NOVEMBER 12, 2022 PLANT CITY HS RACE | Electrathon of Florida

We held our STEM Electrathon Event at Plant City High School on Saturday, November 12, 2022.

We thank Plant City High School for hosting our event.

We were not sure if this race was going to take place as hurricane Nicole came through Florida just a few days earlier.

Our Race Steward Mike Frederick held the drivers meeting.

As the teams lined up their cars for the first race, 11 cars were ready to compete

The green flag dropped started the first race and all 11 cars started their one-hour race. The race went very well, and drivers used their mirrors on this track.

When the checkered flag dropped, ending the first race, the results were:
High School Class
1st Place Plant City car 83 with 84 laps
2nd Place Kirkland car 555 with 78 laps
3rd Place Middleton car 133 with 77 laps
4th Place Middleton car 80 with 76 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 69 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 56 laps

Open Class
1st Place Jane Deere car 942 with 86 laps
2nd Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 85 laps
3rd Place Kinetic Industries car 99 with 79 laps
4th Place Kinetic Industries car 19 with 65 laps

Advanced Class
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 105 laps

Between races the teams made adjustments to their cars, changed tires and got some lunch.

Once again, 11 cars lined up for the second race

The green flag dropped, and the teams started the fun filled second race full of exciting things to watch.

Pro EV car 39 had an issue and had to pit.

Plant City car 83 went into turn one and did not make the entire turn causing them to strike the curbing ending their day of racing. The driver was a little banged up but is okay.

Mulberry car 38 had the front tire go down causing them to pit.

Kinetic Industries car 19 ran the first race and decided not to change their battery to see if they could get two races out of one set of batteries. Everything was going well until they blew the front tire and decided to call it a day.

Mulberry car 100 blew a tire and changed it to find that it blew again as soon as they rolled the car to get back on the track.

Middleton car 133 blew a tire, changed it and got back into the race.

Jane Deere car 942 had a battery issue and ended their second race early.

When the checkered flag dropped, ending the second race, the results were:
High School Class
1st Place Kirkland car 555 with 85 laps
2nd Place Middleton car 133 with 74 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 58 laps
4th Place Middleton car 80 with 42 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 40 laps
6th Place Plant City car 83 with 27 laps

Open Class
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 86 laps
2nd Place Kinetic Industries car 99 with 76 laps
3rd Place Jane Deere car 942 with 49 laps
4th Place Kinetic Industries car 19 with 28 laps

Advanced Class
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 94 laps

To find our overall race results for the day we add the two race lap totals. Final results for the race day:

High School
1st Place Kirkland car 555 with 163 laps and a best lap of 35.756