evGrand Prix

10/03/2024

Results are in! Congratulations to Jennings County for taking first, Michigan City for taking second, and Park Tudor for taking third in today’s Fall Classic. Great job to all 20 karts that competed! Michigan City Robotics Park Tudor School

04/14/2024

A walkthrough of the pre-race grid.

04/11/2024

2024 Collegiate evGrand Prix has begun! It may be rainy outside but Tech Inspection is open! Lots of custom lithium packs this year to review.

06/02/2023

Ryan Milburn, vice president of product engineering at Allison Transmission, said his company supports Purdue's evGrand Prix because the skills that high school students develop while building and racing electric go-karts are directly relevant to the company's work. Allison Transmission is encouraging students to study in majors like engineering and engineering technology at Purdue because the company needs people with a STEM background. Students involved in EV motorsports "get their hands dirty with practical engineering experience" who later "tend to be our very best employees," Milburn said.

Racing in Purdue Motorsports’ evGrand Prix builds problem-solving skills and experience in engineering and technology — skills and experience directly applicable to college majors like mechanical engineering & mechanical engineering technology, electrical engineering & electrical engineering technology, computer and information technology & computer and electrical engineering, and other majors in Purdue University’s College of Engineering and Polytechnic Institute. Future graduates in fields like these will be ready for technology-driven careers.

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Ryan Milburn, vice president of product engineering at Allison Transmission, said his company supports Purdue's evGrand Prix because the skills that high sch...

05/23/2023

Last month, students from Shelbyville High School tested their electric go-kart on a race track at Allison Transmission in Indianapolis that was set up to mimic Purdue's Grand Prix track in West Lafayette. It was the first "Test & Tune" of the season, an event for high school electric go-kart teams to practice on a track and tune their go-kart before racing in the 2023 Purdue evGrand Prix.

Racing in Purdue Motorsports’ evGrand Prix builds problem-solving skills that are directly applicable to college majors like mechanical engineering & mechanical engineering technology, electrical engineering & electrical engineering technology, computer and information technology & computer and electrical engineering technology, and others in Purdue University's College of Engineering and Polytechnic Institute — and to future technology-driven careers.

Gregg Cory, engineering & technology instructor at Shelbyville High School, along with student crew chief Joslyn Jersan, driver Logan Prickett, and team memb...

05/02/2023

25 karts took the track for the 2023 High School evGrand Prix Spring Race. We saw some real competition with the top three drivers battling it out up until the checkered flag flew. Congratulations to the Greater Lafayette Career Academy for taking first and second place in the race. Jennings County led much of the race and ended with a 3rd place finish. Amazing job to all!

04/21/2023

The weather let up just in time for a successful High School Test & Tune #2. Morning rain made for a great build session in the garage area. A big thank you to Purdue Polytechnic Kokomo for hosting. See you all at the High School Championship on May 1 at Purdue University!

04/16/2023

A great performance by all 13 karts that raced in the 2023 Collegiate evGrand Prix! Congratulations to Purdue Electric Vehicle Club for taking first place in the Championship and the race. Kettering University earned second place in the Championship with help from their first place Design Report. Motorsports at Purdue took the third position in the Championship. Great job to all!

04/15/2023

evGrand Prix Collegiate is in full swing! First two days down, quals and the championship race tomorrow. Great job to the 15 karts that showed up from 8 different universities. Lots of this year!

04/11/2023

Test & Tune #1 was a success! 17 karts from 11 different high schools attended. A HUGE thank you to Allison Transmission for hosting and to their engineers for volunteering to help run the practice. See you guys at the next one on April 21!