Georgia Tech Solar Racing

Are you interested in being a part of GT Solar Racing!? Make sure to join us TONIGHT for our first info session! If you can't make it, we have another one at the same time tomorrow!

Our team president, Noah Dorfman, represented GTSR at the Southeastern Energy Conference today! Thanks to the Energy Club for hosting such a great event!

Today is your last day to check us out at the 2020 Atlanta International Auto Show! Stop by and talk to some of our students!

We are at the Atlanta International Auto Show! Stop by any day this week and check us out!

Special thanks to Redhorse Performance for the care package! Redhorse Performance Inc. @rhpracing @ Student Competition Center

Today we had the pleasure of welcoming our spring 2020 recruits! They all got a tour of the shop and met the subteams they'll be working with! Are you interested in joining? Reach out to us!

We had the honor of meeting with President Cabrera today. Glad we could be part of his first day at Tech! @ Georgia Institute of Technology

#49 Georgia Tech Solar Racing making laps Photo credit: Taylor Gilliland, Instagram @taylorgillilandptg

#49 Georgia Tech Solar Racing charging Photo credit: Taylor Gilliland, Instagram @taylorgillilandptg

Zipline International Inc. got involved with the #FSGP2019 awards ceremony, too! The Zipline "Scrappiness" award went to Team #49 Georgia Tech Solar Racing. Des...pite challenges getting through scrutineering and struggles on the track, including the turn 1 hill, the team still managed to log 45 official laps for 9th place in the single-occupant vehicle class. See more

Spot some of our sleepy faces...after a long race and a long drive, SR-3 made it back to Atlanta early this morning. Race recap to follow!

Some pics from yesterday evening's solar charging session at Circuit of The Americas on Day 2 of #FSGP2019.

With Day 2 of racing for #FSGP2019 completed, we have 13 laps under our belt at The Circuit of the Americas track. After spending Day 1 troubleshooting some outstanding problems, we passed dynamics in the early afternoon and got on the track, our fastest lap clocking in at 7.01 minutes! We look forward to a full day of racing today!

See if you can spot us in this picture!

Earned a green today in Battery Protection System, and quickly working our way to passing a few more inspections.

We have passed dynamics and are officially ready to hit the track!

Day 2 is underway, wish us luck!

We have made it to dynamics testing and have successfully qualified some of our drivers in the u-turn, figure 8, and slalom tests. We expect to hit the track soon!

It's been awhile since our last update, but we've been hard at work and made it to Austin, TX with Endurance (SR-3). Check out our first green in scrutineering More to come soon!

We are so excited to join these teams in Austin with our third-generation solar car, Endurance!

Getting to know our fellow solar racers at the annual Solar Car Conference! Tara Chan, second year Mechanical Engineering student and part of the Frame team, is one of our GTSR representatives this year.

Hard at work prepping our SunPower solar cells for installation!

Are you interested in solar racing or want to know what solar racing even is? GT Solar Racing is having two recruitment info sessions tonight and next Tuesday, 1/17 and 1/22, at 5-6pm in MRDC 2404. If you want to help build a solar car or are just interested in what we're doing, come check us out! If you're interested but can't make either of these sessions, email us at [email protected].

Congratulations to Lindsey Berger for completing her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Since she first joined the team in 2014, she has held positions Frame Lead, Mechanical Lead and head welder. She has been a great leader, mentor, teammate and friend to us all. We are sad to see her go, but excited to see the amazing things that she will do!

Reminder to come out and support the team tonight! Make sure to let them know you are with GT Solar Racing!

We have so much to say about our work on SR-3 but Facebook posts just don't cut it, so we'll be releasing newsletters with exclusive engineering details on our newest endeavours and our future schedule of off-campus events. Make sure to sign up and stay tuned! http://eepurl.com/dKdY5M Photo Credit: Queenie Wang, U of Waterloo, FSGP 2018

This past weekend, we vetted brand-new electrical systems by racing SR-2 Odyssey on local roads by Cowan Lake Perimeter. Photos taken by @tonizsc

We had another fantastic time at Ray Day this year! Thank you @rcafoundation for giving us the opportunity to promote solar energy and learn about other sustainable organizations, and Tow Atlanta for trailering our car to the event. Catch us next weekend at the Maker Faire Atlanta on Oct. 27-28, 2018 at the Georgia Freight Depot.

We had a great time meeting vintage car and racing enthusiasts at the Atlanta's 3rd Annual Concours d'Elegance. See the car again tomorrow at Ray Day in Serenbe, GA! We will be there from 1PM-6PM with SR-2, promoting solar energy among other sustainable organizations.

Come visit us at the Atlanta Concours d'Elegance 2018! We will be at the Chateau Elan until 4PM today and tomorrow!

Wave goodbye to the Solar Audi TT, one of our first ever solar vehicles. The Audi won the 2012 Buckhead Eco Collection and earned our team a spot in the Student Competition Center - our current shop space.

Yesterday we welcomed new recruits to our workspace! They jumped onto SR-3 applicable projects and will be making contributions to the development in the next few weeks. We are excited to see what they do.

Thanks to 3M for their generous support as we kick off SR-3's design and build!

Calling all passionate and excited students to be a part of our third-generation solar car! We have two info sessions (you only need to attend one) to get started with recruitment, on 8/30 and 9/4 from 5-6PM in MRDC 2404. See us at the Student Organization Fair next Wednesday on Tech Walkway for more info!

