We held our third STEM Electrathon Event at Plant City High School on Saturday, November 4th. We thank Sponsor David Kocher, his team and Plant City HS Administration for their support of our organization. 

Teams arrived, got signed in and their cars inspected. The pits were busy with teams making last minute adjustments.

We welcome the Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) Team to our races. Robert and his team have a very interesting car that drew the attention of our teams.

We welcome Middleton High Schools new advanced battery car to the track. William and his team have a sleek looking car.

Our Race Steward Mike Frederick met with everyone for the drivers/teams meeting.

We had eleven cars line up for the first, one hour competition.

The teams/cars did very well and there were hardly any issues. The new cars from Middleton and Florida State College (FSCJ) were amazing for their first time on the track for competition in our area.

When the checkered flag dropped the standings were:
High School
1st Place Kirkland car 555 with 87 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 38 with 72 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 69 laps
4th Place Middleton car 80 with 59 laps
5th Place Plant City car 83 with 52 laps
6th Place Middleton car 133 with 41 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 86 laps
2nd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 82 laps
3rd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 82 laps

Advanced
1st Place Middleton car 27 with 62 laps
2nd Place USF car 48 with 38 laps

Between races the teams made adjustments to their cars, ate lunch and checked out each other’s cars.

We had eleven cars line up for the second race of the day.

Mulberry car 38 had their chain issue return after a great first race. Plant City car 83 had some battery issues. Other teams had minor issues.

We had a scoring system issue that caused us to stop the race for a computer reboot. Our teams handled it well and wound up racing for approximately 66 minutes.

When the checkered flag dropped it was: High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 91 laps 2nd Place Mulberry car 100 with 65 laps (66.49.507)
3rd Place Middleton car 80 with 65 laps  (66.96.201)
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 53 laps
5th Place Middleton car 133 with 46 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 39 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 95 laps
2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 64 laps
3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 60 laps

Advanced
1st Place Middleton car 27 with 45 laps
2nd Place USF car 48 with 41 laps

We add the laps from each race to get our overall race results for the day.

High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 178 laps

2nd Place Mulberry car 100 with 134 laps

3rd Place Middleton car 80 with 124 laps

4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 111 laps

5th Place Plant City car 83 with 105 laps

6th Place Middleton car 133 with 87 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 181 laps

2nd Place Florida State College at Jacksonville car 904 with 146 laps

3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 142 laps

Advanced
1st Place Middleton car 27 with 107 laps

2nd Place USF car 48 with 79 laps

The best lap of the day (33.526) was done by Kirkland Ranch car 555 during the first race.

Our next STEM Electrathon Event will be held on Saturday December 2nd at Mulberry High School in Polk County Florida.

Our third STEM Event of the 2023 2024 Season will be held on November 4, 2023.

Location: Plant City High School, 1 Raider Place, Plant City FL

Red Course

Blue Pits

We held our second STEM Electrathon Event at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation (KRAI) in Pasco County on Saturday, October 14th. We thank KRAI Sponsor David Kocher, his team and Administration for their support of our organization. We thank Jarrett Ford Dade City, Wesley Chapel Toyota, and Elder Ford Tampa for bringing out their vehicles. We also thank 1 Up Burger Food Truck for coming out to our event, the burgers and fries were really good. Trish and Torie went all out to get us to wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month; they brought homemade cookies, cupcakes, goody bags and trophies.

Our KRAI team honored Breast Cancer Awareness Month with their car 555.

Teams arrived and got signed in and their cars inspected. The pits were busy with teams making last minute adjustments.

Our Race Steward Mike Ralph met with everyone for the drivers/teams meeting.

We had eight cars line up for the first, one hour competition.

There were a few issues during the first race for a number of our teams but they did not give up, getting them back onto the track.
When the checkered flag dropped the standings were:
High School
1st Place Middleton car 80 with 57 laps
2nd Place Mulberry car 100 with 53 laps
3rd Place Middleton car 133 with 52 laps
4th Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 50 laps
5th Place Plant City car 83 with 37 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 20 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 67 laps

Advanced
1st Place USF car 48 with 42 laps

Between races the teams made adjustments to their cars, ate lunch from 1 Up Burger Truck, enjoyed the cookies and cupcakes and looked at the electric vehicles, asking a lot of questions.

We had seven cars line up for the second race of the day.

USF Car 48 developed an internal issue with their wheel hub motor preventing them from being in the second race. The Mulberry HS team worked to figure out their car issues that just would not go away. Sponsor Todd Thuma and his team never give up.

When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 67 laps
2nd Place Middleton car 80 with 50 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 45 laps
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 42 laps
5th Place Middleton car 133 with 39 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 18 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 68 laps

We add the laps from each race to get our overall race results for the day.
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 117 laps

2nd Place Middleton car 80 with 107 laps

3rd Place Mulberry car 100 with 98 laps

4th Place Middleton car 133 with 91 laps

5th Place Plant City car 83 with 79 laps

6th Place Mulberry car 38 with 38 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 135 laps

Advanced
1st Place USF car 48 with 42 laps

The best lap of the day (42.350) was done by Kirkland Ranch car 555 during the first race.

