Spotted: the U of C solar car on deerfoot.

[Thaco]

Saw this thing at about 6:45 this evening (friday the 19th) On deerfoot just before 64th. The car was wippin along, it was doing probably 90km/h which was the average at the time from all the GOD DAMNED RUBBERNECKERS.

anyways, here's the photo. I followed it down the onramp from memorial and then all the way down to 64th, where I passed it and then i went off on beddington, but i think he continued north on deerfoot.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Cool, my guess is they're getting an early start on testing in preperations for next years' event. I haven't talked to the team lately, so I don't know exactly why it was out there.

[Phy]

Fucking SWEET!

Wonder how licensing works for that sucker.

[nismodrifter]

Take notes people...THIS is a proper spotted thread.

Would be scary as shit driving that thing on Deerfoot...like that road isn't crazy enough in a normal car.

[Hakkola]

Holy shit, yeah that would be scary. Nice spot!!

Stay out of those blind spots!

[rc2002]

Haha. I saw that too. Except I saw it going West on 16 ave at about 6:30pm tonight. That thing was crazy low. Low enough to drive under semi-trailers, like I saw in a movie last time.

[infected]

Wow :eek:

[big mooe]

WOW nice spotting:hitit:

[crazydriver]

NICE! Spotting

[Fluidic]

Great spotting and EXCEPTIONAL photo, very clear!

[Thaco]

Thanks for the comments, i was actually impressed that the car could go that fast... i had heard about it before, but when you actually see it its quite impressive.

[mx73someday]

Was it being escorted by anyone, say the police?

[camaro]

The better question is: Was there someone in it? It looks rather small.

[calgarys13]

no that bubble where someone would sit is just there to kill some of the aerodynamic efficiency of the car...

[camaro]

Originally posted by calgarys13
no that bubble where someone would sit is just there to kill some of the aerodynamic efficiency of the car...

Well its a pic from behind so I can't see the face obviously. It looks like a lump more than a place for the guys head.

[dkny_stylez]

nice, good spot:burnout:

[Thaco]

That lump is where the persons head is and they are essentially laying in the car, it was not escorted by police but it did have a lead and chase vehicle right infront and behind it with yellow flashing lights on top.

[Thaco]

heres a shot from the front

https://www.eere-pmc.energy.gov/nasc05/images/Day9photos7-25/072405_DAY9_003.jpg

stolen from this site

https://www.eere-pmc.energy.gov/nasc05/Day9.asp

[Z24_3.1.]

nice spottin but dont like it :P loks kinda werid

[Z24_3.1.]

also anyone know how fast these things can go? and if they even aloud on the road?

[asp integra]

good spot!

[camaro]

that thing rips pretty fast for a solar car. haha

https://www.eere-pmc.energy.gov/nasc05/images/Day9photos7-25/072405_DAY9_006.jpg

[DannyO]

How is he able to check to see his sides or his rear?, I wouldn't drive that not knowing whats coming up behind, especially since pretty much any car would destroy that thing to bits, and any truck would go right over it.

Great spot though.

[Thaco]

thats why he has one car in front of and one car behind him and probably extensive radio contact between the 3 of them.

[DannyO]

Originally posted by Thaco
thats why he has one car in front of and one car behind him and probably extensive radio contact between the 3 of them.

Oh ok, cool, would be pretty scarry driving that without help.

[djayz]

good spot...but damn does that thing look uncomfortable

[afrotl]

nice spot....if i did not know any better I would have thought a UFO has landed in our city....:eek: