In one of my less mature moments, I responded to Kevin’s “to-do list” for Seven with a threat. I refused to attend Knockout if Seven was still in primer. This ultimatum was not very well thought out. There’s only so much time before the next event at MIS; the team (with the exception of Nick) work full time jobs and

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

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?

One of the requirements for the upcoming events at the Michigan International Speedway is that anyone driving the car on the track have already completed a one-day high performance driving school. We had hoped that the teams would receive instruction as part of the spring Shakedown event, but it turns out the teams are on their own to get certification.

I often wonder what life was like for Mrs. Henry Ford. Clara was married to an engineer who was obsessed with gasoline engines. Perhaps Henry had friends over at night and on weekends, tinkering about in his garage or workshop to all hours. I can just see it: they’d be making a racket and occasionally tromping dirty boots into the

We’re trying to adapt the site based on feedback we’re received from some of you. One person asked for a blog and the team has done what they can to blog some of their more interesting thoughts and adventures as they have time. We’re also trying to post more photos to show you progress to the construction of “Seven.” The