page_title: American Solar Challenge
section_title: 2003
hierarchical_section_title: American Solar Challenge / History / 2003
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo by John Shen, Stanford Solar Car Project
context_page_description: The American Solar Challenge, previously known as the North American Solar Challenge and Sunrayce, is a solar car race across the United States. In the race, teams from colleges and universities throughout North America design, build, test, and race solar-powered vehicles in a long distance road rally-style event. ASC is a test of teamwork, engineering skill, and endurance that stretches across thousands of miles of public roads.
  ASC 2016 took place from July 30 – August 6, on a 1,975 mile route from Brecksville, Ohio to Hot Springs, South Dakota.
  ASC 2020 was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID‑19 pandemic.
context_section_description: The 2003 American Solar Challenge also followed U.S. Route 66. Solar Miner IV from the University of Missouri-Rolla won the race overall, as well as the Open Class, followed by the University of Minnesota's Borealis II. The Stock Class was won by the Prairie Fire GT from North Dakota State University.
  Overall Standings
caption: Stanford's Solstice team in 2005.
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