Today, Tachyon has completed 25 laps around the track, currently in second place in the cruiser class! Click here to access live updates on FSGP team ranks, and we are also streaming the race on Twitch. Tomorrow’s our last day of racing, so we are going to be putting in our all!
Today, we finished up dynamic scrutineering and got our first taste of the COTA track! Tachyon completed 3 laps in the last 15 minutes of racetime, moving up to a second place cruiser spot. Before we get to the photos, here are some important links to keep you updated during the race. Click here to …
Today, we finished all of our static scrutineering, getting approval on body and sizing, mechanical, lights and vision, battery protection, and driver operations. In addition, our various subteams worked on finishing up various parts of the car, and CalSol continued onto dynamic scrutineering. Click here to access live updates on FSGP team scrutineering status. We …
For the first time, Tachyon has driven under its own power! Our team has completed scrutineering for drivers, safety, and array, and we are working towards finishing our electrical and mechanical scrutineering tomorrow. We gave our drivers a feel for the car during a nighttime road test around the parking lot. Click here to access …
We have made it to COTA (Circuit of the Americas) and set up our base camp for the week! The first three days of FSGP are reserved for scrutineering, which is where officials come and survey the car’s electrical, solar, composite, safety, and other requirements. This also involves dynamic scrutineering, in which our drivers must …
After we arrived in Texas yesterday, we immediately started working on our car in preparation for day 1 of scrutineering tomorrow. Tachyon has undergone some changes over the past few weeks; the rolling chassis is soon to become a fully integrated solar vehicle! Here are some of the things we have been working on and …
As FSGP draws near, we are finishing up Tachyon for racing! We have continued our work on the structure of the body, focusing on wrapping up integrations, adding final touches, and packing for FSGP! Here are some photos of what we have been working on.
Thank you VCA Antech! We are excited to have VCA Antech as a sponsor for us! Although it is a company that handles animals and pet healthcare, VCA Antech has provided us with plenty of resources to help us succeed as well! Martin Chou from the IT department at the company donated servers for our …
Tomorrow begins the Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP), North America’s premier annual solar car race. We’re excited to be competing and wanted to briefly explain what FSGP is. The three-day, track-based solar car race is preceded by three days of scrutineering, an intense process of ensuring every car is safe to race and compliant with …
As we gear up for the 2018 American Solar Challenge, CalSol is excited to reveal our new logo! For 10+ years CalSol has kept our iconic “Flying Cells” logo as the center of our team’s branding. While this logo has served us well over the years, our new logo helps better represent CalSol’s modern existence …
