The 2025 Roller Coaster Competition
Roller Coaster Dropoff and Parking Map
The 2025 Roller Coaster Competition will be held on Wednesday April 30, 2025. Both High School student teams and Middle School student teams will participate. The Rube Goldberg challenge is to Spin a Top!
2025 Roller Coaster Judges Form
Younger participants were encouraged to view the Roller Coaster Promotional Video.
All students participating in the competition were required to submit upon arrival a signed copy of the Parental Permission Agreement (Youth Participant and Parental Permission Agreement Tau Beta Pi Roller Coaster Competition 2025)
The Roller coaster drop-off and parking area is just to the west of Sukup Hall (labeled 6A on the map). The roller coasters are to be taken to the Sukup Atrium thru the west entrance of Sukup Hall. After unloading each vehicle will be provided with a Visitor Parking Permit that can be used to park only in empty parking places in General Staff Parking area shown in yellow on the Roller Coaster Dropoff and Parking Map. (Lot 10, 11)
A free lunch of Pizza and Soft Drinks or water will be provided to participants.
For high school seniors, who participate in the event and attended Iowa State University to study engineering beginning Fall 2025, they are encouraged to apply to receive a $500 Tau Beta Pi Scholarship! A full description of the scholarship requirements, are provided in the document: 2025 Scholarship Application.
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