New sponsors

The Solar Car team has gotten two new sponsors. Frito-lay and Ashgrove Cement have both contributed to the Teams’ efforts. We thank these companies and our other sponsors for their contributions. If your company would like to support our team, please contact Mike Yakubovsky at myakubovsky@coppellisd.com

Poker Tournament

The solar car team will be holding a poker tournament on Feb 27th to raise money for the race this summer. Players will pay an entrance fee for the tournament and will be playing for prizes. Buybacks will be available if players run out of money. If you would like to donate prizes for the tournament, contact Mike Yakubovsky at myakubovsky@coppellisd.com.

Car progress

The team has finished the cardboard models of the front and rear suspensions. The angles and sizes of the A-arms on the front suspension were redesigned. Currently the team is constructing the model frame of the car. Two of the team members Kaelan and Rishi, took welding lessons to understand the basics of welding. After the construction of the model car, the team will begin construction of the Cromally frame.

Expo Results

The Expo was a great turn out. A lot of people came to see the various colleges and universities and even our own Engineering students and their projects. It was great to see a lot of young people interested in this competition. This is great as Solar energy is a renewable source we can acquire. Many people were amazed that our high school students were competing in a challenge such as the Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge, a cross country race from Texas Motor Speed Way in Dallas, Texas to Golden, Colorado.

Expo

Hello Everyone! This weekend the solar racing team will be a part of the second annual Coppell High School Engineering Expo. It will be held on Sunday in the Coppell High school (185 West Parkway Blvd Coppell, TX 75019) commons from 1-3 pm. Mooyah’s cookout trailer will be there selling burgers, so bring money for lunch. 49 universities and 43 companies are currently signed up to participate in the Expo. MIT, Cal Berkley, Drexel, and Stanford are just a few of the universities attending. A full list of Universities, and Companies, along with pictures of last years Expo are on the CHS Engineering website. The Expo will be a great opportunity to show not only the public but also major collages and companies our engineering program including our solar racing team. Hopefully this will spread the outreaches of our program and draw in more supporters. For the team to be able to compete in the race we are going to need a lot of support from the team member’s parents and from the community. If anyone would like to support the team the Adopt-A-Cell program is a great way to help. There are various levels of supporting the team. The easiest way is to adopt a cell. The $20 dollar donation will go to support the team’s ever-growing financial needs. If you wish to support the team on a greater level the complete list of contributions is on the team’s website. The team has finished the cardboard model of the front and rear suspension. The frame of the car is currently being constructed. The racing team will be displaying the cardboard model of the frame and suspension of the car currently being built for the 2010 Hunt- Winston solar car challenge this summer. After testing has been done on the on the model, we will begin construction of an aluminum frame for the vehicle. The solar team will be looking forward to see you at the Expo!

This year the Coppell Solar team will be entering in the 2010 Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge cross-country race form Dallas, Texas to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. The race this year is going to be interesting. A brand new car is being built for the race. Currently the team is testing two different types of suspension for the car, and evaluating which one would be the best fit. Soon the team hopes to have a cardboard model of the frame of the car completed so that we may do more testing. For more information on the race, visit the Hunt-Winston Solar Car challenge Web site.