Charing at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Erik Silver holding a work tarp during the road-side motor repair Spontaneous outreach activity while a storm passed. Day campers inquired about the car. A mid-day decision to drive farther, although battery voltage is falling. Clint Kreider tries to dry the array inorder to let light through.
Cells are most effiencient at cooler tempratures.
In a rare sight during the rainy Sunrayce, Nate Dudley cools the array with a mister. A thick cloud cover for the past two days has forced us to draw heavily on our battery pack. Driver Elias Shedd has done a remarkable job of using our regenerative braking system to negociate traffic lights, dealing with a foggy canopy, handling wet road conditions, and closely monitoring voltage levels and amp hour consumption. An exciting addition to our data telemetry system will join us today. Our wireless modems, donated by DataLink, arrive via FedEx this morning, and they will allow us to collect data regarding energy use at regular time intervals to be analyzed by our strategy team riding in the chase vehicle.