Week 8

This week the new chassis finally came back from being painted meaning we could start testing the panels and see what changes need to be made. The new chassis was only 68 lbs and was the lightest chassis the team had ever built before. There were 2 weeks left before the competition and everyone was working to finish prepping. This week we had to make sure that all of the panels fit and that we had everything to go to competition. This involved making sure the trailer was cleaned out and everything we needed to go in the trailer was laid out. We attached the tow lines inside the trailer where everything could be strapped in nice and safely. This week the team took the car up into a dry riverbed and ended up flipping the car and broke the steering line that steers the car. The team had to make sure this wouldn't happen and had to make sure that they had plenty of spares in case it broke again. Also they blew out the rotor in the rear wheel because the screw was loose causing them to blow out the whole wheel. This is a reminder to always make sure everything is tightened. This week as all interns have to I had the privilege to sweep up the whole shop and make sure everything was put away properly. We are hoping to have everything ready to move to the new car by the end of this week as competition is just around the corner. This years car is noticeable faster and more agile than last years and hopefully that means we can preform even better than last years car.