University of Calgary GNCTR

WHAT IS GNCTR? GNCTR is a four day long competition that challenges student’s innovation, technical knowledge, and design practicality. There are a few basic rules for toboggan design: The running surface must be made of entirely concrete; There must be fully functioning steering and braking systems; There must be a safety roll cage; Five team members must fit entirely inside the roll cage, and; It must weigh less than 300 lbs. Each university of eligible to send a team of up to 30 members to compete in the event. The 45th annual competition will take place in Calgary, Alberta, from February 2nd – 6th , 2021. Teams are awarded points based on their: • Technical Exhibit Display • Technical Report • Technical Presentation • Toboggan Design • Toboggan Performance, and • Team Spirit. BACKGROUND The Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR) is the largest engineering competition in Canada. The first race was held in Red Deer in 1975, where the University of Calgary was one of four competing teams. The competition has now grown to over twenty universities which compete annually; we are proud to say that the competition had it’s first team from the United States join in the 2014 season!