In the last day of competition, MRT ran for endurance. The first ten laps with our first driver, Lewis, went good. Driver change was smooth and the car started up perfectly. Our second driver, Ryan, continue to run the race car for the next seven laps until the engine started cutting out because it was low on fuel. We ran out of fuel during the last lap at the checkered flag. The size of the fuel tank was a concern but we didn’t think it was going to be problematic. Overall, we finished 19th over 91 that ran endurance (only 45 teams were able to finish endurance).

On the second day of the competition, we had to go through many events such as the marketing and design presentation, the cost event, the tilt test, the noise test as well as the brake test.

The marketing presentation went well. The presentation was very similar to last year’s and we were able to cover everything sufficiently.

About the design presentation, we were very happy with our performance; all of the subteam leaders came out feeling very confident in what they had presented. A debriefing after the event with all of the presenters made further evident the fact that we were well-prepared for the event, complete with individually, organized subteam binders, laptops, etc.  We received many compliments on the car and our validation of various parameters of the car.  Overall, the team is both proud and relieved after having gone through this notorious presentation.

The cost event: We received full points for the real case scenario and questions about the report were answered thoroughly.

We passed the tilt test as well as the noise test. During the brake test, we encountered few issues with keeping the engine running after lifting off of the throttle. But after 6 attempts, we finally passed the brake test.

Check out some pictures that were taken during the competition!

Getting ready to leave for competition!

At Michigan competition – tech inspection

Our marketing presentators

Our race car drivers!

Tilt test

Design presentation

Cost event

 Stay tuned! More updates are on their way!

First day of competition, the race car went through tech inspection. The day went quite smoothly and we’re preparing for the multitude events going on tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Check out the MRT in their new red t-shirts, ready for the Michigan competition!

We are happy to announce that SKF is now a new sponsor for McGill Racing Team. They provided us with bearings which were essential in the building process of the car. Thank you for your contribution!

We are proud to announce our newest sponsor Shorai Inc. who has provided us with the world’s lightest and strongest battery to help keep us racing on full charge!

Now that the race car has been fully assembled (well almost!), we were able to take it to the track and start the testing before the competition. The testing part is a very important process since it helps us collect as much data as possible, determine the type of problems we could encounter and think of solutions to fix them. The more testing we do, the more prepared we are for competition! Stay tuned for further updates!

Thanks to Delhi Solac for our new helmet wrap! We are now ready to race!

Just preparing our race car for the paint before reassembling it. Check it out!