Mon - Fri: 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will host Extreme CAMPing, a day of demos, drones, formula racing, Baja off-roading and more from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Main Street Square. The day will kick off with introductions and there will be two Formula/Baja drag races on 6th Street from 12-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-2 p.m. There will also be drone demonstrations from 12:45-1:15 p.m. and 2-2:15 p.m. SD Mines remains the only organization allowed to fly a drone downtown. The event is free and open to the public.
Attendees can guess how far a supermileage car can go on one tank of gas, get a look at the making of a concrete canoe and grab a bite at the CAMP cook-off. CAMP, the Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing and Production, is hosting the event to showcase the center’s hands-on educational approach and variety of competitive engineering teams.
CAMP teams include Aero Design, Alternative Fuel Vehicle, ChemE Car, Concrete Canoe, Formula SAE Racing, Human Powered Vehicle, Baja SAE, Robotics, Steel Bridge, Supermileage Car and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
CAMP is designed to teach students engineering, science and design skills, as well as the ability to work in teams. Team members design, build, market and raise money for their projects, partnering with industry on real-world projects and national competitions.
