The day has finally arrived!

We would like to send out a special thank-you to Byrne CPA for purchasing these new hats for our team. We would also like to thank everyone who came out early Friday morning to see us off! Thanks to everyone for your continued support. We hope you are able to keep up with our progress at this years race.

We're Finally on the road!!!

Almost Race Time!!

Today we are meeting to finish packing for the race. Everybody is getting extremely excited and can't wait to leave for Texas tomorrow! We are leaving for Dallas a day early so we can visit the Historic Stockyard District in Fort Worth. We plan on watching the cattle drive and eating great steaks! We can't wait to begin racing and plan on having a lot of fun in the Lone Star State!

Sundancer's French Camp Practice Run!

Making sure everything is ready to hit the road!

Getting the driver ready to go.

Sundancer going down the Natchez Trace.

Suprise Visitor!

. Lewis Miller poses with Karmen Spratlin

and our newest member Austin Watkins.

Today, we had a surprise visitor from South Wales. Lewis Miller is temporarily living with one of our members, Reagan Byrne, while coaching a soccer camp. After hearing about our car, he took an interest and decided to come and check it out. We told him about the upcoming race and he wished us luck.

Time to get ready for the race!

It's that time of year again for us to compete in the Winston Solar Challenge! We have started packing and organizing everything in order to prepare for our trip. Our team is meeting throughout this week and can't wait to head for Texas July 10th!

A visit from the Class of '59

Welcome back Class of '59!!!


Mr. Reese gave a history of Sundancer


Members of the team show the car to the class
of '59

Happy 4th of July!

While others are enjoying family fun today the team is getting ready for the upcoming race. Our town is celebrating with a parade, fireworks, and music. Today members of the class of '59 came to see the car and meet the team. They were very excited about the progress we have made and amazed at what our high school team has done in the past few months. We also enjoyed hearing their stories from highschool and want to thank them for having an interest in our car. The fun meet and greet was followed by a parade downtown and the square. The whole town came out to support our founding fathers and celebrate the holiday together. The Sundancer Solar Race Team wishes you a safe and happy holiday. See you at the race!

Summer Days for Sundancer III

With the race drawing near practice runs have been scheduled weekly. We recently completed our first of many with great success. It was a wonderful learning experience for our new members and a great refresher for our returning veterans. We got special treatment as we were escorted through Tupelo by police officers on motorcycles. They were a big help and made maneuvering through town a lot easier. Memories were definitely made and we are looking forward to making a lot more at the race.

SCHOOL'S OUT- FOR SUMMER!

With the end of the school year finally here, we are all excited about our summer vacations. Unfortunately, there is no time for rest! Our team is already preparing for this summers upcoming race in Dallas, Texas around the Texas Motor Speedway. We are all very excited for another race not only for more experience for the older team members, but also for a learning experience for the newcomers!

Senior Spotlight

Alisha Holder is a senior at Houston High School where she has been an HHS Diamond Girl for four years, and she is in the Beta club and Anchor club. She has been on the Sundancer team since her freshman year. She has gone to many places including the Texas Motor Speedway twice, New York and Australia. Alisha is going to attend EMCC in the fall.

Junior Spotlight

Will Turman is a junior at Houston High School where he is a member of the tennis team and Beta club. He has been on the Solar Race team since he was a freshman and has been to four races. He plans to go to Ole Miss when he graduates college and major in electrical engineering.

Almost There!

Finally after months of testing and building, our new car is almost ready! At last we are able to put the array and solar panels on! It takes a lot of patience and tedious work to plan and place our solar cells; however, the team is well up to the challenge. We are extremely excited to see everything come together so nicely.

Senior Spotlight

Zack Huffman is a senior at Houston High School where he is the captain of the Sundancer Solar Race team, Beta president, Student Council president, a student member of Technology Commission for Houston School District and recently he has participated in our school Dream Girl pageant as a dancer for the Houston Community Theatre. Zack volunteers for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, Project Noel, Relay for Life, Pennies for St. Jude, the Trash Bash, and he was an Election Campaign volunteer. He attends Church of Christ in Houston where he is the Vacation Bible school coordinator and the Church Education coordinator. Zack has gone to Austrailia, New York, and the Texas Motor Speedway with the Sundancer. This is his second year to be team captain. His future plans include going to Law School at Ole Miss and then becoming the President of the United States in 2036.

Hands Where I Can See Them!

What started out as a routine meeting turned out to be a very eventful night. New advancements were made on the car so we decided to take it out for a quick test drive through our town. We loaded up in the back of Big Red, called the police for an escort, and away we went. We didn't get very far before we noticed the back tire was flat. We pulled over in a vacant parking lot and our team was quick to fix the problem! We were back on the road in no time when we saw the Chief of Police quick on our tail. We were speeding! The speed limit was 15 and our car was topping out at 50 mph! Our team was dumbfounded and extremely excited! All of our hard work had paid off. The only problem was we didn't have our drivers licenses. We were so quick to leave the school none of us had our purses or wallets. A few of our members had to be taken away and one of them even tried to escape! Sundancer proves once more that anything is possible!

Whitney trying to make the escape and get the handcuffs off.

Thomas had the right to remain silent....but he didn't have the ability!

Put your hands where I can see them!

Just kidding! None of our members were really arrested.

We would love to show the police officers of Houston our deep appreciation for being so supportive and cooperative of our team. Without them we would not be able to be so successful!

Flywheel Festival

As the school year comes closer to coming to an end, the race is getting that much closer. We have various things planned for the next few weeks as we prepare for the challenge this summer. Houston is known for our hospitality in hosting the Flywheel Festival every year and this year the team is going to have a special guest. We are very excited about Mr. David Hearne attending and getting to meet our new team members. His book Hulagu's Web features the Sundancer Solar Race team. We are very excited about this venture and getting to know Mr. Hearne better. We will be posting a link on our web site soon so you can check out the book and have the opportunity to purchase your own copy of Hulagu's Web!

As March comes to an end and April begins the anticipation is becoming unbearable! We have started testing one of our cars for scruitneering. Here are a few pictures of us begining the process. Please continue keeping track of us on our blog as we continue making advancements on our cars.

With February over, we are another month closer to the Dell-Winston Solar Challenge, and we are staying busy. The team is turning in intents to race and preparing the applications.While our solar car members remain active in the Sundancer program, they are also involved in other school activities. Josh Griffin is perhaps one of the most active. He participates in the school's baseball team as well as cross-country. This past fall, Josh walked away the 2008 3-A boys State Cross-Country Champion.

Greetings from team Sundancer! With 2009 well underway, we realize that we have only five short months to prepare for the race in July. We have currently been training our new teammates and are thrilled with their progress. The team will only be returning five veterans this year. Like always, Sundancer is ecstatic to attend the race and be with the solar car family. Good Luck to all!

CHRISTMAS TIME!

The Christmas season is here and we are all ready for our vacation away from school! Never the less, our team is still hard at work whether we are modifying our car or participating in Christmas events. We were recently in the Tupelo Christmas parade and also in our town's parade. We would like to again thank everyone who is involved in our solar car program and wish everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAYS and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

GOBBLE GOBBLE!!!

The SUNDANCER TEAM would like to wish all our sponsors, fans, friends, and family a HAPPY THANKSGIVING. We are so appreciative of all the support and good wishes you have given us over the years. It is this time of year that we as people need to give thanks to special people in our lives. THE SUNDANCER TEAM thinks that you are all special people. We are all still busy and have big plans for the future. Keep up with our progress on the blog. Once again:
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!