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Another Clean Sweep!

UW-Madison wins both IC and Electric Categories for the 2010 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, successfully defending their 2009 titles! 

Official UW Press Release HERE!

 2010 Team Photo

 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): Jake Mauermann, Dave Nguyen, Tyler Schield, Kim Ruiz, Joel Derby, Nick Rakovec, Jared Olsen, Shawn Spannbauer.

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

The team walked away from the 2010 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge with two overall wins (for both the internal combustion and zero emissions category) along with the following awards:

ZE Category: 

SAE Award for Best Design
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:
 
Emitec Award for Best Value
BRC Award for Most Practical Snowmobile
AVL Award for Best Emissions 
Sensors Award for Lowest "In-service" Emissions
Gage Fuel Award for Best Fuel Economy 
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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