Event Rules

Event Rules
2023-2024 Rules
Microsoft Word Format (.doc)
Adobe PDF Format (.pdf)
Adobe PDF Format, with Tracked Changes from 2022 (.pdf)

Policies and Procedures for Closed-Track Races
Adobe PDF Format (.pdf)

For questions, please send an email to LehmanM743@aol.com, and the Event Director will reply as soon as possible. Questions applicable to the general audience may be submitted in the Rules Updates/Clarification list below, listed anonymously.

2022 Rules
Microsoft Word Format (.doc)
Adobe PDF Format (.pdf)
Adobe PDF Format, with Tracked Changes from 2021 (.pdf)

Rules Updates
Rules Updates and Clarifications
Updates to Rules will continue to be made through the Event Update page. Teams are responsible for periodically checking the Event Update page: http://www.solarcarchallenge.org/challenge/updates.shtml

The following list is provided as a courtesy. Teams are responsible to review the full set of Event Updates.

Event Update 2023-5: Clarifies Rule 5.4.3(d) for battery box location.
Event Update 2024-1: Updates Rule 5.4.2(d) regarding distance of battery pack fuse enclosure.
Event Update 2024-1: Updates Rule 5.4.5(a) to allow "push-rotate" switches.
Event Update 2024-1: Clarifies Rule 5.13(k) to only require battery spill kits for lead-acid batteries..
Event Update 2024-1: Clarifies Rule 19.2.2.1 for lights required for chase vehicles on cross-country races.
Event Update 2024-1: Updates Rule 10 for battery capacity in each division.
Event Update 2024-3: Clarifies Rule 3.8 to prohibit use of another team's solar car frame.
Event Update 2024-5: Clarified Rule 5.4.3(f) on forced air ventilation for Lithium-based batteries.