The overall winner is yet to be determined. Minnesota State's 2-stroke won best handling honors Thursday and sits at fifth place overall with one day left. SAE President Neil Schike and his wife Ro stand as teams return from the acceleration run. Waterloo, one of only two 2-stroke entries this year, led the competition after two days, with emissions, hillclimb, and static display points yet to be determined. Defending champion University at Buffalo actually recorded the quietest run on Thursday, but failed to run the course fast enough to qualify for the quietest sled award.
Buffalo is back in the hunt - running second overall going into the final day.
The Alaska-Fairbanks team has turned in an impressive third place showing so far with the smallest team in the competition. The University of Kansas won the acceleration test by a whopping 8-tenths of a second. The BMW-powered entry from Idaho has had a strong sixth place showing through Thursday. All rights reserved.