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Production Update

The production of MRT-Xii is well underway. The team is hard at work to get a rolling chassis by the end of february and everything is going as planned. Several components are now on the welding table, one of the final stage of production.

A-Arm Welding

 

A few members of our team even offered themselves a tasty snack this weekend in the composite laboratory:

Alex's Snack

A carbon sandwich that is!

We will keep you posted on updates as production continues.

Laser Cut Parts Are in!

 

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Today marked a milestone in the construction of our 2010 race car with the arrival of our laser cut order. Thanks to the extremely competent people from CBR Laser (Plessisville), our parts came in ahead of scheduled and far exceeding our expectations in terms of quality. We are extremely pleased to count CBR as supporters of our team and we will make good use of the top quality parts they provided us with.

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Be sure to contact CBR Laser for all your needs of laser, waterjet, oxyfuel or plasma cutting.

AXIS PROTOTYPES A Gold Sponsor

Axis Prototypes

The McGill Racing Team is pleased to announce Axis Prototypes as a gold level sponsor for the 2009-2010 season!  As a exercise in improving our team’s knowledge of design for manufacture, rapid prototyping is a cost-effective way to visualize a part before expensive production begins.

Axis Prototypes offers automotive rapid prototypes, rapid manufacturing, SLA, SLS, and urethane castings.

McGill Racing Team at the 2010 Montreal Auto Show

The MRT-XI and members of the McGill Racing Team will be on hand at the 2010 Montreal Auto Show from the 15th-25th of January.  As one of the largest annual public shows in Quebec, the Auto Show is a perfect venue for the team and the entire McGill SAE Chapter to showcase all their hard work and effort.  The Auto Show is running from 10am-10pm at the Palais de Congres in Montreal, Quebec.  Please stop by a few minutes and feel free to ask questions!

Along with the McGill Racing Team’s MRT-XI, the McGill Baja, Formula Hybrid, and Electric Snowmobile will also be on display at the McGill SAE Chapter booth on the 5th floor of the Palais de Congres.

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We’re Tuboquipped!

tuboquip_1Brakes.  Coolant. Lubrication.  All require the best products to keep our vehicle performing well.  Many thanks to Sebastien and the rest of Tuboquip for supplying the McGill Racing Team with Aeroquip Performance fittings, lines, and adaptors!Tuboquip

MRT-12 Sneak Preview

For a limited time only:

MRT-12 Frame

Thanks to Delhi-Solac Steel Tubing for their continuing support of the McGill Racing Team.Delhi Solac

Tube Bending presented by TUBA

tubaProgress continues on the MRT12…. stay tuned for a detailed update on design.

Many thanks to TUBA Inc., manufacturers of tubular metallic products, for their generosity and support of the team through custom mandrel-bent roll hoops, the most crucial part of our frame.

Thanks to DOW Chemical

Dow ChemicalThanks to Dow Chemical for donation of copious amounts of styrofoam.  We use a rather low-tech method of body manufacturing with a three-stage plug, mould, part process.  We use styrofoam as the initial medium for our body plugs.  Work on the body is now commencing!

Xstrata Zinc a bronze sponsor

xstrata_zinc_blkThe McGill Racing Team is excited to announce Xstrata Zinc as our newest bronze level sponsor for the 2009-2010 season!

SAE Montreal – Expo-Conference

sae_logo_smallThe McGill Racing Team participates on November 14, 2009 to the SAE Montreal expo-conference on “Engineers & Future Transportation” held at ETS. Two conferences were given on the future of cars without petroleum and on the engine-wheel in transportation applications.

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