Blog Archive

Teamwork at Shakedown

Yesterday was day two of rigorous inspections at MIS. All of the teams were working hard to prepare to face this pass/fail portion of the competition. X Prize wants to be sure that all cars are safe and up to the challenge of being on track at June’s Knockout event and are willing to knock out cars at Shakedown if

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Now that is a Monday!

This was the most stressful day of my life!  I am battling noise in our electrical system.  I wired our BMS again with I think i have a work around to keep us going.  I am tired and need sleep thanks everyone for your support!

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Name this component

This is an important but unglamorous part of Seven. Just about anyone can work with it. We had 4 people wearing it today. What is it?

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Learning Curve…..

Being a part of this team since it’s inception, I can’t even begin to list the things I’ve learned. Hell, we’ve built a car from the ground up!  I’ve learned some pretty incredible things over the last 2+ years.  A pretty good percentage of it has been improvisation.  We created some needs for some pretty specific and important parts, and

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Happy Easter, from Team IMW

Our involvement in this competition has required we push beyond the boundaries of our comfort levels. We’ve learned a lot in the process and have grown as individuals while also growing closer as a team. While I knew that this would be a long, demanding endeavor, I don’t think I realized what a toll the long hours could have on

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