Ottawa Electrathon

Date

2008 Electrathon cancelled!

Location

Algonquin College, Woodroffe campus in parking lot #9

Contact

Pius Gratwohl, 613-829-8886 or Pius_Gratwohl@occdsb.on.ca

Electrathon Objective

The objective of the Electrathon contest is to travel as far as possible in one-hour (two hours for 2008) in a single-seater vehicle using only the energy available from approximately 30.4 kilograms (67 pounds) of lead-acid batteries.

(possible changes may include unlimited time, or 2 hour limit - new course)

Electrathon Vehicles

The vehicles must comply with a set of rules (e.g. 3 or more wheels, safety devices). Creativity in the design and construction of the vehicles is encouraged. The Electrathon cars are much like the solar cars that take part of international competitions, except that they do not have the (expensive) solar panels, allowing them to be constructed on limited budgets. Like larger on-road electric cars, the Electrathon cars produce no air pollution in operation, and can be virtually silent.

Electrathon Competition Classes

This year's competition is open to two classes of vehicles. The High School Electrathon class and the Electrathon Open Class. Both types of vehicles must be constructed according to the same guidelines and rules presented within this site. The only difference is that the High School Class is oriented to High School students and teams only while the Open class is open to all competitors.

High School Class

High school owned vehicles or vehicles owned by high school age students with instructor supervision of student driver(s) and crew.
Maximim battery weight (sealed batteries only) - 67lbs.
Minimum driver weight (plus ballast) - 180lbs.

Open Class

Vehicle owners and drivers may be any individual, group or school.
Maximim battery weight (sealed batteries only) - 67lbs.
Minimum driver weight (plus ballast) - 180lbs.

Rules

Electrathon Rules for 2007 Ottawa Carleton High School Electrathon (unchanged from 2006)
Old rules - 2004 and 2005
Track information - meaning of coloured flags
Track rules

Schedule

Friday May 25, 2007

8:30 pm - Facility opens and and registration sign-in begins
9:45pm - Safety inspections begin
10:30pm - Drivers Meeting
Race will take place from 11-1pm.
1:30pm - Post-race committee meeting
2:00pm - Awards Presentation
2:30pm - Packing up

Registration

Registration for the 2007 Ottawa High School Electrathon is now open! Elegible entrants are school teams, private teams and individuals. Advance registration will be mandatory, as we will have no facility to accept late registrations or registration on the day of the event. All teams and individuals will be required to sign liability waivers.

Team entry fee $75 (maximum 7 team members).

Advance registration is mandatory.

To register:

Familiarize yourself with the Electrathon rules
Complete a "Team Registration and Waiver" and send it in with your registration fee. * Mandatory
Fill in an "Individual Waiver" for each team member. ** Mandatory - Bring these to Electrathon.
Complete "Photo Release" form.
Send in your team registration form and registration fee of $75 (cheque only please, no cash - make cheques out to St. Peter H.S.)

Please fax registration forms and mail cheques to:

St. Peter H.S.
Att: Pius Gratwohl
750 Charlemagne Blvd.
Orleans, ON K4A 3M4
(613) 837-9377
Fax: (613) 837-7235

Pius Gratwohl, 613-829-8886 or Pius_Gratwohl@occdsb.on.ca

** Mandatory - Bring these to Electrathon.

We will allow a maximum of 16 teams or vehicles to register due to limited resources. Register soon!

Resources

Electrathon America

Current Rules - 2007/2008

Electrathon America Handbook 2007/2008 includes Vehicle Design Rules, Vehicle Design Guidelines and Event Rules

Past rules for reference only

Electrathon America Handbook 2005/2006 includes Vehicle Design Rules, Vehicle Design Guidelines and Event Rules
Electrathon America Event Design Rules 2005/2006
2004 Vehicle Design Rules
2004 Event Design Rules
Handbook Changes between 2003 and 2004
2003 Vehicle Design Rules

The Ottawa Electrathon