1997 Event

Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 1997

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Overall Event Scoring

Teams scored points in the following five events: Technical Report, Visual Display, Qualifying, Endurance, and Sprint. Points were awarded based on a team’s performance relative to the other competitors. The team with the highest point total was crowned the Collegiate World Champion and presented a trophy. Second, third, fourth and fifth places were also presented trophies.

• Technical Reports were judged by a committee of members of the ASME Solar Energy Division and were ranked against the criteria distributed with the March Newsletter. The team with the best report received 100 points and a trophy. Five (5) points were deducted per place, i.e. 2nd place=95 pts, 3rd place=90pts, etc. Second and third place also received trophies.
• Visual Presentations were judged by a panel made up of event sponsors. The presentations were targeted toward secondary school students and the general public to help them better understand the event. The criteria for
  the judging was overall visual appeal, clarity of message, and ease of understanding. The Best Visual Presentation received 50 points and an award. Three (3) points were deducted per place.
• Qualifying requires that teams run the qualifying course successfully. Teams using more than one attempt were assessed a penalty based on the number of attempts. The fastest qualifier received 150 points and a trophy. Second and third place also received trophies. Scoring was done using the following formula:

                   Fastest Qualifying Time (seconds)
         Points = ---------------------------------- X 150
                       Qualifiers Time (seconds)
  

• Endurance requires teams to travel as far as possible in both of the 2-hour events. The winner of the endurance event was awarded 400 points and a trophy. Second and third place also received trophies. Scoring was
  done using the following formula:

               Total distance for 2 events (miles)
  Points = ------------------------------------------ X 400
           Winners total distance for 2 events (miles)
  

• Sprint requires teams to cover the 300 meter course in the shortest time. Organized in a series of heats, all boats had two heats in which to qualify for the semi-finals. The fastest four boats competed for
  the Sprint Title. The winner of the sprint event was awarded 300 points and a trophy. Second and third place also received trophies. Scoring was done using the following formula:

             Sum of Winners best two times (seconds)
    Points = --------------------------------------- X 300
                Sum of best two times (seconds)