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ElectroRally sparks high school competition in Hays

Hays High won big in the standard class at the 15th annual High Plains ElectroRally recently held in Hays, Kansas.  Wheatland took honors in the solar class, and Olathe Northwest won the Team Spirit Award.

The ElectroRally is a "one-hour endurance race for electric cars" designed and constructed by high school students, said Joe Chretien, associate professor of applied technology at Fort Hays State University in a recent press release.

The electric car that completes the most laps within the hour wins the race.

Cars average about 20 to 40 miles per hour, have an electric motor, up to 74 pounds of battery and at least 180 pounds of cargo, said Chretien.

Here are the results:

Standard Class

Hays High School, 70 laps

Great Bend High School, 68 laps

Hays High School, 67 laps

Hays High School, 59 laps

Stockton High School, 58 laps

Wheatland High School, 54 laps

Olathe Northwest High School 34 laps

Hodgeman County, 14 laps

Hodgeman County, 14 laps

Solar Class

Wheatland High School, 61 laps

Scott City High School, 58 laps

The High Plains ElectroRally leads up to the Kansas ElectroRally Championship Series in the spring.

Schools register at no cost.

The Institute of Applied Technology at Fort Hays State University, NCK-Tech, Midwest Energy, Sunflower Electric Power Corp. and Western Electric Co-op sponsored the event.