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.
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
Electrathon of Tampa Bay/Florida held the end of the year (2022 2023 season) banquet at American Legion Post 4 on Saturday, May 6th.
We thank Mike Frederick and the American Legion Post 4 for hosting our event and serving a fantastic meal consisting of salad, steak, shrimp, baked potato, corn and desserts.
We recognized Ken Fiallos, Founder of Electrathon of Tampa Bay and Co-Founder Mike Frederick, Jim Truitt and Vic Nieves were not in attendance.
Executive Director, Charles Harrison recognized Trish and Mike Ralph for their dedication and hard work. They remake the fantastic trophies from one’s that were donated to our organization, come to every race, helps from set up to tear down, and more behind the scenes. Thank You Trish and Mike.
Mulberry High School Sponsor Todd Thuma recognized the Mulberry HS Student of the Year, Kyle Francis Kyle has been a member of the Panther Racing Team for three years. He has been a large part of the team serving in all capacities; pit crew and driver. As his coach I have enjoyed watching him grow in both Electrathon and as a student in the engineering program. Kyle is moving on to Florida Polytechnic where I hope to see him racing with the Polytechnic Team.
Charles Harrison recognized Middleton High School Sponsor William Knight for graduating from Florida State College with a bachelor’s degree in education science with an emphasis on people with disabilities, that is why he is not in attendance.
William did want to recognize Middleton HS Student of the Year Michael Klien. To say Michael Klein has been an asset to the Middleton Racing Tigers Team would be an understatement. His dedication, leadership and hard work has allowed our team to prosper. Michael has put in countless hours doing everything from training new drivers to welding and repairing cars to making sure we have all necessary equipment loaded up for each race. While we are excited for the next chapter in Michael’s life, he will be greatly missed.
Plant City High School Sponsor David Kocher recognized the Plant City HS Student of the Year, Dylan Mitchell. Dylan has been a great team member at every race he and his family have made it to. He has really made it worth keeping the program alive at Plant City High School and I have really enjoyed his participation the past two years. Hopefully he can continue to participate as his loyal fans – his cheering section – would be missed on race day.
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation Sponsor David Kocher recognized the Kirkland Ranch Student of the Year, Jayrell Torres. What makes Jayrell such a standout is how much he gives to the team in his time and focus. He is always willing to spend extra time outside of school to help prepare for race weekends. While he is not one of my Auto program students, he definitely does quite a bit in the shop working on the carts during his class with me. I think he has learned a lot about teamwork during his participation in the races this year. I really appreciate his effort and the support his family has been to our team this year.
Electrathon of Tampa Bay/Florida awarded David Kocher with the Sponsor of the Year Award for his dedication not only to his original school, Plant City HS but his current school Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation. Yes, that is correct, not only is David Teaching his classes at his new high school and heading up their Electrathon Team, but David is still taking care of the Electrathon Team at his original school. This is true dedication and love for his students.
We awarded Mulberry High School for the Flat Tire Award. They have become proficient at getting the car(s) tire changed and back into the race. Todd offered to give lessons to other teams on their techniques.
We awarded two teams with the “I Broke Mine Award” during a race to S & J Racing (Stephen and John) and Kinetic Industries (Kevin). We are just glad that they were okay and decided to return to the track.
Throughout the race season teams acquire season points for each race they participate in. Points are awarded based on the Place that they finished in each race. The points are added up and the top season points winner is awarded at the end of year awards. High School Season Points 1st Place Winner Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 272 season points
High School 2nd Place Season Points Winner Middleton High School car 133 with 268 season points
High School 3rd Place Season Points Winner Plant City High School car 83 with 241 season points
Open Class Season Points Winner is Tiger Racing car 4 with 369 season points
Advanced Class Season Points Winner is Pro EV car 39 with 311 season points (accepting the award is Trish and Charlotte)
We wish everyone a safe and happy summer, see you on August 26th for our fun workday at Middleton High School
We held our last STEM Electrathon Event for the 2022 2023 Season at Mulberry High School on Saturday, May 6th.
We thank Mulberry Sponsor Todd Thuma, his team and MHS Administration for hosting our event.
We welcome back the University of South Florida team.
The pit area was full of energy as teams got ready for the last race day of the season
The teams met with our Race Steward for instructions, flag identification and safety protocols.
