Rear Suspension, Websites, and Team Application

Today Ricky Bureau, Kaelan Cowan, mechanical lead Rishi Samani, and welding expert Michael Wise worked on the rear suspension for the car in the morning hours of the day. They cut pipes, grounded the edges down so that they weren't sharp, and began prepping for welding the rear suspension together.

Team sponsor Mike Yakubovsky and Rishi took the four bottom parts of the rear suspension back up to the high school where they used the mill to drill half-moon holes in the ends of the pipes where the tubes will later connect.

Then in the afternoon, Saagar Patel and Michael Hays cut metal tubing for the rear suspension. Rishi and Michael Wise began tacking the components of the rear suspension together. Next week, we will begin to Mig welding.

During this time, team captain Sara Saastamoinen worked on the layout and appearance of both the Coppell Solar blog and team website. She also worked on filling out the team application for the Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge this summer.