Teams from across North and South America will travel thousands of miles...

Prototype entrant on the track at last years Shell Eco-Marathon. Houston, TX. -- While most high school and college students are busy writing papers and prepping for exams, a select group of students from across the Americas are taking what they've learned in the classroom and putting it on the road with extremely high fuel-efficient vehicles for the 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas(R). 52 student teams - including nine high schools and 32 universities working to complete their vehicles for the 2009 challenge taking place April 16 - 18 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA.