The American Solar Challenge, which was to have been held next July, has now been postponed until 2021, with a possible track-only event this September. Here, for historical reasons, is a list of the 34 teams (21 Challenger/SOV cars, 13 Cruiser/MOV cars, and no grandfathered cars) from 6 countries which were at one time registered for the race. Regular attendees SIUE, Florida, and UT were never registered, nor were WSC stalwarts Blue Sky. Teams are sorted in team number order and, as always, you can click the social media links, and click images to zoom (several photographs still reflect old cars). You can also check out the official ASC social media at 
(click on the icons).
2 
University of Michigan 
Monohull challenger (Electrum) – their car name is the name of a gold/silver alloy famous in antiquity.
Previously, Michigan came 9th at WSC 13; came 4th at WSC 15; came 2nd at WSC 17; came 3rd at WSC 19; won ASC 14; won ASC 16; came 2nd at ASC 18; and won Abu Dhabi 15. Their team number (2) is a long-standing tradition.
3 Kentucky
Symmetric challenger (Gato del Sol VI) – they will be back again, after doing well at FSGP 19.
Previously, Kentucky came 14th at FSGP 14; came 10th at FSGP 15; came 12th at ASC 16; came 7th at FSGP 17; and came 3rd at FSGP 19.
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Asymmetric challenger (new car: Nimbus) – they have said goodbye to Flux, and have built a new car.
Previously, MIT came 23rd at WSC 15; came 12th at FSGP 14; and came 5th at ASC 18.
6 Berkeley (CalSol) 
Four-seat cruiser (Tachyon) – they raced in Australia as number 66. Read about their Australian adventures here.
Previously, CalSol participated in the WSC 19 Cruiser class; came 15th at FSGP 14; came 7th at FSGP 15; came 9th at ASC 16; won FSGP 17; came 6th at ASC 18; and came 2nd in the FSGP 19 Cruiser class.
7 
Vattenfall Solar Team (Delft)
Asymmetric challenger (new car: Nuna Phoenix) – these are the champions formerly known as Nuon. Since their Nuna X was destroyed at WSC 19, they are building a new car specifically for ASC, incorporating features such as a metal roll cage (pictures shown are of their 2015 and 2017 cars, Nuna 8 and Nuna 9). They have also temporarily switched from their usual number 3.
Previously, Vattenfall won WSC 13; won WSC 15; won WSC 17; came 12th at WSC 19; won SASOL 14; won SASOL 16; and won SASOL 18.
Left: Anthony Dekker / Right: Anthony Dekker (click images to zoom – OLD PICS)
9 Iowa State University (PrISUm)
Four-seat cruiser (new car: Eliana) – the new car will have the suspension attached directly to a carbon fiber monocoque.
Previously, PrISUm participated in the WSC 17 Cruiser class; came 3rd at ASC 14; won FSGP 15; came 7th at ASC 16; and came 5th in the FSGP 18 Cruiser class.
11 Northwestern
Symmetric challenger (SC7) – while a new SC8 is planned eventually, they will race the SC7 they sent to FSGP 19.
Previously, Northwestern came 16th at FSGP 16; came 12th at FSGP 17; and came 10th at FSGP 19.
13 Michigan State
Two-seat cruiser (Aurora) – they are improving their car after having battery problems at FSGP 19.
Previously, Mich St came equal 15th at FSGP 17.
16 Stanford Solar Car Project
Monohull challenger (Black Mamba) – they have a unique asymmetric bullet car with glass-free single junction GaAs solar panels, which they raced at WSC 19. Sadly, they had a serious battery fire during that event (video here). They are a late addition to the ASC field. They are very far behind on compulsory ASC documentation, suggesting that they are in some degree of trouble.
Previously, Stanford came 4th at WSC 13; came 6th at WSC 15; came 9th at WSC 17; and came 26th at WSC 19.
17 Illinois State
Symmetric challenger (Mercury 6) – I believe that they are returning with their existing car.
