Mission: To design a snowmobile that achieves reduced emissions and noise characteristics while keeping performance equal to or better than the performance of stock snowmobiles text
2009 Awards Banquet Videos & Photos
Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief of USFS
Second Place Winner Overall: Michigan Technological University
Ed Klim, president, International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association and First Place Winner Overall: University of Wisconsin, Madison IC
Tracy Dahl for the NSF presents the Zero Emissions First Place Winner Overall: University of Wisconsin, Madison ZE
Jay Meldrum of KRC
Clarkson University Participant Award
University of Idaho Participant Award
University of Wisconsin, Platteville Participant Award
Michigan Technological University Participant Award
University of Maine Participant Award
Kettering University Participant Award
University of Wisconsin, Madison Participant Award
McGill University Participant Award
SUNY Buffalo Participant Award
Ecole De Technologie Superieure Participant Award
University of Alaska, Fairbanks Participant Award
University of Waterloo Participant Award
Snowmobilers Associations
Endurance Teams
Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief of USFS
Jason Blough MTU MEEM and Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief of USFS
Honoring Faculty Advisors
Jay Meldrum of KRC
Cold Start Winners
Electric Sleds
Gage Best Fuel Economy Winner: University of Idaho
Woody's Best Acceleration Winner University of Idaho
Polaris Best Handling Winner: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Caterpillar Innovation Award: University of Waterloo
Simulation Driver Design Award: University of Waterloo
Hawke Safety Award: University of Alaska, Fairbanks ZE
Servicability Award: McGill University ZE
Merv Hoermann Iowa State Snowmobile Association
Merv Hoermann of the Iowa State Snowmobile Association passes out Beef aprons
Best Team Website: Ecole De Technologie Superieure
Most Sportsmanlike Nominations
Most Sportsmanlike Winner: Michigan Tech University
Fifth Place Winner Overall: University of Maine
Fourth Place Winner Overall: University of Idaho
Christine Jourdain Executive Director, American Council of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA)
Third Place Winner Overall: Clarkson University IC
Second Place Winner Overall: Michigan Technological University
Zero Emissions First Place Winner Overall: University of Wisconsin, Madison ZE
Ed Klim, president, International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association
First Place Winner Overall: University of Wisconsin, Madison IC
Michigan Snowmobile Assn.
Michigan Tech Memorial Union
University of Alaska, Fairbanks traveled the farthest
Jim Evanoff of Yellowstone National Park, Dr. Lori Fussell who with Bill Paddleford, wereco-founders of the Clean Snowmobile Challenge, and Ed Klim, president, International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association
Group at the Banquet
Group at the Banquet
Group at the Banquet
Group at the Banquet
Dave Reed, MTU, Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief of USFS, Glenn Mroz, President, MTU, and Shea McGrew, MTU
The Michigan Tech Department of
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics and the Keweenaw Research Center are the hosts of the
SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge 2009
March 16-21, 2009
Archive of SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge Videos and Photos
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