Photos: ASC 2003 - Part 1 of 18 - Qualifiers Day 1 of 2

Teams who still needed to qualify for the race or wanted to improve their starting position met at a test track a few days before the race in Burlington, Wisconsin.

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Western Michigan University (Western Michigan) and Texas A&M University (Texas)

Iowa State University (Iowa) and Texas

Iowa, Principia College (Principia) and California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo (CalPoly)

CalPoly and Texas

CalPoly and Texas rear view

University of Michigan (Michigan) front cockpit

Michigan rear cockpit

Michigan

Michigan's rear almost looked like it had ailerons.

Michigan's four wheel steering in action.

University of Michigan did not qualify because it was not able to pass the figure eight turning test at the minimum speed.

E'cole Polytechnique de Montre'al Esteban II (Esteban)

Esteban

E'cole Polytechnique de Montre'al Esteban II did not qualify because it did not pass the turning radius test.

Yale University (Yale)

Yale University did not qualify because it did not pass the turning radius test.

Photos by Adrian Silveanu