Tri-City Cruise In...

The morning began with our arrival at the Tri-City Ford Dealership in Eden, NC. Looks of interest and disgust were constantly being made as we pulled our car up to the registration table. However, the real fun began after we unloaded the car and set up our display table. People flocked to our area just to see what we were packing under the hood of the beat up mustang. To their surprise, instead of a blue, gas sucking 5.0 engine, in its place was a very compact electric motor and row of batteries. Confusion began to spread and the questions started flying. There was a constant flow of people passing by our car for the rest of the day and we even had some pretty technical questions brought to our attention. One fellow was even testing our knowledge of the components to its limits. It just so happens that he was a professional when it came to batteries and electric motors and his constant bombardment of questions was to quiz our knowledge. Later in the day, the show turned into a cruise-in. Around 2:00, all of the mustangs on display lined up in the parking lot waiting for the signal to begin our cruise around town. This was the first time that the car has ever touched the real road and taken a trip. It was an awesome experience just knowing that our creation was capable of running the speed limit and keeping up in traffic.