April 2009, Fontana, California: At Shell Oil Companys 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas competition at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, innovation and fuel efficiency was the name of the game!
This year the Eco-marathon attracted 44 teams (representing 29 universities and 6 high schools) from North and South America, representing Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United States. A guest team from India also fielded an entry in the competition.
Participants designed vehicles in two categories: the Prototype Group, which includes cars with maximum technical creativity and minimal restrictions with regard to current automotive designs; and a new category, UrbanConcept Group", which includes vehicles closer in appearance and technology to current models and nearly road ready.
James Hattori was at the speedway covering the competition for Bader TV News and has more..
