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The Legacy Vehicles section
is dedicated to celebrating the vehicles that have made
the LAAE program so successful. This success has been further
reflected by students directly involved in the construction
of these vehicles, as they pursue future and even current
careers in engineering. If you find any incorrect or inaccurate
information presented in any of these pages, please
contact us so
that we may fix them as quickly as possible. Clarifications and
additional details about these vehicles are also welcome.
SPEED RACER
Built in 1992 - this is the first electrathon vehicle
of LAAE. Qualified in last place, during the race
it finished in the middle of the pack. |
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COOL RUNNINGS
Built in 1994 - this if the first solar vehicle
of LAAE. First place win at Winston Solar Challenge
in Dallas, Texas, July 1995. |
SOLAR SHADOW
Built in 1996 - the Solar Shadow hit a home-run
when it completed the World Solar Challenge across
the continent of Australia in 1996. Also competed
in the Winston Solar Challenge. |
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LIGHT SPEED
Built in 1998 - set a national speed record (100
km in 2 hours 21 minutes) in the Solar BikeRayce
USA in Kansas. |
HIGH VOLTAGE
Built in 1999 - this is, by far, the nicest paint
job on any of the current LAAE fleet. The first
race was at the Pentad Nationals Cal State Dominguez
Hills Velodrome, June 2000. |
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LIGHT SPEED II
Built in 2000 - Light Speed II is the replacement
for Light Speed and it is the most efficient solar
vehicle, utilizing the wheel motor. An average speed
of 42 MPH at the ZEV Challenge. |
SOLAR SHADOW II
Built in 2001 - the successor of Solar Shadow, competed
in American Solar Challenge in 2001, and was the
only high school that finished that race. |
LIGHT SPEED III
Built in 2002 - the successor to Light Speed II.
It has won the national championship in Solar BikeRayce
2002 and has raced in Solar BikeRayce 2003. |
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