Thursday, February 1, 2007
Photos: ASC 2003 - Part 11 of 18 - Riding with CalPoly
I departed Tucumcari, New Mexico with the California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo (CalPoly) team.
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Back on the road. CalPoly was one of the solar cars that had a relatively normal driver sitting position.
Photos by Adrian Silveanu
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Photos: ASC 2003 - Part 12 of 18 - Riding with Queen's University
I departed Albuquerque, New Mexico with the Queen's University team.
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Excess Electricity Radiator. On the roll bar was strapped an object with word "Voltage" on it (the word "High" isn't visible). It contained heating coil cores from three hair driers with fans on the other side. The route ahead was mountainous and Queen's didn't want to loose their regenerative electric brakes when their batteries were fully charged and risk overheating their mechanical brakes.
Queen's used a unique suspension design on their solar car called a trailing arm, because it was hinged from behind. It's main design benefit was that the wheel moved only vertically over bumps which doesn't add rolling resistance. Conventional suspensions are hinged on the side, which cause the wheel to move slightly sideways as the wheel moves up and down, which increases rolling resistance when going over irregular road surfaces.Photos by Adrian Silveanu
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Photos: ASC 2003 - Part 13 of 18 - Riding with Toronto
I departed Gallup, New Mexico with the University of Toronto team.
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The next morning:
The day before Toronto parked their trailer in Arizona Department of Transportation's gravel yard. This morning they setup the solar car for charging with heavy machinery operating in the background.




We came across a dog going through his morning exercise of chasing cars. The dog lived to chase another car.Photos by Adrian Silveanu
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Photos: ASC 2003 - Part 14 of 18 - Riding with North Dakota
I departed Flagstaff, Arizona with the North Dakota State University team.
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Photos by Adrian Silveanu
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Photos: ASC 2003 - Part 15 of 18 - In Kingman, Arizona
Kingman, Arizona had an excellent vista.
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Looking around Kingman:



Since I do not have a photo of the University of Arizona solar car team somewhere in Arizona, I have decided to share this little story here. Somewhere in Arizona the University of Arizona team stopped on the side of the road to resolve some issues with their car. Once resolved, the team went back on the road and accidently left behind a box labeled "Battery Box". The Arizona highway police came across this box. Just to digress a little, the word "battery" has a few different meanings depending on context. According to Merriam-Webster, "battery" can mean "use of force on a person without the person's consent", "a single cell that furnishes electric current", "a number of similar articles, items, or devices arranged, connected, or used together" or "a grouping of artillery pieces for tactical purposes". Which one did the police think of when they saw the words "Battery Box"? The last one. So they took the box into the desert and blew it up. Yes, really. And what was in the box? Tools.
Next morning:
Photos by Adrian Silveanu
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