Day 2 Leg 1

Distance

41.25 mi

Gain / Loss

+1,335 / −1,197 ft

Avg speed limit

63.9 mph

Speed limit signs

Route instructions

Palestine to Leon ISD Schools (Rest Stop)

0.0 miTrailer your solar car out of Palestine High School lot, turning left on Loop 256 toward U.S. 79.
3.1 miTurn left on Oak Street (U.S. 79).
5.1 miTraffic Light (Westwood School on right).
5.3 miTraffic Light
6.0 miTraffic Light
7.2 miParking Area on Right. UNLOAD solar car here to begin Day 2 racing.
0.0 miBegin the drive on U.S. 79 (Four-lane divided highway).
5.9 miBridge. Road Ys left on U.S. 79. Note: Trees may shade the road.
8.4 miUphill
10.8 miLeon County Line
11.4 miCity of Oakwood
11.5 miYellow light. Three-lane road.
12.4 miBIG uphill with shoulders.
13.8 miBridge
14.1 miBridge followed by Uphill. Road has a passing lane.
15.7 miBIG uphill
16.4 miBIG uphill
17.9 miBIG uphill with passing lane.
19.4 miBIG uphill
23.1 miBuffalo Creek with an uphill.
24.9 miCity of Buffalo
25.5 miUphill. Note slight right.
26.4 miTraffic Light
26.8 miTraffic Light with uphill. Five-lane road.
27.7 miTraffic Light
27.8 miInterstate Highway 45
27.9 miTraffic Light. Optional: Teams may want to trailer at the Gas Station.
28.2 miThree-lane road
29.3 miUphill
31.0 miBIG uphill
31.4 miBIG uphill
32.4 miUphill
32.6 miUphill
33.0 miUphill
33.4 miUphill in City of Jewett.
35.1 miYellow light. Baymont Hotel on right.
36.8 miRailroad track. VERY BUMPY!
38.6 miRoad is flattening out.
38.7 miUphill
40.0 miLeon ISD Junior & Senior High School. Turn right into parking area for REST STOP.