Edible Car Contest

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The 2008 Edible Car Contest was held on Feb. 20, 2008

Edible Car Contest Rules - 2008 - For IVCC Students

Cars must be built entirely from food items edible to humans. Examples: Car bodies have been made from cucumbers, hot dogs, ice cream cones and a loaf of bread. Wheels have been made of pinwheel pasta, cookies and Moon Pies.

Each team must consist of a minimum of three students; at least one team member must be female.

Each team may enter one car, and each student may be on one team only.

Entries must look like cars.

Entries must have at least two axles and at least three wheels, also entirely made from food items edible to humans.

To be eligible for a speed prize, an entry must roll down a ramp approximately 3 feet long.

At least one member of the team must be present at the competition, at noon Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 in the Main Lobby, for the entry to be eligible for a prize.

Entries must be checked in at the lobby by 11:00 a.m. on contest day.

Judges: Area engineers and other celebrities.

Judging Criteria: Design, detail, speed, creativity and a number of special categories. In a tie, the car that tastes best to the judges will be declared the winner. Decisions of the judges are final.

FACULTY - STAFF RULES

Faculty-staff teams must consist of at least two people - no gender requirements.

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Sponsors

The MIMIC project and the Occupational Technologies Division of IVCC in celebration of National Engineering Week. Partially funded by National Science Foundation grant #0501885.

For Information About the Contest Contact:

Dorene Perez, D105, 815.224.0221, Dorene_Perez@ivcc.edu
Jim Gibson, D107A, 815.224.0453, Jim_Gibson@ivcc.edu
Rose Marie Lynch, Rosemarie_Lynch@ivcc.edu