After kicking off the Solar Car Challenge and in the lead with 200 laps, we were ready for another high performance day. Utilizing lap data from the first day, the strategy team worked tirelessly beforehand to create a plan that conserves our energy but also gets us the most laps. An incredible amount of calculations […]
Today was the first day of the racing portion of the challenge. Over two years of design and build begin to be put to the test on this day. With scrutineering done and strategy working nonstop to make sure that their calculations are correct for the drivers, all the rest of the team could do […]
As the team comes off a highly successful completion of scrutineering on day two, the focus has shifted to finishing touches, final replacements, and practice leading up to race day tomorrow. As usual, most of the electrical group started early in the pits, testing and logging solar panel data. This information – sorted, calculated, and […]
Today was the first day of scrutineering and the team was well rested and prepared. They needed the rest for the very busy day ahead. Upon arriving at the speedway and unpacking, we started our first section of scrutineering: General (aka Mechanical). It started with simple questions. The judges were impressed with the car, and […]
On July 9th, 2024, the RAHS Green Energy Travel Team got out of bed bright and early to fly out to Texas for the Solar Car Challenge. After a smooth flight, they met Zach and Josh, who had trailered the car, at the hotel. Travel Team Prepares for Flight On the way to Texas, SOCKEYE […]
Texas is only a week away, and the RAHS Green Energy Team is in a rapid scramble to put the finishing touches on Sockeye and pack the trailer for the long journey. Over the past few weeks, the team has been refining and testing the car at the PACCAR Technical Center in Mount Vernon to […]
With 60 more days until race day, time is ticking to make strategies, fix errors in our data, and get closer as a team. While the pressure on us builds, this just means that getting everything prepared is at utmost importance. In preparation, our team meets every Tuesday afternoon to talk about what needs to […]
Waking up at 5:45 a.m. is never easy. But especially for a group of highschoolers who have fought jet lag, the intense Texas heat, and the accumulating fatigue after a week of solar car racing. Usually, we were practically dragging each other out of bed to arrive at the speedway on time, yet Race Day […]
The RAHS Green Energy Team has been hard at work constructing the new and improved chassis for this year’s race! We started the build process by creating a jig to ensure the chassis is in accordance with our design specifications and the Solar Car Challenge safety requirements. Alignment of core structural members was key to […]
We are finally wrapping up the design phase and transitioning into building our second solar car. We plan to remain faithful to the first design’s successes while making significant changes to the exterior layout and solar array. The most fundamental change is to the body of the car: In order to reduce drag, we’ve moved […]
