RSVP contact
Robert.wechsler@fscj.edu

The Florida State College/Jacksonville Culinary Arts Program will be doing a fund raiser. Homemade breakfast and lunch items will be for sale.

For those traveling and need a hotel close to the event:
Home 2 Suites/downtown
600 Park Street
Jacksonville, FL 32204

Hilton Garden/South Bank
1201 Kings Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32207

Southbank Hotel Riverside
1515 Prudential Dr
Jacksonville, FL 32207

Anybody who wants to park and lock their trailer in the parking lot of the downtown FSCJ campus is more than welcome to do that.

See Everyone on April 5th for a fun filled day at FSCJ.

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Electrathon Racers,

FPL is excited to announce our 2025 Electrathon Speedway Series calendar. Schedule, agenda, and logistics to follow but please respond with your tentative RSVP of races you’d like to attend, vehicle quantity, and estimated headcount. This is non-binding and simply for planning purposes.

FPL SPONSORED RACES

  • March 29 | Five Flags Speedway | Pensacola, FL
  • April 11 – 12 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, FL
    • In collaboration with Formula E
    • Teams will get to compete with an hour-long heat each day, display their Electrathon vehicles in the Fan Village, watch Formula E compete, and participate in behind-the-scenes tours
    • Dates and partnership confirmed, finalized agenda pending
    • Limited capacity, first-come first-served
  • May 17 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, FL
    • In collaboration with SRO sports car racing
    • Pending SRO approval, hold date if interested
  • June TBD | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona, FL
    • Pending NASCAR feedback and approval

In addition to the FPL Speedway Series, there are many regional races that FPL encourages teams to attend. Electrathon of FL has even put out their projected 25-26 race calendar! For the latest information on their events, including dates and track layouts, you can visit HERE.

For FPL sponsored teams, you are asked to participate in at least one race this year.

Please note, each race organizer has their own waivers, registration fees, schedules, deadlines, etc. Please connect directly with the organizer to understand their process and comply. FPL races are free to enter.

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January 11, 2025, Cold Weather Race in Jacksonville Florida

On Saturday, January 11th Florida State College at Jacksonville held their STEM Electrathon Event at the Cecil Field Campus.

It started out as a cool/damp morning. The winds created a challenge for teams and their canopies. The sun could have made the day a little warmer, but it decided not to attend the race.

Florida State College thanks Electrathon of Tampa Bay/Florida members, Charlie, Debbie, Trish and Mike for their continued support to get an Electrathon Group started in Jacksonville.

Florida State College thanks Andrew Cardy (cfmedia.net), for pictures, Cliff Rassweiler for videos, and anyone else that submitted photos for this event.

The teams arrived, got their pit areas set up and got their cars ready for Mike to conduct their car(s) inspection.

We missed the teams from Georgia that could not attend because of weather conditions that cancelled their permission to travel.

Teams met with race officials for the drivers meeting.

We had eight cars line up for the first race of the day.

The green flag dropped, and teams found their path on the course. A few teams had issues with their cars but overall, the race went well.

When Dr Doug Brauer, Dean of Engineering and Industry dropped the checkered flag, ending the first race, it was:

High School
1st Place Northview car 42 with 43 laps
2nd Place Nease car 550 with 34 laps
3rd Place Fairhope car 1 with 30 laps
4th Place Fairhope car 251 with 23 laps

Open
1st Place Electrathon Parts car 654 with 53 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 44 laps

Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 34 laps
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 with 32 laps

Teams made some adjustments to their cars between races, got their body temperatures warmer and had lunch.

We had seven cars line up for the second race.

Nease HS had a wheel bearing issue that prevented them from being in the second race.

The teams did very well; we did have a few issues and even had a spin out when Pro EV had their rear wheel lock up.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School

1st Place Northview car 42 with 46 laps
2nd Place Fairhope car 1 with 39 laps
3rd Place Fairhope car 251 with 24 laps (only 1 lap difference from first race, consistent performance of car and driver)

Open
1st Place Electrathon Parts car 654 with 54 laps (only 1 lap difference from first race, consistent performance of car and driver)
2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 44 laps (exact number of laps as first race, consistent performance of car and driver)

Advanced
1st Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 with 39 laps
2nd Place Pro EV car 39 with 39 laps

To find the overall winner for the race day, we add the laps from each race together.

High School
1st Place Northview car 42 with 89 laps

2nd Place Fairhope car 1 with 69 laps

3rd Place Fairhope car 251 with 47 laps

4th Place Nease car 550 with 34 laps

Open
1st Place Electrathon Parts car 654 with 107 laps

2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 904 with 88 laps

Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 73 laps

2nd Place Florida State College/Jacksonville car 32 with 71 laps

Additional photos at:

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0c9V8Q1ZYE6AKMOK3bginapkw

The next Electrathon Event in Jacksonville will be held on April 5, 2025.

For information about Steve Archer’s “CRATE” go to: www.electrathonparts.com/results