Oct
17
G’day! After a very quick stop in the morning to fix a minor problem, we cruised to our second Control Stop in Dunmarra by 1:45pm in the afternoon. As I ride in the chase vehicle, I’m able to listen in to Joe’s (our chase van driver) and Steve’s (our lead van driver) excellent communication with …
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Oct
17
G’day Mates! Yesterday was our first official day on the 2011 World Solar Challenge! Starting in 26th place out of 37 teams, we had a very harmonious start heading out of the city of Darwin. Many supporters made it out for the event and we had fun waving to all of them as we passed by. …
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Oct
15
G’day! We’ve officially qualified for WSC 2011! After a qualifying lap this morning and a brake, u-turn, and slalom test, we registered Ra 7s in the Northern Territory and received our SUN32 license plate. Justin did a wonderful job pulling our team through the qualifying round as teams were only allowed one driver for it. We …
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Oct
14
G’day! I’m pleased to report that the entire team has now rendezvoused in Darwin! My name is Sten and I’ll be helping Lacey out with the team updates. I was stoked to be a spontaneous addition to the race team in 2009 and incredibly blessed to be a part of it again. This time, Julie …
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Oct
13
G’day Mates! We had a jam-packed day today here in Darwin. As we knew our scrutineering time was at 11am, we got ourselves to our garage extra early to take Ra 7s out on the race track before heading over. Justin hopped into the car first and test drove the car with the array on! …
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Oct
12
G’day! By 8:30am, we got to our garage and started work for the day! After a few team members reviewed safety demonstrations with head and assistant safety (Katherine and Mark), our team practiced fitting the array to the lower body and onto the array stand. We will be doing this every day on the race, …
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Oct
11
Cheers Mate, What a day! We had our first Principia Internet Radio show this morning! Following the show, we made it over to the track by 8am and began our day by reading the lesson over our radios. Afterward, Joe and Justin took the drivers onto the track in our chase vehicle so that we …
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Oct
10
Cheers Mate! After getting the body of Ra 7s in good working order last night, those working on the battery pack spent all of today getting it set up and connected to the car. As not all hands were needed in the garage at once, Steve took many of us out to a gorgeous beach …
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Oct
09
Cheers Mate! We kicked off today with Kali’s b-day celebration at breakfast! With a birthday sash, tropical flowers, and beautiful singing voices, it was a smashing success. Once at the track, we tested our steering column and wheel alignment while a few others stayed back to work on our battery pack. Later in the afternoon, …
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Oct
08
Hello Everyone! Our first full day in Oz has been one of great productivity! We arrived fairly early at our garage this morning and went straight to work. Splitting up into different groups, we were able to get many tasks completed harmoniously. The weather today was fairly nice as a breeze was blowing throughout the …
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