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Left to right: Terry Stromberg, Scott Hansen, Ron Schmlt! and Daniel Get show off the car they built
to take to the Super Miloage Competition In Michigan next month. The UNL $tudent3 hope to log
2.C03 miles psr gallon in the contest.
Students ' honeycomb, graphite car
to compete for high-mileage crown
By Jana Dahlman Bouma
Five UNL students are making a claim even GM
and Chrysler haven't matched. The students have
spent a year developing a lightweight, computerized,
fuel-efficient car they hope will average more than
2,000 miles per gallon of gas.
On June 8 and 9, mechanical engineering students
Terry Stromberg, Scott Hansen, Daniel Gee, Ron
Schmitt and Bruce Burnside will enter their car in
the Super Mileage Competition in Marshall, Mich.
To reach its mileage goal, the team has developed
an on-board microcomputer and a digital ignition
system. Lincoln's Brunswick Corporation donated
lightweight, high-strength materials for the car's
body. The material was developed originally for
Cessna airplane wings. Donations from Brunswick
and other businesses reduced the car's cost from
several thousand dollars to around $800, Hansen
said.
Last year, the UNL team placed eighth in a field of
22, averaging 554.3 mpg. The 1984 team's adviser,
George Schade, said this year's car probably will be
the most improved car of the returning entries and
should easily reach the top five. Schade is an
associate professor of mechanical engineering.
A total of 19 schools are expected to compete this
year, including the University of Saskatchewan,
whose car last year set an amateur world record of
1,594.4 mpg.
Each car must complete six laps around a 1.6 mile
oval track. The competition requires a minimum
average speed between 1 5 and 20 mph, an on-board
microcomputer will tell the driver how much time
has elapsed and how many seconds he is ahead or
behind of schedule at any point in the test. If the
trial is not completed in the alloted time, a 10 mpg
penalty will be assessed for each extra second.
Schmitt said the total weight of the car will be
close to 60 pounds, compared to last year's 87
pounds. To reduce the weight, the team relied on the
Brunswick Corporation's Kevlar honeycomb, sand
wiched between thin sheets of graphite. The combina
tion of the two lightweight materials, also used in
Cessna Aircraft wings, creates a body strong and
rigid enough that no internal frame is needed.
Each team member has spent more than 100
hours on the project, Schmitt said. They started
designing the car during the return trip from the
1983 competition, and hope to have it ready for
testing by some time next week.
The car is powered by a Briggs and Stratton
engine, modified to reduce weight and improve fuel
economy. The car also includes safety features such
as a fire extinguisher and a fire wall. It has a
maximum speed of about 30 mph.
Major sponsors of the competition include the
Society of Automotive Engineers, Eaton Corporation
and Briggs and Stratton Corporation.
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municipal court warrant at 20th and
Cornhusker streets.
4:50 p.m. Person reported to be
tampering with the emergency phone
at 19th and Vine streets. Police were
unable to locate person.
7:35 p.m. Person reported to be
tampering with the emergency phone
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saber was reported missing.
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from the Tractor Test on East Campus.
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