Ultimate Mileage Vehicles set new bests

GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy Center High School Ultimate Mileage Vehicle program continues to set new highs. This year the students entered three cars in the competition last week at Southeast Polk High School, placing as high as sixth out of 35 conventionally fueled cars.
New this year for Grundy Center was a diesel car, which was the only car in its alternative fuel class. Dan Knock said the alternative car was something that he and Jacob Spangenburg had hoped to do for a long time. That car scored an impressive 260 miles per gallon, the most ever by a Grundy Center ultimate mileage vehicle.
Read the full article in the May 21 edition of the Grundy Register.

ABOVE:  Grundy Center High School Ultimate Mileage Vehicle students include, left to right: Drew Sharp, Jacob Spangenburg, Jarred Krausman, Dan Knock, Jacob Van Hauen and Jared Clapp. They are pictured with instructors Ken Mutch and Kris Seitz. Not pictured are students Tim Knock, Ryan Siefken, Sam Thompson, and Derrick Thran. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo)