evGrand Prix Collegiate 2025 Championship

Race Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Rain Date: Sunday, April 20

KEY DATES

• January 13 – March 2: Early Race Registration $350 per kart
  • Registration Link
• March 3 – March 30: Regular Race Registration $450 per kart
  • Registration Link
• February 2: Preliminary Battery Design Evaluation (PBDE) submission deadline
  • Applies to all karts with “highly custom battery pack” as defined in the PBDE
  • PBDE Template
  • PBDE Submission Link
  • PBDE review sessions with Technical Inspectors
• March 30: Design Report submission deadline
  • Design Report Template
  • Design Report Rubric
  • Design Report Submission Link
• March 30: Vehicle Systems Declaration (VSD) submission deadline
  • VSD Template
  • VSD Submission Link
• April 10:
  • 1:00-7:00pm: Technical Inspection session #1 (tentative)
  • Location: Purdue Grand Prix Track, 1330 McCormick Rd.,West Lafayette, IN 47906

• Technical Inspection form
• Instructions: Bring a hard copy of your kart’s completed Technical Inspection form and supporting documents, and your race-ready kart to the designated Technical Inspection area.
• 5:00-8:00pm Practice Session (tentative)
  • Location: Purdue Grand Prix Track
  • Requirements:
    • Your team must be registered on-site by submitting liability waivers for each member
    • Drivers must pass Driver’s Test based on Driver’s Training
    • Only karts that pass Technical Inspection are allowed to enter the track

• April 17:
  • 3:00-8:00pm Technical Inspection session #2 – last chance (tentative).  Same details as session #1.
  • 5:00-8:00pm Practice Session (tentative). Same details as 4/10 session.

• April 18:
  • 1:00-4:00pm Practice Session at Purdue GP Track
  • 4:30-5:45pm Sprint Race Qualifiers at Purdue GP Track
    • 15-lap race with karts gridded per Design Report results
    • Final placement determines Main Race grid
• April 19:
  • 2:30-3:00pm Pre-race Practice
  • 3:00-4:00pm 2025 evGrandPrix Race
• April 20: Race rain date

 

Requirements:

• Liability release for all participants: Each participant must bring a signed form to on-site registration when the team first checks in for the event.  Each participant will receive a pit pass (wrist band).
• Technical Inspection Form for each kart: The Crew Chief is to bring the completed form with the kart to Technical Inspection. Technical Inspection will not begin until all above forms are submitted and accepted.
• Driver Safety Presentation: All drivers must watch this presentation before driving in their first evGP event of the season (school year).
• Driver’s Test: All drivers must pass this test before driving in their first evGP event of the season. The test only needs to be passed one time per season (school year).
• Each team (kart) is required to have a track worker wearing a safety vest every time it is on track (Recommended safety vest)
• Track Worker Safety Training: Powerpoint  |  Video
• PEM Mounting Hole Drawing