ABOUT US
 The Iron Lions are leaders, problem solvers, designers, inventors and decision makers. We learn together and from each other as we prepare for the Solar Car Challenge each year. Every team member fills different roles in either Electrical, Mechanical, Logistics, Strategy or Media. We apply Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to design, build and race a road worthy solar car. We strive to be part of changing the future. 

HISTORY OF THE TEAM
The team was founded in 2011. We competed in our first Solar Car Challenge race in July of 2012 at Texas Motor Speedway competing in the classic division and placed 7th in the classic division with a total of 161 laps (241.5miles). In 2013 we made major modifications to the car and place 2nd in the Classic Division with a total of 607.1 miles in a cross country race from Ft. Worth, Texas to Los Angeles, CA. In 2014 we place 3rd in the Classic Division with a total of 391.5 mile in hybrid race that included two days on the track at Texas Motor Speedway and a two day race from Ft. Worth, TX to Austin, TX. In 2015 we competed in two divisions with two cars at Texas Motor Speedway. We placed 6th in the Classic Division with a total of 234 laps (351miles). We placed 3rd in the Electric-Solar Division with a total of 267 laps (400.5 miles). In 2016 we earned our first National Championship in the Classic Division with a total of 671.1 miles out pacing the closest competition by 121.5 miles.  In 2017 we competed in two divisions with two cars at Texas Motor Speedway. We place first in both divisions earning our second National Championship in the Classic Division with 370 Laps (555 Miles) and our first National Championship in the Electric Solar Division with 375 laps (562.5 miles).  In 2018 we earned our Fourth National Championship competing in the Advanced Classic Division with a total of 595.8 miles. In 2019 we competed in two divisions with two cars at Texas Motor Speedway. We earned our second National Championship in the Electric-Solar Division with 333 Laps (499.5 Miles) and 3rd place in the Advanced Division with 550 laps (825.0 miles).  2020 Solar Car Challenge was cancelled due to the gobal pandemic. In 2021 we competed in two divisions with two cars at Texas Motor Speedway. We earned our third National Championship in the Electric-Solar Division with 315 Laps (472.5 Miles) and 3rd place in the Advanced Division with 470 laps (735.0 miles). 2022 we competed at Texas Motor Speedway in the Advanced Division and placed 2nd with 644 laps (966 Miles). In 2023 we earned our first win in the Advanced Division placing 1st with 432.2 miles in a cross country race that end in El Paso.