by Matthew Karlsen | Feb 7, 2025 | Journal
Well last years race was amazing! Everything went very well and we won the title and set records. Our current car has 1 year left to race, then it will be out of specifications for the new safety rules. So this year starts the build of a new car. We have been...
by Jonathan O'Grady | Feb 11, 2020 | Journal
We are Back in full swing. As said in our last post, 168 days ago, we began on project Helios; now, 6 months later, we are happy to be able to give you a sneak peek into what we are working on. For the first 2 months of the school year, begin designing the new car,...
by Jonathan O'Grady | Jul 10, 2019 | Journal
All systems are go! Today was the last day until we left for the race. This meant that everything had to be finished before tomorrow morning. So today, we tested the radios, reinforced the solar panels, set up the trailer, did last-minute telemetry testing, finished...
by Jonathan O'Grady | Jul 9, 2019 | Journal
Today the car’s first-panel tilt test, and, much to our excitement, the solar panel supports only needed slight changes. However, the Solar panel charging supports were supporting too much weight, so we needed to make two more. After lunch, we split into teams....
by Jonathan O'Grady | Jul 8, 2019 | Journal
The car and Landry’s telemetry system are now finished, so today, we started on the self-scrutineering process. We are happy to report that the car passed the braking, slalom (the action of weaving between cones), and turn radius tests. The car also passed a majority...
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