Clean Snowmobile Team
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COMPETITIONS 2007 2006
2005 2004 2003 2001 2000 About the Program The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge is an intercollegiate design competition that is part of the SAE Collegiate Design Series. The challenge requires student teams to design a snowmobile that achieves reduced emissions and noise characteristics while keeping performance equal to or better than the performance of stock snowmobiles. Designs are expected to be practical and cost effective. The competition was created due to the recent controversy surrounding the use of snowmobiles in the national parks and the proposed ban. The competition's goal is to prove that snowmobile emissions are not as high as previously thought, and that significant reductions in noise and emissions levels can be achieved through the use of new technology. Clean snowmobile is judged on events that evaluate noise level, acceleration, a 100- mile endurance ride, fuel economy, oral and written design reports, overall handling, hillclimb, emission levels, cold start, static display, and cost. The team consists of an average of twenty-five students.
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