One of the lessons learned from 2017, is that our rear suspension from a mid 1980s Suzuki GS450 was not really heavy duty enough for the weight of car. So we set out to upgrade it with a late 2000s model Suzuki Hyabusa rear suspension.

The team has many lessons learned from the 2017 Solar Car Challenge and we are ready to get to work applying those to our car. With those in mind, we came up with the following list of modifications for our car to get ready for the July 2018, cross country competition: Aerodynamics / Efficiency redesign front windshield from lexan to be more laid back and perhaps start further up on the car cut 15" box section out of the front part of the frame and remount the nose cone perha