Previously, Illinois St came equal 16th at FSGP 14; came 3rd at FSGP 15; came 11th at ASC 16; came 5th at FSGP 17; came 12th at FSGP 18; came 7th at FSGP 19; and came 13th at Abu Dhabi 15.
22 University of Illinois (Illini)
Monohull challenger (new car: Brizo) – I understand that they are replacing the Argo that they raced before.
Previously, Illini participated in the WSC 17 Adventure class; came 7th at ASC 18; and came 4th at FSGP 19.
photo: Anthony Dekker (click image to zoom – OLD PIC)
24 
Waterloo (Midnight Sun)
Four-seat cruiser (new car: MS XIV) – they are replacing their MS XII by a new four-seater, which they hope to unveil in April. They are proud of their design, which has a drag coefficient below 0.15. They decided not to have a car called MS XIII.
Previously, Waterloo came 4th in the ASC 18 Cruiser class and came 3rd in the FSGP 19 Cruiser class.
26 University of British Columbia
Monohull challenger (new car: Daybreak) – they are building a new car. They attended FSGP 19 as guests.
30 Western Michigan (Sunseeker)
Asymmetric challenger (new car) – they are building a new car to replace Farasi.
Previously, W Mich came 7th at ASC 14; came 14th at FSGP 17; came 9th at ASC 18; and came 5th at FSGP 19. Their team number (30) is a temporary replacement for their usual number (786 – the sequence of digits for S-U-N on old phones), to recognize the 30th anniversary of the team’s first race in 1990.
32 Principia Solar Car Team
Asymmetric challenger (new car: Ra XI) – it is great to see this team returning, after skipping 2018.
Previously, Principia came 17th at WSC 15; participated at WSC 17; came 5th at ASC 14; came 5th at FSGP 15; came 5th at ASC 16; came 13th at FSGP 17; came 2nd at FSGP 19; and came 6th at Abu Dhabi 15.
photo: Anthony Dekker (click image to zoom – OLD PIC)
35 University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project
Four-seat cruiser (new car: Freya I) – they are America’s Cruiser class pioneers. They are building a new car, but raced their old car at WSC 19 (read their race report here).
Previously, Minnesota came 4th in the WSC 13 Cruiser class; came 5th in the WSC 15 Cruiser class; participated in the WSC 17 Cruiser class; came 5th in the WSC 19 Cruiser class; came 2nd at ASC 14; came equal 10th at ASC 16; and came equal 2nd in the ASC 18 Cruiser class. Their team number (35) is derived from the Interstate 35 highway.
42 Missouri S&T 
Asymmetric challenger (Independence) – they are returning with their most recent car, which failed scrutineering at ASC 18, and did not make FSGP 19.
Previously, Missouri S&T came 7th at FSGP 14; came 4th at FSGP 15; came 4th at ASC 16; and came 8th at FSGP 17. Their team number (42) is a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reference.
49 Georgia Tech
Monohull challenger (Endurance) – they raced this car at FSGP 19. It is quite narrow, at 1.25 m.
Previously, Ga Tech came 13th at FSGP 15; came 17th at FSGP 16; came 6th at FSGP 17; came 8th at ASC 18; and came 9th at FSGP 19. Their team number (49) is taken from STS-49, the maiden flight of the space shuttle Endeavour (which was the name of their first car).
55 Poly Montreal (Esteban)
Two-seat cruiser (new car: Esteban 10) – they are replacing the zippy little car they raced at ASC 18 and FSGP 19.
Previously, Esteban came 4th at ASC 14; came 2nd at FSGP 15; came equal 10th at ASC 16; came 3rd at FSGP 17; came 4th at ASC 18; and won FSGP 19. Their team number (55) is the year that Western Electric began to sell licenses for silicon PV technology.
65 University of Calgary
Two-seat cruiser (Schulich Elysia) – they are the northernmost North American team. I understand that they are returning with the car that won the Cruiser class at FSGP 19. They are quite far behind on compulsory ASC documentation, suggesting that they are in some degree of trouble.
