Dunwoody students will head with their battery-electric concept vehicle to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on April 11, with the intention of pushing the boundaries of energy efficiency by once again competing in the 2023 Shell Eco-marathon.
Last year, the Dunwoody Daredevils placed second in the Prototype Battery Electric division, finishing behind Cal Poly Supermileage from California Polytechnic State University.
The current team consists of Automation & Controls Engineering Technology students; Charlie Crist, Jon Droneck, Eric Harvey, and Justin Melberg; Machine Tool Technology student Anna MacLean; and Welding and Engineering Drafting & Design student Thomas Kay.
The Daredevils will be led by team captain Crist. The vehicle will be driven by MacLean, who worked on the frame’s fabrication.
The competition, which is in its 38th year, allows students from all over the world to choose to compete in a variety of energy options and materials to best test their idea of energy efficiency.
Follow along to see the technical inspections and track results as Dunwoody competes: https://results.sem-app.com/app/sem_2023_us/P/BE
