Preparations for the 2010 eV Challenge began months before the race and yet the car only ran properly for the first time at 1:20 AM the day of the race. Our 9th place finish was a great improvement over the previous year and thanks to the great engineering and fabrication skills of Joel Percival our car won the Design and Engineering Award for it's innovative tilt-steering design that allowed us to lean into corners some-what like a motorbike, albeit with 2 front wheels. Scrub between the belt drive tensioner and the tyre, a heavy chassis and lack of testing prevented us from finishing on the podium however our 9th place was a 18 place improvement over 2009.
In 2011 the tilt steering was removed and with a non race setting programmed into the Alltrax Controller we were able to attain a top speed of ~90 kph, the kart also proved its safety with a high speed crash in mid-2011 resulting in no injury and just scratches and minor damage to the underside.
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| Our 'Pit Garage' 2010 |
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