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24th ANNUAL YUBA COLLEGE
MOUSETRAP RACES
5/2/2001


Click to see the 2001 Rules

Short videos (approx. 250k each, formated for RealPlayer) of the event:
The "Big Three" Campionship
Almost to the line with Wenda and Robert
James flips out
Raquel versus David...who won?
Lance and Sukh duel
If you need RealPlayer (RealPlayer Basic is free), you can download it at: www.real.com

Actual results - (Contact Steve Klein, 741-6911, for more information):

Vehicle Name

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Comments

Engineering Team

Actual Time

(2.5 meter drag race)

Actual Distance

Maximum run

Butte1
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9

Set the world record for the drag race!

Lance Thomas

1.51 sec

~10 feet

Drag Raster

Set the world record for distance!

Gina Quiroga, Quynh Dang

2.75 sec

36.5 feet

Garrapata
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Tough competitor; will return next year

Raquel Lopez

1.61 sec

9.1 feet

The Mouse that Roared
#1 #2 #3

Ran like a mouse; fast but erratic control

Dave Lamb

1.84 sec

15.1 feet

Snowballs Chance

Wooden coaster wheels!

James Mock, Dan Simeroth, Kaylee Alves

1.91 sec

13 feet

Speedy Gonzales

Special horizontal power spool

Emily Jones, Daniel Jones

2.15 sec

12.3 feet

Team Vision

Classic thoroughbred design

Mark Lin

2.19 sec

10.6 feet

14 Karat Gold Mouse

World's most beautiful mouse

Fredeswinda Mariano

3.66 sec

12.3 feet

IBM

Almost to the line

Sukhdeep Johl

N/A

8 feet

Butte2
#1 #2 #3

Fast, but not quite to the line

Robert Villarrial

N/A

8 feet

Mouse Ears

Wind-up design, technical difficulties

Lon Brunken

NA

1 foot

Better Late Than Never

One run, then abducted by aliens

Nick Johnston

N/A

1 foot

MUS
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Special Dean's category

Bill Schultz

Set new world record on May 7:

1.23 sec

Set new world record on May 7: 39.6 feet