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ISU sun car finished 5th in national race

June 29, 1999 By admin

The Iowa State University solar car finished the national sunrayceunofficially in fifth place out of 29 cars. The race ended today in Orlando,Florida where I-S-U team captain Allen Ihlefeld says they’re enjoying theirbest finish ever.The I-S-U car came out of the qualifying races in the top spot, but Ihlefeldsays the abundant clouds and rain hurt them early on.He says their top five finish is due to a lot preparation.Ihlefeld says the team will take some time off in Florida before returninghome.The I-S-U team finished the 13-hundred-40 mile journey with and averagespeed of almost 22 miles-an-hour. The winner of the race was the Universityof Missouri-Rolla. That’s the school where Martin Jischke was presidentbefore leaving to become the president of I-S-U.

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