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MHS Students Take Gold, Silver in Supermileage Competition
Students on the team coached by Mitch Burfeind did well recently in Brainerd.
Two teams of students from Minnetonka High School were recently crowned state champs and runners-up at the State Supermileage Competition in Brainerd.
The Supermileage competition provides engineering and technology students with a challenging design project that involves the development and construction of a single-person, fuel-efficient vehicle. Vehicles are powered by a small four-cycle engine.
The vehicles run a specified course with the vehicle obtaining the highest combined miles per gallon rating plus design segment points winning the event.
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Out of five vehicles competing from Minnetonka High School, one modified vehicle took first place and one experimental vehicle took second place. The team's coach is technology education teacher Mitch Burfeind.
State Champs in the Modified Class with 686 mpg
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Team members: Chris Thompson, Ted Vaala and David Schulz
State Champ runner-up Experimental Class with 326 mpg
Team Members: Beu Korth, Chase Korth, Michael Trebisovsky, Sean Kelly and Alex Model
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