VISITORS FROM HOME!

Some of the proud parents from back home came all the way to Texas to support the Sundancer team!

Amy Alford, Rhonda Huffman, and Amy and Lane Callahan in the car garage at the speedway!

Veteran Sundancer member Caleb Alford, older brother of current member Jay Michael Alford, visited the race today to watch Jay and the team. We are happy to have a former member here at the race for advice and support.

DAY THREE!

Day three is bringing us more work, heat, and most importantly laps that will hopefully help us add to our collection from the first two days. Even though we have had a successful start, there is still work to do and heat to endure. Our team has toughed it out and we are still going strong. With two more race days left we are hoping to have the same results that we have had the past two days.

THE GIRLS GETTING THIER HANDS DIRTY

JUST PICTURES!

Sundancer about to pass two other solar cars.

Jay finally taking a break!

Reagan Byrne making a lap around the track.

We can not go to any kind of solar event, especially the Winston Solar Challenge, without thanking one of our main sponsors, Schott Solar. Our car, with our Schott Solar Cells, has outlasted and out performed our competitors for the past eight years. It seems this year is going to be no different. As a matter of a fact, Sundancer, competing in the open divison, is out performing the advance divison cars which have A-300 solar cells.

Thank you for supporting us throughout our years of solar car racing!

RACE DAY TWO!

Every morning before the racing begins, all of the teams have a driver's meeting. This is when the winners from the previous day are announced. There is a winner in each divison for both the morning and the afternoon sessions of racing. This morning we recieved three trophies. One for the Open Car having the most laps over all in its category and two more for the classic car's morning and afternoon sessions. Sundancer I, the open car, completed a total of 146 laps yesterday, while Sundancer II, the classic car, completed 101. We came out ahead on the first day with both of our cars. Hopefully today will produce the same or even better results.

Some of the other cars that are in the race do not always have enough drivers to drive their car throughout the entire day. So, sometimes we lend them a few of ours! This is Nolen Hood and Dustin Dendy driving the solar car "High Desert Racer" from Hawthorne, Nevada.

Pictures of Day 1!

The team has to work together to prepare the car for the race!

Sundancer, driven by Will Turman, races around the Texas Motor Speedway during the first race session!

Whitney George is at the starting line in Sundancer II... the beginnings of the future "all girl" Houston Solar Race Team under the advisement of Mrs. Turman and Mrs. Ellison (also known as team ET).

We proudly fly our city flag. A special thanks to Mayor Stacey Parker for the flag and all the support from home. Also, we are enjoying the support of parents and other family members of our team who have come to the Texas Motor Speedway to support us (Even though the temperature reached a scorching 108 degrees.)

Mr. and Mrs. Hood, Nolen's parents

Team member Hunter Powell's Mom, brother and sister, and Grandfather

(In the background, note the team member Thomas Brown, "The Thinker")

RACE DAY ONE!

It is the first day of the race and our car is doing very well. Our car in the Open Division is currently at 27 laps and our car in the Classic Division is currently at 26 laps. Thank you for keeping up with us and we will be updating throughout the day. We have taken many pictures and will post them as soon as possible!

ALMOST RACE TIME!

We are on our last day of scrutineering and can't wait to start the race! The team has finally completed qualifying Sundancer and Sundancer II so both cars are ready to roll onto the track tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM. We are enjoying meeting members from other teams and seeing the cars that they have built. We are all very excited to start the race and we hope everyone has a fun and safe week! Good Luck to all the teams!

During our second night in Texas we had the opportunity to go to the Fort Worth Stockyards.

We all went out to eat, shopped, and enjoyed each others company.

PREPARING FOR SCRUTINEERING!

With the race about to start, our team has to make sure both cars are ready for scrutineering and then for the speedway! With scrutineering starting in less than an hour, we are trying to get everything in order. This afternoon and tomorrow morning will be the two days of scrutineering.
The actual race will begin Tuesday morning and last until Friday afternoon.
We are all very excited to see all of our hard work finally paying off.
We are also excited that it is finally time to get our solar cars racing and competing on the Texas Motor Speedway!
It is going to be extremely hot, but at the same time very worth it!

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!