Our next STEM Electrathon Event will be held on Saturday November 4th at Plant City High School.

Our second STEM Electrathon Event of the 2023 2024 Season will be held on October 14, 2023.

Location: Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation
32555 Innovation Drive
Wesley Chapel, Florida 33545.

Red – Course
Blue – Pits
White – Tower
Green – Registration

We held our first STEM Electrathon Event at Hillsborough Community College/Brandon Campus on Saturday, September 16th. We thank HCC, Sami Kadamani and Edwin Kelley for their support of our organization. The set up for our event began before the sun started to rise. We thank those that arrived early to help get things ready. Teams arrived, got signed in and their cars inspected.

Our Race Steward Mike Frederick met with everyone for the drivers/teams meeting.

The track opened for 30 minutes of practice laps so drivers could get familiar with the course. We had eight cars line up for the first, one hour competition.

As the green flag dropped to start the race the cars were slow to get going. The Mulberry 38 car had a wheel weld break before they got to turn one, ending their first race. Just shy of 11 minutes into the race Pro EV car 39 had a motor/sprocket issue sending them to the pits. Mulberry car 100 had their front wheel come apart, the pit crew got a new tire and rim on the car and back into the race they went. Plant City car 83 and Middleton car 80 had battery issues that slowed them down later in the race.
When the checkered flag dropped the standings were:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 95 laps
2nd Place Middleton car 133 with 63 laps
3rd Place Plant City car 83 with 53 laps
4th Place Middleton car 80 with 52 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 40 lapsOpen
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 94 laps
Advanced
1st Place Pro EV with 12 laps
Thank you, Pro EV, Cliff for video clip from the first race.

Between races the teams made adjustments to their cars, ate lunch and checked out each other’s cars. We thank Mike Ralph for welding Mulberry car 38’s rear wheel assembly. The track opened for practice laps and Pro EV car 39 was out there after making the repairs/adjustments that showed up in the first race. We had eight cars line up for the second race of the day.

When the green flag dropped the teams seemed determined to do better than the first race. Mulberry car 38 started off the line and threw a chain, they worked to get it lined up and could not get it resolved so they returned to the pits, ending their race day. Kirkland Ranch car 555 had their new driver identifier blocking their transponder signal and had to stop to move its position. Pro EV car 39’s rear wheel issue returned just shy of 12 minutes on the track ending their race day. Mulberry car 100 had chain issues during the race.
When the checkered flag dropped it was:
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 92 laps
2nd Place Middleton car 80 with 91 laps
3rd Place Middleton car 133 with 76 laps
4th Place Plant City car 83 with 53 laps
5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 35 laps
Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 102 laps
Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 21 laps
Thank you, Pro EV, Cliff for video clip from the second race.

We add the laps from each race to get our overall race results for the day.
High School
1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 187 laps

2nd Place Middleton car 80 with 143 laps

3rd Place Middleton car 133 with 139 laps

4th Place Plant City car 83 with 106 laps

5th Place Mulberry car 100 with 75 laps

Open
1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 196 laps

Advanced
1st Place Pro EV car 39 with 33 laps

The best lap of the day (30.861) was done by Tiger Racing car 4 during the second race.

Our first STEM Electrathon Event for 2023 – 2024 is approaching.

On September 16,2023 we will hold our first event at Hillsborough Community College located at 10451 Nancy Watkins Drive, Tampa FL 3619.

The minor/parental waivers, race day schedule, media release info for minor students have been sent to your email address on file. If you do not receive the email, contact Charles Harrison or Trish Ralph.

Red Track
Yellow Caution Barrier
Green Pits
Black Scoring Tower and Registration
Overflow parking will be in the parking lot EAST of the track.

We had a great workday at Middleton High School on Saturday, August 26, 2023. We thank William Knight, his team and Administration for hosting our all-teams workday and meeting. We thank Trish and Dawn for ordering and doing the prep of the food for this event.

Middleton, Mulberry, J & S, Jane Deere, Lyman (E. Coast) and Florida Power and Light attended.

We provided donuts for a morning snack and had sandwich trays, cookies and drinks for lunch.

Thank you everyone that attended.

CONGRATULATIONS

The 2023 election of our Executive Board has been determined and approved at the August 26th meeting by the members that were present.

Executive Director – Charles Harrison
President – Ryan Norden
Vice President – Jim Truitt
Executive Secretary – Trish Ralph
Treasurer – Fredi Beck
Director of Events – Mike Frederick
Director of Registration – Dawn Swanson
Director of Technology/Communications – Nicodemus Brothers
Community Outreach Directors (3) – Todd Thuma, David Kocher, Victoria Hobbs
Florida Power and Light Liaison – Isabella Burkhardt
Ken Fiallos – Advisor

WELCOME NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

We have changed the race location for our November and January Races. Please see the update to the schedule.

Charlie

On behalf of Electrathon of Tampa Bay/Florida, we congratulate our High School Seniors and those getting their degrees at colleges.

Have a supper summer, stay safe and healthy.