SAE Supermileage Competition
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The SAE Supermileage Competition is a yearly fuel efficiency competition held near Detroit, Michigan. The Society of Automotive Engineers is the primary sponsor. Around 30 teams compete to build the vehicle that uses the least amount of gas to go a specified distance. Teams are required to use a one cylinder lawnmower engine provided by Briggs & Stratton, but significant modification is allowed. There are two divisions, Collegiate and High school.
In the Collegiate division, the winning mileage of the 2006 competition was achieved by the team from the University of British Columbia, achieving 3145 miles per gallon. The same team also captured first place in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 competitions.
In the High school division, the winning mileage of the 2006 competition was 1896 miles per gallon, achieved by the team from Mater Dei High School[materdeiwildcats.com] of Evansville, Indiana. Mater Dei also captured first place in the 2004 and 2005 competitions in the High school division.
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