2022 Solar Car Challenge - Awards Banquet
On July 17th, at 7:30 p.m. the Solar Car Challenge held the annual awards banquet. CCA was honored to win first in the nation again for a second year in a row in the Advanced Classic Division. Additionally, our team was awarded the Jarrett Dunn Award, which is presented to the Solar Car Team displaying the greatest application of Information Systems, as well as, we were awarded 2nd place in the Siemens Mechanical Drawing Competition. Finally, the Solar Car Challenge Organi
2022 Solar Car Challenge - Race Day 4
On July 20th, during Race Day 4 of the Solar Car Challenge, the CCA Solar Car Advanced Classic Division team placed 1st in our division. We were able to complete 114 laps at Texas Motor Speedway, which is equivalent to 171 miles driven over the six hours race period, averaging 28.5 miles per hour. By day 4, I think everyone was starting to feel the cumulative effects of 14 hour days in the triple digit summer heat and was honestly hoping for a safe and reliable run today, t
2022 Solar Car Challenge - Race Day 3
On July 19th, during Race Day 3 of the Solar Car Challenge, the CCA Solar Car Advanced Classic Division team placed 2nd in our division. We were able to complete 105 laps at Texas Motor Speedway, which is equivalent to 157.5 miles driven over the six hours race period, averaging 26.25 miles per hour. This day simultaneous brought both extreme temps near 110 degrees and much higher than normal winds of 15+ miles per hour out of the South. The extreme temps tested our hydrat
2022 Solar Car Challenge - Race Day 2
On July 18th, during Race Day 2 of the Solar Car Challenge, the CCA Solar Car Advanced Classic Division team placed 1st in our division. We were able to complete 124 laps at Texas Motor Speedway, which is equivalent to 186 miles driven over the six hours race period, averaging 31.0 miles per hour. In the process, we broke the old all time lap record of 111 laps completed in a single day for the Advanced Classic Division by nearly 12%! To put this amazing feat into perspect
2022 Solar Car Challenge - Race Day 1
On July 17th, during Race Day 1 of the Solar Car Challenge, the CCA Solar Car Advanced Classic Division team placed 1st in our division. We were able to complete 108 laps at Texas Motor Speedway, which is equivalent to 162 miles driven over the six hours race period, averaging 27.0 miles per hour. All of the teams set up tents along pit row where we laugh and manage the team operations. Teams line up for and enter pit row starting at 8:00 a.m. for the morning race session th
2022 Solar Car Challenge - Scrutineering Phase
We lined up outside Texas Motor Speedway before dawn on Thursday, July 14th to begin the check-in and 3 day scrutineering process for the two cars that the CCA Solar Car team has entered into this year's Solar Car Challenge. Scrutineering is a solar car term of art, that is sort of a qualifying process to confirm that our solar cars are safe and comply with all the rules. Once we were able to get our cars checked in and unloaded, we began the three long day process of scruti
