Past Solar Cup Events
Solar Cup 2011: Press Release Results Photos Video
Solar Cup 2010: Press Release Results Photos Video
Solar Cup 2009: Press Release Results Photos Video
Solar Cup 2008: Press Release Results Photos Video
Take a Ride Click here to see what it’s like to pilot a Solar Cup boat.
The Solar Cup Program
Solar Cup is a seven-month program that begins in the fall, in which high school teams totaling about 800 students build and race solar-powered boats at Lake Skinner, in Temecula Valley, learning about conservation of natural resources, electrical and mechanical engineering, problem solving and much more.
Solar Cup 2012 Timeline (123 Kb. pdf)*
Rules of Participation (166 kb.pdf)* Solar Cup Technical Manual (13.97 Kb. pdf)*
Solar Cup Fact Sheet (2,670 kb.pdf)* Frequently Asked Questions
Directions to Lake Skinner: Take I-15 to Rancho California Road, Temecula; go east 10 miles to the main gate. test
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