Park, Mayor Judy Chu: Commendation U.S. Senator Pete Wilson: Commendation U.S. Congressman Matthew G. Martinez: Congressional Award Solar Eagle II 1993: Solar Eagle II - GM Sunrayce USA: 3rd place 1993: Solar Eagle II - World Solar Challenge: 13th place On display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles In June 1993, the Solar Eagle II placed third in the 1000 mile Sunrayce 93 — a cross-country race from Dallas, Texas to Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Solar Eagle II started the race in the pole position having qualified with the fastest time. Solar Eagle II finished ahead of 33 other universities including such Stanford, George Washington University and UC Berkeley. The car and team were honored with a second place award in Technical Innovation for Chassis Design, Propulsion and Aerodynamic Systems by the Sunrayce 93 judges and they received a third place award from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) for Design Excellence in Engineering Safety. In November 1993, the Solar Eagle II gained international recognition by placing thirteenth out of a fifty-four car field, and became the fourth U.S. team to cross the finish line at the 1993 World Solar Challenge, a grueling 1,882 mile race across the Australian outback. Cal State L.A. was selected as one of 30 universities granted entry in the Sunrayce 95 competition as well, for which the Solar Eagle II was revamped. The car has a top speed of and can travel up to on a sunny day. Technical specifications Length: 16 feet Width: 6.1 feet Height: 3.3 feet Weight: 360 pounds (without driver and batteries) Structure: Welded aluminum space frame with carbon fiber composite battery box and underneath pan to provide shear and torsional strength. Body: Carbon fiber skin with Rohacell structural foam core Solar power system: 754 single crystal BP Saturn cells (3.7" x 3/8") on top; 824 quarter-size cut cells on vehicle sides, cerium-doped and antireflective Solar Eagle III 1997: Solar Eagle III - GM Sunrayce USA: 1st place On display at Cal State LA Solar Eagle III was the third solar-powered electric vehicle built by Cal State L.A. Again engineered by students under the guidance of faculty and staff, the Solar Eagle III drew from the first two designs, the Solar Eagle and the Solar Eagle II. On Saturday, June 28, 1997, the Solar Eagle III won Sunrayce 97, the national intercollegiate solar car race. Solar Eagle III set a