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With a black cloth draped over months of work, anticipation built earlier this month as the University of Florida’s Solar Gators prepared to reveal the next evolution of their solar-powered race car.
When the cover finally dropped, applause and possibility filled the room as Flare — sleeker, larger and reengineered — marked the team’s latest step toward competing on the national stage this summer.
The student-built vehicle will compete in the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (), a multi-day endurance race where teams aim to complete the most laps powered entirely by the sun, and the American Solar Challenge (ASC), a cross-country road race testing reliability, efficiency and strategy over thousands of miles.
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