The girls studying for scrutineering....hmm I wonder where the boys are?!

Murphy's Law strikes again breaking Sundancer's front axle.

I'm not sure who she was looking at, but I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that look! 

Jacob Bridgman and Chase Eldridge keeping watch over the boys fixing the axle.  What do y'all think about their new socks?!

Mr. Reese giving the newly fixed axle his seal of approval!

Our new invention: A bungee chord and paper towel holder!

The boys reloading our generator onto big red!

Fixing the tires for scrutineering.

The team working to get everything race ready!

Daniel Worthey and Trey Franklin getting a tool from our newly organized  table.

Tyler Wilson and Jacob Bridgman cleaning their brakes.

Get those out of my face!

The girls new seat. Isn't it cute?

Daniel Worthey and Trey Franklin filing a piece of metal for the car.

Jacob Bridgman taking a break from the sun to get an ice cold water!

Tyler Wilson makes sure he won't get dehydrated.

Clay McNutt and Nick Callahan organizing the supplies to take to the Speedway.






With scruitineering starting in a few hours, we are all working hard to get everything ready.  Bad luck struck again with Sundancer's front axle but with teamwork and focus it was repaired in under three hours. Our cars are ready for scruitineering and can't wait to get the clear to begin racing. The official race will be begin Monday afternoon and end Thursday. We are excited about starting the race and would like to thank everyone who has gotten us here!               THANK Y'ALL!

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!

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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!!