Scrutineering!

The Houston Lady Racers taking Sundancer II to be scrutinized!

Sundancer heading to Scrutineering!

Dustin Pound's invention to carry water bottles!

Tyler Wilson shoes are not just for looks!

Jacob Bridgeman falling out of Sundancer!

Lindsey Robertson insulating a wire

Before the solar cars are allowed to race, they must qualify in seven stations in scrutineering.  Teams must prove that the cars are built to race rules and can withstand  the week long race.  We are proud to say that both of our cars have passed scrutineering and are on the track competing!  

Promotional Video

Hey everyone! Here is a link to our promotional video that shows a little information about our team and the race we compete in! Enjoy! (It may take a while to load, depending on your connection speed)

The Video

Fun!!

As payback for smashing Mr. Reese in the face with a pie,  Nick Callahan
 had a full cooler of ice water dumped on him!

The new girls were told to sit inside the cones for a picture on our blog.  Little did they know, they
 would soon be drenched in ice and water!

We told the boys to pose for a team picture
 and this is what happened! 

I think he likes posing for the camera a little too much!

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!