Thursday, July 14, 2005
Scrutineering Day 3
The Red River Raycer is still in the rayce!
Scrutineering Day 3 went extremely well. The team qualified in all the static and dynamic events. The only outstanding problem is the turn signals, which is expected to be cleared up on Thursday. The car encountered some major electrical problems, and Fred will once again be working late into the night.
The driving bit was excellent. The car passed all the dynamic events (braking, slalom and figure 8) on its first attempt.
There's one more hurdle to pass: the Formula Sun event. This is a 120-mile race at 25-mph to be completed on Thursday and Friday.
The scrutineering has been grueling for all the competitors, a real test of endurance under the Texas sun. Unfortunately, while the r3 Team has been cheering its successes, others such as Yale have pulled out of the event.
Let's all collectively cross our fingers for the qualifier rayce!
Scrutineering Day 3 went extremely well. The team qualified in all the static and dynamic events. The only outstanding problem is the turn signals, which is expected to be cleared up on Thursday. The car encountered some major electrical problems, and Fred will once again be working late into the night.
The driving bit was excellent. The car passed all the dynamic events (braking, slalom and figure 8) on its first attempt.
There's one more hurdle to pass: the Formula Sun event. This is a 120-mile race at 25-mph to be completed on Thursday and Friday.
The scrutineering has been grueling for all the competitors, a real test of endurance under the Texas sun. Unfortunately, while the r3 Team has been cheering its successes, others such as Yale have pulled out of the event.
Let's all collectively cross our fingers for the qualifier rayce!