Previously, Calgary came 8th in the WSC 13 Cruiser class; came 9th at FSGP 15; and won the FSGP 19 Cruiser class.
66 Rutgers University
Asymmetric challenger (Arctan) – they seem to have been given Stanford’s 2015 car for FSGP 19 (where they failed scrutineering). They are very far behind on compulsory ASC documentation, suggesting that they are in some degree of trouble.
77 Hypernova (George Mason)
Cruiser (new team) – they planned on 3D printing the car body for their Cruiser, in spite of being advised against it. Progress on 3D printing was slow, with the first test prints only rolling off on 28 February. Berkeley (CalSol) gave them Gold Rush, a 3-wheel car from 2009. I’m not sure what they plan to do with it. They are also very far behind on compulsory ASC documentation, suggesting that they are in some degree of trouble. Their team number (77) is normally used by Toronto (Blue Sky).
86 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Symmetric challenger (Eleos) – their car appears to be the one they began building for ASC 2018, based on the body moulds for CalSol’s Zephyr. It was still unfinished during FSGP 19.
95 
Kaohsiung / Apollo
Two-seat cruiser (new car: Apollo IX) – they have been building a new car for some time, but I haven’t seen a complete car yet.
Previously, Apollo came 6th in the WSC 13 Cruiser class; participated in the WSC 17 Cruiser class; and came 9th at Abu Dhabi 15.
96 Western University (Sunstang)
Two-seat cruiser (new car: SunStang 2020) – they are building a new car for this event. The car uses Sunpower Maxeon Gen II monocrystalline silicon cells.
Previously, Sunstang came 14th at FSGP 15 and came equal 15th at FSGP 17.
99 North Carolina State University (SolarPack)
Two-seat cruiser – they failed scrutineering at FSGP 19. They are returning with the same car, which they claim is “a vehicle no one has seen before,” and are feeling very positive. This video provides more details.
101 ETS Quebec (Eclipse)
Asymmetric challenger (Éclipse X.1) – they raced in Australia as number 92, finishing 2nd among North American teams.
Previously, Eclipse came 18th at WSC 13; came 9th at WSC 19; came 10th at ASC 14; came 8th at ASC 16; came 4th at FSGP 17; and came 3rd at ASC 18.
406 Bridger Solar Team (Montana State University)
Monohull challenger (new car) – KBZK Bozeman News has been telling their story. Their team number (406) is the telephone area code for Montana.
420 Southern California Solar Car Team
Symmetric challenger (new car: Traveler 1) – this team has been fund-raising since 2015, but does not yet seem to have a car.
616 Grand Valley State
Symmetric challenger (new team) – they appear to have gotten started by being given Poly Montreal’s Esteban 8. Their team number (616) is the telephone area code for Grand Rapids, Michigan.
777 
PUT Solar Dynamics (Poznań University of Technology)
Two-seat cruiser (new team) – they are making good progress on construction. This (Polish) video describes their project. They had originally hoped to race at WSC 19.
785 KU Solar Car
Monohull challenger (new team with car: Astra) – they are raising funds for construction. The render they have posted shows a monohull design, 1.3 m wide. They completed their battery pack in March. However, they are quite far behind on compulsory ASC documentation, suggesting that they are in some degree of trouble. Their team number (785) is the telephone area code for northern Kansas.
787 
Solar Car UPRM
Asymmetric challenger (new car) – they will be returning with a whole new car – an asymmetric design this time.
Previously, UPRM came equal 16th at FSGP 14; came 12th at FSGP 15; came 11th at FSGP 17; and came 6th at FSGP 19. Their team number (787) is the main telephone area code for Puerto Rico.
828 Appalachian State University (Sunergy)
Two-seat cruiser (ROSE) – they had been planning to race at WSC 19, but ran into logistics problems. They are making several improvements to the car for ASC 20.
Previously, AppState came 6th at ASC 16; came 2nd at FSGP 17; and came equal 2nd in the ASC 18 Cruiser class. Their team number (828) is the telephone area code for western North Carolina.
This page last updated 12:52 on 25 April 2020 AEST.
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