We apologize for the lack of updates. Thusday's testing resulted in a failed front knuckle and damage to a trailing arm. We worked around the clock to get the car prepared for the race this morning.
We made it approximately 6 miles before a number of shorts in the electrical system caused us to lose all power in the car. We towed the car back to our pit and we're able to get it back out on the track again. We then made it an additional 8 miles before a failed CV joint resulted in us being unable to continue.
We thank you for your support and can't wait to see what next year's team is able to accomplish. We'll be back in Blacksburg Tuesday evening.
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We are a group of Virginia Tech Seniors, designing and fabricating a specialized off-road vehicle. http://vtrallyteam.com/
Our vision is to design an off-road vehicle while exploring suspension design, vehicle dynamics, vibrations, real time telemetry and GPS tracking, engine mapping, and finite element analysis. Team Members:
Sam Paras
Alec Jones
Chris Collison
Marko Ledjenac
Jonathan Alabran
Tyler Doroshenk
Randall Cline
Ashby Moomaw
Tess Robinson
Wade Riggs
Mike Campanella
Jake Wells
Yuhi Sasaki
Sunny Anish
Michael Bier
Kevin Sledz
Eric Rauchenberger
04/06/2017
We arrived late last night in Ridgecrest! We just checked out of our hotel and are going to go scope out the race course and prep the car.
04/05/2017
We've made it to the Grand Canyon!
04/04/2017
We made it to Arizona.
04/04/2017
We woke up to a cold and snowy morning outside of Albuquerque NM. We'll be packing up soon and making our next stop at the Grand Canyon!
04/03/2017
Made it to New Mexico and another time zone!
To keep even more updated on our trip and race, add us on Snapchat to see extra photos and videos!
04/03/2017
We made it to the panhandle of Texas!
04/03/2017
Still going strong this morning. One more hour til breakfast in OKC!
04/03/2017
Just made another stop in Nasheville!
04/02/2017
The team is headed off to California for our race! Currently still in VA, we just made our first stop for gas.
03/23/2017
It lives!
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