The competition was held in April 2000 on the campus of Kansas State University.
Competitors come from colleges and universities throughout North America.
During the three-day competition, teams compete in events such as design, cost, safety, sales presentation, hill climb, maneuverability, acceleration, and endurance. New Mexico Tech's team consisted of students Kevin Au, Larry Landon, Jason Kemp, Chris Durand, John Vandercamp, Roni Dees, Sean Danby, and Steven Ball. We went to Prof. Hal Walling, and he agreed. Then we went to Vice President Herb Fernandez for financial support, and he also thought it was a good idea. Other students in the mechanical engineering department are getting interested, so we hope this project will grow over the years.