The Formula Sun Grand Prix is on again this year at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kansas. Scrutineering begins on 27 June.
Here is a list of the 17 teams (15 Challenger/SOV cars and 2 Cruiser/MOV cars) from 2 countries registered for the race. Teams are sorted in team number order and, as always, you can click the social media links, and click images to zoom (I have not yet found images for some of the newer teams). You can also check out the official ASC social media at 
(click on the icons).
5 
University of Florida (Solar Gators) 
Monohull challenger (new car: Sunrider) – they have a beautiful new car.
Previously, Florida came equal 15th at FSGP 17; came 10th at FSGP 18; came 8th at FSGP 19; and came 10th at FSGP 22.
6 UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team (CalSol) 
Symmetric challenger (Zephyr) – they raced in Australia in 2019 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; came 2nd in the FSGP 19 Cruiser class; came 6th at ASC 21; and came 4th at ASC 22.
7 
Dalhousie
Symmetric challenger (new team with car: Nova) – this new team is from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. They are quite far behind on compulsory FSGP/ASC documentation, suggesting that they are in some degree of trouble, and might not attend the race.
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.
12 Hot Wheelz (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Challenger (new team) – this is an all-female team, with experience in Formula SAE. They are quite far behind on compulsory FSGP/ASC documentation, suggesting that they are in some degree of trouble, and might not attend the race.
17 Illinois State
Symmetric challenger (Mercury 6) – I understand that they are racing their existing car. They are currently leading the field on compulsory FSGP/ASC documentation.
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; came 7th at ASC 21; came 11th at FSGP 22; and came 13th at Abu Dhabi 15.
21 Kennesaw State
Challenger (new team with car: Icarus) – I am not sure of the status of this team.
32 Principia Solar Car Team
Asymmetric challenger (Ra XI) – I understand that they are racing their existing car.
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; came 3rd at ASC 21; came 2nd at ASC 22; and came 6th at Abu Dhabi 15.
55 Esteban (Poly Montreal)
Two-seat cruiser (Esteban 10) – they have transitioned to the Cruiser (MOV) class.
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; won FSGP 19; and came 3rd in the ASC 22 Cruiser class. Their team number (55) is the year that Western Electric began to sell licenses for silicon PV technology.
66 Rutgers University
Asymmetric challenger (Arctan) – they seem to have been given Stanford’s 2015 car.
87 University of Virginia
Monohull challenger (Rivanna 2) – I understand that they are racing their existing car.
Previously, UVA came 12th at FSGP 22.
540 Virginia Tech
Monohull challenger (new team) – I am not sure of the status of this team. Their team number (540) is the telephone area code for parts of northwestern Virginia.
608 Badgerloop (Wisconsin)
Monohull challenger (new team) – they have revealed their new car. Their team number (608) is the telephone area code for southwestern Wisconsin.
614 Buckeye (Ohio State)
Symmetric challenger (new team with car: Farasi) – they seem to have been given Sunseeker’s Farasi. Their team number (614) is the telephone area code for parts of Columbus, Ohio.
777 Tigres Del Sol (University of the Pacific)
Challenger (new team) – I am not sure of the status of this team. They are quite far behind on compulsory FSGP/ASC documentation, suggesting that they are in some degree of trouble, and might not attend the race.
786 Western Michigan (Sunseeker)
Asymmetric challenger (Aethon) – I understand that they are racing their existing car.
Previously, W Mich came 7th at ASC 14; came 14th at FSGP 17; came 9th at ASC 18; came 5th at FSGP 19; came 8th at FSGP 21; and came 8th at FSGP 22. Their team number (786) is the sequence of digits for S-U-N on old phones (but last year they raced as 30).
photo: WMU team (click image to zoom)
828 Appalachian State University (Sunergy)
Two-seat cruiser (ROSE) – this team has a fantastic, well-tested car.
Previously, AppState came 6th at ASC 16; came 2nd at FSGP 17; came equal 2nd in the ASC 18 Cruiser class; won the ASC 21 Cruiser class; and came 2nd in the ASC 22 Cruiser class. Their team number (828) is the telephone area code for western North Carolina.
This page last updated 19:11 on 25 May 2023 AEST.
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