Fall Kickoff

The Fall Kickoff Race provides teams an opportunity to inspire new students and jump-start their build season.

The 2024 Fall Kickoff Race is scheduled for Saturday, October 5 (rain date Sunday, October 6). More details about the race, including format, location, and registration, can be found below.

Registration

Registration for the Fall Kickoff takes place in two parts:

  • Online registration completed ahead of the event Online Registration Form
  • On-site registration submitted during registration at the event, includes
    • Team Registration Form
    • Safety Inspection Checklist

All forms are included in the Appendices of the 2024 EV Challenge Rules.

Competition rules

Schedule
Time Event
8:30 am
  • Teams arrive
  • Safety inspections begin
9:45 am - 10:00 am
  • Drivers meeting (mandatory attendance for all drivers)
10:00 am- 11:30 am
  • 12 V race (60 minutes in duration)
11:30 am
  • Standings announced.
  • Wrap up.

Course location

The competition will take place at the University of Waterloo in the X Parking Lot, located in the north part of campus, near the intersection of Columbia Street and Hagey Boulevard. 

Click to see location on Google Maps

map showing race location for 2025 Fall Kickoff Race

The entrance to the parking lot is from Frank Tompa Drive

Course layout

The racetrack will be a simple oval marked out wide orange traffic cones in a large, level parking lot. The pits and driver change area will be located at one end of the track as shown.

map showing race location for 2025 Fall Kickoff Race