MantaGT

Project Information:

Team President: David Hampton(1996-97), Christopher Carr(1997-present)
Faculty Advisor: Mark Drela
Cost: $250,000
Project Time: 1 year 10 months
Sponsors:

Races:

Sunrayce 97: Second place
1998 World Solar-Car Rallye in Akita: Third place (81 competitors)
Top finisher with Pb-Acid batteries and terrestrial solar cells!
DREAM CUP Solar Car Race SUZUKA '98: Fifth place (68 competitors)

Media and Displays:

Shikoku EV Rally Festival '98	August 1998
Toyota Automobile Museum in Nagoya, Japan	August 1998
MIT Materials Processing Center: Materials Day	October 1997
Weston Middle School	October 1997
Publicity Meeting with NASCAR Driver Bobby Labonte	September 1997
EcoFest Parade (New York City)	September 1997
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics	September 1997
New York Hall of Science	August 1997
Cape Cod MIT Alumni Association	Spring 1997
MIT Materials Processing Center: Poster Presentation	November 1996

Specifications:

Sunrayce 97

Weight: 234 kg (516 lbs) - including driver but not batteries
Length: 4.89 m (16.04 ft)
Width: 1.99 m (6.53 ft)
Height: 0.96 m (3.15 ft)
Motor: 8 hp; 13.61 kg (30 lbs); mfr: Solectria
Solar array peak: 1000 W; mfr: Siemens
Batteries: 140 kg (309 lbs); 108 volts; mfr: Trojan
Chassis: chromoly tubing, varying thickness; 19.5 kg (43 lbs)
Brakes: Front dual hydraulic, rear regenerative
Wheels: 3; magnesium; solid; 20 in diameter; mfr: MIT/Draper Labs

Japan Tour 98

Weight: 206 kg (454 lbs) - including driver but not batteries
Length: 4.89 m (16.04 ft)
Width: 1.99 m (6.53 ft)
Height: 1.00 m (3.28 ft) - including fin
Motor: 8 hp; 13.61 kg (30 lbs); mfr: Solectria - used at Suzuka and Shikoku
9 hp; 16kg (35 lbs); mfr: NGM - used at WSR
Solar array peak: 750 W; mfr: AstroPower
Batteries: 72 kg (158.73 lbs); 96 volts; mfr: Deka
Chassis: chromoly tubing, varying thickness; 19.5 kg (43 lbs)
Brakes: Front dual hydraulic, rear regenerative
Wheels: 3; magnesium; solid; 20 in diameter; mfr: MIT/Draper Labs