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A Clean Sweep!

UW-Madison wins both IC and Electric Categories for the 2009 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge! 

Official UW Press Release HERE!

 UW-Madison Snowmobile Team

 Pictured above is the UW-Madison Clean Snowmobile Team accepting the award for Best Overall Zero Emissions Snowmobile.  Members pictured above are (from right to left): Brad Hall, Jacob Salm, Jacob Mauermann, Shawn Spannbauer, Joel Derby, Matt Schmitz, Nick Rakovec, Ethan Brodsky (advisor), and Mike Pietz.

 “I almost had a heart attack at the end,” says Rakovec. “It’s almost too good to be true.”

The team walked away from the 2009 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge with two overall wins (for both the internal combustion and zero emissions category) along with the following awards:

ZE Category: 

Keweenaw Research Center Draw Bar Pull Award 
SAE Award for Best Design 
Denso Award for Best Ride 
Best Electric Design Paper 
Best Electric Oral Presentation 
Best Electric Acceleration 
Best Handling 
NGK Spark Plugs/NTK Sensors Cold Start Award 

Flex-Fuel Snowmobile Awards:
Michigan Snowmobile Association Endurance Award 
Polaris Industries Award for Best Handling 
SAE Award for Best Design 
AVL Award for Best Emissions 
Land and Sea Award for Best Performance 
Best Flex Fuel Design Paper 
Best Flex Fuel Oral Presentation 
NGK Spark Plugs/NTK Sensors Cold Start Award  
 
It's been a long year for the team but the hard work paid off!  A special thank you to the teams sponsors as donations and support are what keep our team successful!
 
Video from this year's competition along with media links can be found in both the Competition and Media Tabs! 

 

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