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Current Sponsors
Without the following generous companies and individuals, this project would not be successful:
Primary Sponsor - Single-largest contributor
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Platinum - Over $20000
Manitoba Transportation and Government Services graciously donated $35,000 to the r3 Solar Car Team effort. These funds will be used to assist in the purchase of the high-efficiency electric motor and solar array, and includes a gas-electric hybrid Team Caravan for the duration of the competition and its fuel costs. This maintains the energy-efficient theme of the event. The team will do its very best to prove itself worthy amongst the international competition and to represent Manitoba and its local industry well.
Boeing's
contribution to the effort includes completing the tooling and fabrication of the
carbon-fiber body. The r3 Solar Car Team is blessed to have such local expertise
with composites manufacturing, this being the same team in contention to design
and produce the Boeing 777 wing-to-body fairing. The r3 Solar Car Team is
assured they will surprise many with one of the best bodies, if not the very best,
at the rayces.
We
acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through Western Economic
Diversification Canada.
Gold - $10000 - $19999
Stevenson
Aviation is supplying expertise and materials to manufacture state-of-the-art
composite components, including body canopy, wheel fairings and the seat.
Composites Innovation Centre is providing engineering expertise for the manufacturing processes, stress analysis and materials selection for the composite body structure and components.
Silver - $5000 - $9999
Haas
Automation produces CNC milling and turning machining centers, where the College
is an Official Technical Training Center. The Mini-Mill vertical machining
center is the industry standard and all machining centers come with the legendary
Haas control interface.
Thomas Skinner serves the metalworking industry with everything from precision measurement tools to complete CNC machining centers. With four locations across western Canada, Thomas Skinner is in a position to offer competitive pricing and excellent customer service.
Air
Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services.
With a global presence, Air Liquide can serve and respond efficiently and supplies
oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and many other gases at its core business.
Thanks
goes to Dan Eberly and the University of Missouri-Rolla Solar Car team who've helped
our r3 Solar Car Team effort by selling us their old car and offering priceless
information. This car was the basis for the 2003
NASC champion-car and we hope
to draw on that success. The same team also won again in 2004, and this multiple-championship
team's Technical Advisor, Doug Carroll, also literally wrote the book on Solar Car
Design; "The Winning Solar Car -- A Design Guide for Solar Race Car Teams" ISBN
0-7680-1131-0, printed by SAE.
Bronze - $1000 - $4999
Westburne Electric Supply provided the r3 Solar Car Team with electrical materials equipment for wiring the Rayce trailer. Every little bit helps and this is another example of the minutiae detail required for a competitive Solar Car Rayce.
ATFCan's goal is to commercialize clean energy technology, therefore they would naturally be involved in the Solar Car Raycing competition. Together, the r3 team and ATFCan will march towards a green future.
Red River Valley Clean Cities Coalition, Winnipeg Chapter, promotes alternative fuel and vehicle technologies that ultimately provides a cleaner Manitoba. They have been involved in the r3 Solar Car effort from early on and we hope to be able to share our successes with them.
Winnipeg-based Polar Ray-O-Max Windows Canada provides energy-efficient windows of unmatched quality to Manitoban customers.
Big thanks to the Red River College Students Association for recognizing the student involvement in the project and showing their support!
Other Sponsors - (less than $1000)
Special Thanks - (no cash value)
The r3 Solar Car Team would like to thank the xof1 Team for offering their help. The xof1 car is certainly a stand-out among all the other highly-impressive solar cars in the world.