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Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race

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Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race
Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR) is an annual event that challenges the creativity of engineering students. The competition originated in 1974 and was created by Dr. S. H. Simmonds, president of the Alberta chapter of the American Concrete Institute. The first race was held in 1975 with participants from the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Since its beginning, GNCTR has grown to include universities and technical schools from across Canada with occasional entries from the United States and Europe.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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