Talk:North American Solar Challenge

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[edit] More photos?

Currently, almost all of the photos on the page are from 2005. Does anyone have photos of vehicles, etc. from earlier races (besides just Sunrunner from 1990)? I'd particularly like to see the Western Washington car with its unusual design, or race winners from other years. Bry9000 (talk) 21:09, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article expansion/reorg

This article requires serious improvement. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 139.142.13.101 (talk • contribs) .

No one is stopping you from doing it. Cburnett 23:42, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
I have reorganized the page and shortened the intro, moving most of the content into a new section called "history."Bry9000 01:52, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I propose the following as a reorganization/addition to this page:

  • Summary of what the race participants have done over the years (e.g. "an estimated X number of college students on Y number of teams have participated in races, building Z number of cars, from 1990 to the present.")
  • Explain better, in a separate section, how the race routes have changed and why they matter (incl. better explanation of design consequences of east-west versus north-south racing)
  • NASC logo; summary of basic race rules, incl. explanation of how each team must finish each day's racing, etc.
  • Credible explanation of why DoE pulled its sponsorship, and summary of 2008 race plans. Bry9000 03:45, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Partially completed. I've done my 2nd and 3rd bullet points above (with "design consequences" explained on the Solar car racing page), but I can't find enough information in order to do the first or the fourth. I'm giving up for now. Bry9000 (talk) 21:34, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] level playing field

It does give an advantage, but solar cell efficiency is not the only element of the "playing field" in solar car racing (Minnesota would likely have beaten Michigan in 2005 if it were not for Michigan's aerodynamics). I've changed the entry to reflect this. - IstvanWolf 10:48, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, your edit speculated as to which team would have won under what circumstances, Istvanwolf. It was neither factual nor NPOV.Bry9000 01:52, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

I propose that this article be moved to North American Solar Challenge, because that is the new name of this race.Bry9000 04:31, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

  • Agreed. The name was changed because the destination was in Canada, but that was back in 2005 I think. The article should have been renamed two years ago. Go ahead and move it. 199.125.109.89 01:34, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
    I've tried, but for some reason it won't move. I've requested help with the name change at Wikipedia:Requested_moves, and haven't had any luck yet. They have a backlog of work, so maybe we just need to be patient. If this page hasn't been renamed within a few weeks, I will ask more persistently for help. (Of course, if one of the more expert editors on here can do it, please go ahead. thanks.) Bry9000 03:26, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
I went ahead and changed the text in the article to reflect the correct name. Bry9000 (talk) 03:03, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
This page has been moved from "American Solar Challenge" to "North American Solar Challenge" as the result of a move proposal listed at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Dekimasuよ! 07:09, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notable entries

Winners of third, fourth, etc place winners aren't notable. I have removed them. (But if a majority of editors speaks up on here and overrules me, however, and everyone wants to list the top four/five cars for EACH RACE, then I'll relent.) Bry9000 (talk) 06:02, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Video links moved to bottom of page

I suggest that external links to videos of various years' races are best grouped together at the end of the page, under the "external links" header. I have placed them there for now. Bry9000 (talk) 06:02, 25 April 2008 (UTC)