Student Vehicle Gets 800+ MPG at SAE Event
17 June 1999
WARRENDALE, Pa. -- St. Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights, Minnesota won the
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) Supermileage(R) competition
on June 12 by achieving 882.07 miles-per-gallon during the two-day event.
Fourteen teams competed in the 20th annual competition that was hosted by
Eaton Corporation at their Proving Grounds in Marshall, Michigan.
On their first run, St. Thomas Academy recorded the winning
miles-per-gallon figure. Their second and third runs both achieved over
800 mpg. Ryerson Polytechnic University from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
finished second with 526.84 mpg as their highest and Universite de Sherbrooke
from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada was third with 497.65 mpg.
The top ten teams of the Supermileage(R) competition were:
Place Teams MPG
1 St. Thomas Academy #1 882.07
2 Ryerson Polytechnic University #10 526.84
3 Universite de Sherbrooke #14 497.65
4 Comstock Engineering #4 448.95
5 University of Massachusetts #12 396.23
6 The University of Akron #2 364.63
7 LeTourneau University #5 320.07
8 Marshall #9 283.88
9 Universite de Moncton #8 265.78
10 The Pennsylvania State University #7 239.80
Supermileage(R) is one of eight collegiate design competitions held each
year by SAE throughout North America. Other events include three regional
Mini Baja competitions for off-road vehicles, two Aero Design competitions for
radio-controlled aircraft, a Formula SAE competition for mini formula-style
race cars, and a Walking Machine Decathlon for robotics.
For more information about the Supermileage(R) competition, visit the SAE
web site at http://www.sae.org/students/supermw.htm or contact Lori Pail at SAE
International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001; telephone
724-772-8534; fax 724-776-0890; e-mail lorile@sae.org.