Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Thanks you guys!

A big thanks to our sponsors for being avid supporters of the McMichael EV project. Your contributions and comments have been greatly appreciated.


An even greater thanks to the crew!

Mr. John Butler "our leader"

Mr. Michael Clark and Mr. Ben Fulp "the hands behind the wrench"

Mr. Brandon Smith and Mr. Zac Plummer "the troubleshooting duo"

Mr. Matt Miller and Mr. Nick Melms "the tech. support"

Mr. Jonathan Roupe and Mr. Dale Yates " the slick tongued presenters"



And remember you guys, It will forever be "BUSINESS TIME!"

The closing stages....

Today was the final day of the SMARTT Challenge competition here in Raleigh, NC. I feel more than accomplished to have made it all of the way there and bring home some gold.
Upon our arrival, there was just a slight sign of rain yet the sky didn't actually break loose while the events went on throughout the day. After lining our car up along a walkway at the McKimmon Center, Mike and Mr. Butler took a walk to scope out the autocross course. From my point of view, the course at Winston was more challenging and Mike should have no problem dominating the pavement today. My guess was right! After six explosive runs, Michael had the best run time out of all of the cars in the stock class.

Not only did we dominate on the autocross course, but we also had a large amount of complements from the judges of the safety inspection and the design competition. All of their eyes seemed to be instantly drawn to the area of the exposed motor. We were the only car at the competition that had the motor exposed and not covered by a mess of wiring or the controller.

Over all we brought home 1st in Autocross, Rookie of the Year, 2nd in oral presentation, and 3rd in troubleshooting. Not bad for a bunch of "Scallywags" from Rockingham County!