Replacing our cell!

Hillary Colbert taping the empty space left by our broken cell

Whitney George adding adhesive to the new cell in preparation of placing it on our car!

Sydney pulling through the cell's wires to connect them to the array!

After much practice and careful planning Mr. Reese and Whitney George carefully attach our new cell!

Some people believe that when Murphy's Law was stated, it was directed toward solar racing.  Because anything that can go wrong will, and it normally does, our team tries to always be prepared.  Somewhere between Mississippi and Texas one of the solar cells on Sundancer II decided to quit working.  Luckily we were able to fix it in under and hour and it is working great!  Our team is thankful that this is the only problem we have had with our cars and hope for  continued success!

First Morning in Dallas/Fort Worth!

We started our first morning in Texas with an early seven o'clock team meeting!

The Houston Lady Racers getting Sundancer II ready to be tested!

The boys helping set up our tents!

The girls driving Sundancer II!

Tyler Wilson unloading tool boxes from the trailer!

Jacob Bridgeman filling the coolers with ice so our water and gatorade stays nice and cold!

Nick Callahan, Trey Franklin, Dustin Pounds, and Chase Eldridge going through and organizing their tools!

Our team hung up our national and state flag to show our pride!

Sundancer catching a few rays!

Taylor Brand and Whitney George repairing a cell!

With the race starting in a couple days our team has been checking the cars for anything that could have been damaged on the way here.  Everything is checking out fine except for a cell on Sundancer II which is now fixed!  We have set up shop and the hotel and gotten both cars settled in.  Tonight our team plans to take our annual trip to Six Flags for a little fun before the work begins!  We can't wait for the race to begin and to see all of our hard work pay off!

Some of the guys helping change the trailer tire!

Trey Franklin and Tyler Wilson checking the wiring on Sundancer.    I wonder if Tyler is in deep thought or just got distracted by something?!

Whitney George and Hillary Colbert making sure Sundancer II was not harmed during our journey from Houston,  MS to Dallas, TX!

Kristen Marsh and Taylor Brand helping unload the trailer!

The boys making sure everything is working like it should!

Taylor Brand practicing her job as Safety Officer!

Tyler Wilson and Nick Callahan fixing a small leak in the tire!

The Houston Lady Racers taking Sundancer II for a spin!

After a two day trip our team has finally made it to Dallas!  In true solar car fashion our bus decided to break down about one hundred miles away from our first night's destination Texarkana, TX.  Thanks to Artex Truck Center our bus was fixed by the next morning and we made great time getting to Dallas!  Our team cannot wait for the race to begin and Sundancer and Sundancer II seem to be in great working condition!  We will be updating constantly throughout the race to keep everyone posted!  You can also check out our Facebook, Twitter (#HoustonRaceTeam), and our instagram (sundancersolarcar)!!

Fourth of July Parade!!

 Suzy Reese and Taylor Brand leading with an American  flag as we enter the square!

Our local veterans showing their American pride!

Sundancer leaving the school to start the parade!

To celebrate the fourth, Houston hosted a parade complete with food vendors and live entertainment!  To help celebrate, our team joined the parade in honor of our county's independence!  Despite the heat, there was a good turn-out and everyone seemed pleased with the entertainment. We hope everyone had a happy and most importantly safe Fourth of July!!

Thank You!!

We would like to thank Tag Trucking Center for making a one thousand dollar donation to our team!! The donation will go towards helping fund the race which is only a couple weeks away.  This race wouldn't have been possible without their support and we can't thank them enough!   

Dillon Harrison and Daniel Worthey making a piece for the frame!

The team fixing a short in Sundancer II's wiring!

The guys checking Sundancer while Susan George takes a picture!

Sponsors

More Sponsors!

The team making our calender for July!

The team smiling out getting to tickets to Six Flags!

Tyler Wilson making out a plan for our upcoming training run!   I think he likes coke  products!

With the race approaching in a few weeks our team has started training harder than ever!  We have several training runs scheduled plus work nights until we leave!  Our team recently took a training run to Tupelo where we paid a visit to Tag Trucking Company!  We would like to thank them for donating ONE THOUSAND dollars to our team for the race!  We plan to head to Texas July 11 and will return July 21, hopefully with two new trophies!  Our team would like to thank our sponsors for always supporting us and for making our dreams come true!!

Thank You Dr. Mobley!

Members of the Delta Kappa Gamma signing in for the meeting!

Our team reviewing the PowerPoint before getting started!

Our team visiting with Dr. Mobley after the meeting!

On February 20, our team traveled to ICC in Fulton to give a presentation to the Delta Kappa Gamma sorority! It is an organization of teachers who meet throughout the year trying to make a difference in our schools. During the meeting we showed a PowerPoint of our team and cars and explained what our team does. We would like to thank Dr. Mobley for inviting us to come and it was great to see you again! We would also like to thank everyone who prepared the great meal that was provided! We thoroughly enjoyed coming and being of part of the meeting!

Thanksgiving!

Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, our team would like to take the time to thank everybody who has supported us throughout the years! We can never express how much your continued dedication means to our team. We would also like to thank our team sponsors Keith Reese, Donna Turman, and Anita Ellison for giving us the opportunity to participate in something this special!!

Our YouTube Page!

Click here to see our channel main page, where we will be adding videos throughout the year and at the race!

Our team making sure our car's arrays were nice and shiny!

Mrs. James giving a little background information on our team!

Before our guests had to leave, we wanted a team picture with them!

Dustin Pounds answering questions about Sundancer!

After showing our presentation and doing a little visiting, our guests loaded back on the bus to Tupelo!

Thursday, September 1, we had visitors from Calvary Baptist Church in Tupelo, Ms! When they arrived our team took the chance to meet with them and show off our cars. We showed powerpoint with pictures from this summer's race and also a few of us building the cars! After the powerpoint, we individually introduced ourselves and described our roles on the team! We would like to thank the church for their interest in us, and we had a blast with yall!

Closing Banquet!

Our team throwing our hats in the air in celebration of finishing the race!!

The guys posing with Dr. Marks after receiving their trophy for Day Four!

The Houston Lady Racers receiving their trophy!

The guys showing off their prize!

Our team posing with both of the trophies!

Thomas Brown and Jay Alford celebrating after the banquet!

During the Closing Banquet, different awards are given to teams or individual members on a team. Our team was awarded the Texas State Energy Conservation Award which is given to the team displaying the highest level of engineering! Team Advisor BB Turman was also given the Sandt Award for showing the true spirit of solar car when he helped Minnesota repair the welding on their car!

Thank You!!

We would like to thank all of our sponsors for everything they've done to help us become successful. We know we wouldn't have gotten to this level without everyone's support.

We are fortunate to bring home several 1st place trophies again this year. The Lady Racers placed 1st in two of the daily races as well as 1st overall in our division. Sundancer I placed 1st each day and 1st in their division.

We are en route to Houston, but are stopping now at Cracker Barrel in Tyler, TX. Our team is already busy making plans for next year's cross country race to Los Angeles.