The track opened for 30 minutes so that drivers could run practice laps.
The teams lined up for the first race
The green flag dropped and off they went. During the first race Kinetic Industries car 19 had a rear tire issue that sent them to the pits. USF car 48 went in and out of the pits so they could make adjustment. The high school teams ran strong as they worked to end the race season as the season point’s winner. Mulberry car 100 had an issue that sent them to the pits.
When the checkered flag dropped, ending the first race, the results were: High School Class 1st Place Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 93 laps 2nd Place Middleton car 133 with 75 laps 3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 74 laps 4th Place Plant City car 83 with 63 laps 5th Place Middleton car 80 with 61 laps Mulberry car 100 completed 7 laps (6.15.023) they did not have a cumulative 10 minutes of racing and did not receive season points for this race.
Open Class 1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 90 laps 2nd Place Kinetic Ind. car 99 with 80 laps 3rd Place Ryno car 360 with 68 laps 4th Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 66 laps 5th Place Kinetic Ind. car 19 with 35 laps
Advanced Class 1st Place S & J Racing car 256 with 88 laps 2nd Place Silver Bullet car 13 with 60 laps 3rd Place USF car 48 with 48 laps
Between races teams worked on their cars and ate some lunch.
Teams lined up for the second race
The green flag dropped and the teams found their line on the track. Kinetic car 19 had another rear tire issue, sending them to the pits. Teams went through some tires but got them changed out and back into the race.
When the checkered flag dropped ending the second race, the results were: High School Class 1st Place Kirkland Ranch car 555 with 85 laps 2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 83 laps 3rd Place Middleton car 80 with 72 laps 4th Place Mulberry car 38 with 67 laps 5th Place Middleton car 133 with 63 laps 6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 43 laps
Open Class 1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 88 laps 2nd Place Kinetic Ind. car 99 with 82 laps 3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 75 laps 4th Place Ryno car 360 with 73 laps 5th Place Kinetic Ind. car 19 with 16 laps
Advanced Class 1st Place S & J Racing car 256 with 87 laps 2nd Place USF car 48 with 56 laps 3rd Place Silver Bullet car 13 with 46 laps
We thank the University of South Florida team for the race video footage
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 Ranch Academy of Innovation car 555 with 178 laps
2nd Place Plant City car 83 with 146 laps
3rd Place Mulberry car 38 with 141 laps
4th Place Middleton car 133 with 138 laps
5th Place Middleton car 80 with 133 laps
6th Place Mulberry car 100 with 50 laps
Open Class 1st Place Tiger Racing car 4 with 178 laps
2nd Place Kinetic Ind. car 99 with 162 laps
3rd Place Silver Bullet car 94 with 141 laps (race times of 1.00.08 & 1.00.24)
4th Place Ryno car 360 with 141 laps (race times of 1.00.20 & 1.00.30)
5th Place Kinetic Ind. Car 19 with 51 laps
Advanced Class 1st Place S & J Racing car 256 with 175 laps
The end of Year Banquet will be held at our Race Stewards (Mike Frederick) American Legion Post 4, 1375 Ariana Street, Lakeland, Florida 33803.
Arrive at the banquet (after the May 6th race at Mulberry High School) between 3pm to 330pm, dinner will be served, and awards will start no later than 4pm.
Beverages (non-alcohol and alcohol) will be paid for by the attendee, not ETO
RSVP had to be turned in by April 25th, 2023. No RSVP will be taken after the deadline.
If you have RSVP, make sure that you attend as Electrathon of Tampa Bay/Florida is paying for the number of RSVP dinners.
Our last STEM Electrathon Event for 2022 – 2023 Season will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Mulberry High School. The address is 1 Panther Place, Mulberry, Florida 33860.
Red Track Blue Pits Purple Team Overflow Parking White Visitor/Guests Parking Green Scoring Tower and Registration
The awards for this race will be presented at the End of the Year Banquet. End of Year Banquet will be held at our Race Stewards (Mike Frederick) American Legion Post 4, 1375 Ariana Street, Lakeland, Florida 33803. Arrive at the banquet after the race, 3pm to 330pm, dinner will be served, and awards will start no later than 4pm. If you have RSVP, make sure that you attend as Electrathon of Tampa Bay/Florida is paying for the number of RSVP dinners. Thanks
