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2021 FSGP & ASC Recap
By Jessica Lee Recently, we participated in both the 2021 Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and American Solar Challenge (ASC) racing events. As mentioned previously, FSGP is a three day track competition which serves as a qualifying event for ASC. Since we participated with Zephyr – our 10th generation vehicle – we competed in the …
2020-2021 Recap, Off to FSGP!
By Jessica Lee In light of our upcoming summer races, the CalSol Operations team is reinvigorating our blog section to give important updates on our progress within the last year and future plans in preparation for this big event. To recap, our entire club moved to a virtual setting due to Covid-19 last year. However, …
STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS: JORELL GOTAMCO, MECHANICAL LEAD
The CalSol Operations team conducted multiple interviews with organization leaders in an effort to show prospective members and sponsors who we are, what we do, and why we do what we do. Today, we would like to introduce you to our Mechanical Coordinator and Subteam Lead: Jorell Gotamco. As a 3rd year studying mechanical engineering …
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Sponsorship Thank You: Texas Almet
CalSol would like to give Texas Almet a huge shoutout for their donations that helped make our Tachyon the solar car it is today! Texas Almet is one of North America’s leading producers in honeycomb components which are known for impressive strength without added weight overhead. In fact, the durable yet light honeycomb cells the …
Sponsorship Thank You: Recurrent Energy
Huge thank you to Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, for the continuous support since 2013! Recurrent Energy is a leading utility-scale solar project developer, delivering competitive, clean electricity to large energy buyers. Recurrent Energy has approximately 7 GW of solar and storage projects in development in the U.S., and the company is currently …
CalSol’s 2019 Australian Adventure
The dust has settled on our trip to Australia, everyone’s back home, and it’s time to take a look at how things went! This was CalSol’s first appearance at the World Solar Challenge since 2011, and Tachyon’s first-ever road race, so there were lots of chances for exciting new things to happen. Expectations While …
CalSol wins Second at the 2019 Formula Sun Grand Prix!
CalSol competed at the 2019 Formula Sun Grand Prix from July 4rd to July 7th in Austin, Texas. We raced our first-ever cruiser, Tachyon, and won second place in the cruiser class! We would like to thank all our sponsors for supporting us throughout the process, and we would also like to thank the Innovators …
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FSGP Day 6 Recap: Farewell!
We did it! After a week of intense, around-the-clock work, constant discussions, and sleepless nights, we have finally finished racing Tachyon at FSGP 2019. We received SECOND PLACE in the MOV category, which is much better than we expected! In addition, we received the sportsmanship award during the awards ceremony! CalSol has worked so hard …