Coaster Car
The Coaster Car competition occurs every October at the University of New Brunswick.
The Coaster Derby is a gravity-powered racing car competition. The idea is similar to Soap Box Derby, except the race is held on nearly 1 mile of steep and twisty campus road.
The cars are required to maneuver and stop as well as coast effectively.
The 2009 competition saw UMaine’s first ever entry, the “Black Bear” coaster car. The car, driven by Corey Vincent (3rd year ME student), unseated a three-year defending champion for first place in race part of the competition as well as winning “best design” and “best new entry.”
The club plans to head to New Brunswick in Fall 2017 to compete.
