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RECREATION l Paint Ready or Painted Tubing l Fishing Tackle Products l Baseball/Softball Bats l Golf Shafts l Bicycle Lugs - Bicycle Frame Tubing l Pool Cues l Winter Sport Products l Water Sport Products l Race Car Components  Bicycle Lug  Softball Bat |
 Painted Carbon Fiber Tubes  Bicycle Frame Tubing  Solar Powered Car |
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Spencer Composites Corporation supported South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in both Sunrayce 95 and Sunrayce 97. The fabrication of "Dakota Sun" took place at SCC. Zachary Spencer, now a Spencer Composites Project Engineer, was the Composites Lead Engineer for the 95 car, the Head Mechanical Engineer in 1997, and instrumental in the development of a filament wound composite car for Sunrayce 97. Zack was a Sunrayce Team Member while a Student studying mechanical engineering at SDSM&T from 1994 to 1998. |
 Zack Spencer |
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The biennial Sunrayce program offers university teams the opportunity to build solar-powered vehicles and then compete against one another. Sixty-five college and university teams registered for Sunrayce 95. All teams must participate in the Qualifier. Each solar car must drive a minimum of 50 miles around a closed course at an average speed of 25 mph in order to qualify. The Qualifier reduced the field of 55 registered teams in Sunrayce 97 to 40 participating entries for the actual event. Pole position is determined by the team with the greatest number of miles completed at a minimum speed of 25 mph during the qualifiers. SDSM&T made its first appearance to solar car racing and had a successful year in Sunrayce 95. The Solar Rolar finished in 16th place, the highest placing "rookie" team. Two awards were given to its Solar Motion Team, "The Best Use of Technology" and "The Humanitarian Award". South Dakota School of Mines & Technology's 97 entry was the Dakota Sun. The car received the "Best Design" award. It reached speeds up 70 mph and weighed only 900 pounds. | |
 95-Solar Rolar |
97-Dakota Sun |