A humming good race
This summer,
the Rockies will host a kinder, gentler type of car race – one
without roaring, polluting engines. The first annual Sun Sprint of
the Rockies solar and electric car-race, a 500-mile run from Aspen,
Colo., to Moab, Utah, is set for July 11-21. Racers will travel
about 50 miles each day and stop in 17 towns along the way to
present educational shows. The race is the brainchild of Zach
Keele, who just graduated from high school in Hotchkiss, Colo. He
says the second day will be the most challenging: Cars must climb a
steep three-miles to the top of 8,700-foot McClure Pass. The race
allows vehicles of any size or energy-storage capability in three
categories: solar, electric and hybrid cars or trucks. For more
information contact the Solar Rocky Mountain Association, Hotchkiss
High School, 3535 J60 Road, Hotchkiss, CO 81419
(970/872-3882).
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline A humming good race.
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