Now that the team is back from winter break (although a few members spent their time in Rolla), you can tell that there is going to be a solar car race soon. Members are working diligently to finish modifications to Solar Miner VII and figure out who will be lucky* enough to drive around the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May. But while the weather here in Missouri continues to drop snow on us one or two days each week, the team is finishing up new designs and analysis and then completing paperwork.
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The month of February will see the solar car team making the plugs and molds for our new wheel fairings. At the same time, SMVII's suspension will be modified to use new brakes and hubs. While the chassis and body are getting their face-lift, the battery box will receive some slight modifications. To help change up the weight distribution, more batteries will face the front of the car. And to help our modules stay at a nice temperature, the box is going to have two powerful fans pushing air through, controlled by a new board designed over winter break (I will post pictures once the boards are assembled).
*Lucky enough to be under 6' 0" tall and be flexible enough to egress.
The month of February will see the solar car team making the plugs and molds for our new wheel fairings. At the same time, SMVII's suspension will be modified to use new brakes and hubs. While the chassis and body are getting their face-lift, the battery box will receive some slight modifications. To help change up the weight distribution, more batteries will face the front of the car. And to help our modules stay at a nice temperature, the box is going to have two powerful fans pushing air through, controlled by a new board designed over winter break (I will post pictures once the boards are assembled).
*Lucky enough to be under 6' 0" tall and be flexible enough to egress.