This summer, Georgia Tech Solar Racing made team history. With our first new car in 6 years, we passed scrutineering, finished top 10 in the Formula Sun Grand Prix, and rayced the American Solar Challenge for the first time. From Nebraska to Oregon, ASC took us 1700 miles over unfamiliar terrain to some truly unique places. We spent long days and longer nights debugging systems, both in the shop and on the road. We met wonderful people and visited some of the country's best ...National Parks. There were struggles and sleepless nights. But we are walking away with a wealth of knowledge, practical experience, and an unbelievable drive to do even better next year. We would like to extend our most heartfelt thanks to all of our supporters. Thank you to the friends, family, and alumni who have believed in our journey from the very beginning. From the moment Odyssey started materializing in our workspace to the day the team set foot in Bend, you were there. Thank you to our incredible sponsors - without your help, there wouldn't be a car to celebrate. As always, thank you to our fellow solar racing teams for their sportsmanship and advice. And last but not least, thank you to all Georgia Tech Solar Racing members, old and new, for giving your time to this car and to this team. The adventures in solar racing do not end here. Please make sure to continue following us as we start in our third generation solar car, SR-3!

We've made it to Bend, Oregon! We are proud to have qualified and made it to the end of our very first American Solar Challenge.

Solar Car on Oregon Trail, Colorized 2018

Our hard work at FSGP 2018 led to our current trek across the Oregon Trail. See the recap of events up to our American Solar Challenge qualification! https://youtu.be/29IsicVA4vI

Say hello to the ASC 2018 Race Team! They have done a great job of maintaining SR-2 Odyssey's systems over the course of the race. Catch us in Arco, ID, by the end of today!

See SR-2 Odyssey, and our other fellow solar racing teams, taking off at the starting line! http://amp.wcvb.com//solar-powered-vehicles-race-/22370114

The team is making its way through Wyoming to Idaho! SR-2 has made it through two stages of the race. It also fits pretty well in a parking space. Our first time competing in the American Solar Challenge has not been easy, but we are learning the ropes. By the end of this journey, SR-2 and the race team will come home with a wealth of experience.

Congratulations to all teams on getting through the first two stages of #ASC2018! Looking forward to the next 3 stages on the way to the finish line in Bend, Oregon.

Thank you to the FSGP 2018 team for their hard work on SR-2 Odyssey this past week! We were able to pass all of static and dynamic scrutineering with a new car at its very first race, a new record for our team.

Our car is seeing some beautiful views as we travel along the Oregon Trail for ASC! We have made it to Gering, NE and will be in Wyoming by tomorrow evening.

Due to some never-before-seen electrical issues that did not occur during our 314 miles of driving at FSGP, we have trailered to the next location on the ASC route to continue the journey. We will be working on debugging these problems today and hope to make more progress tomorrow.

We are incredibly excited to participate alongside these teams! Make sure to look out for our progress.

Today, SR-2 Odyssey completed over 143 laps at the Formula Sun Grand Prix and has officially qualified for the American Solar Challenge. Starting on Saturday, Odyssey will embark from Omaha, NE on a 1700+ mile road race to Bend, OR following the Oregon Trail on solar power. It has been an exciting and intense week qualifying our new car, and the following days will mark history for our team's first time competing in ASC. We'd like to give a shoutout to our friends, family, sp...onsors, and advisors - without you, none of this would have been possible. Please consider supporting us as we go into ASC! https://www.gofundme.com/GTSR-2018-American-Solar-Challenge/ Photo Credits to Missouri S&T

Congratulations to Georgia Tech for qualifying for #ASC2018 today! Their first ever ASC qualification!

We are now doing our evening charging until 8PM, when we'll impound our batteries till charging time tomorrow morning. SR-2 includes an auxiliary array to create a total of 6 square meters.

As of 12:00PM local time, we have completed 21 laps.

Today we start our qualification attempt for the American Solar Challenge. The goal will be to travel 495 km in two days in order to qualify for the cross country race across the Oregon Trail. Yesterday we spent a lot of time fine tuning the car and giving each of our drivers some experience on the track to raise our odds of success. We're currently 6 laps into the day hoping to end above the halfway point with plenty of margin in our pack. Forecasts look beautiful for the remainder of today and tomorrow. Watch the lap count here: http://www.race-monitor.com/Live/Race/71615

We are ready to get on the track for FSGP 2018! We cleared the last of the essential scrutineering tasks this morning and will be on the track soon.

Looking good out on the track! We passed slalom and brake tests yesterday!

Our first official day of scrutineering is going well! All greens so far! Teams Status: http://americansolarchallenge.org//a/asc-2018-team-status/

Day two of FSGP is underway! Our set up is complete and we are fixing some last minute issues before we head to scrutineering.

GOOD LUCK to our Georgia Tech Solar Racing Solar Racing Team as they to the American Solar Challenge in Hastings, Nebraska! http://www.news.gatech.edu//techs-solar-racing-headed-amer

Today, a team of Georgia Tech students will begin their journey on a 1,700-mile cross-country race in this solar-powered car they built from scratch. Good luck, Georgia Tech Solar Racing. -- https://c.gatech.edu/2NuE7a1

We have safely arrived at FSGP 2018! Our team is setting up and getting ready for day 1 of scrutineering! Thank you so much to all of the friends, family, and alum of GT Solar Racing that have donated to our GoFundMe fundraiser so far. These funds will go directly to supporting the team at ASC this year. So far, we have raised over $2,000 of our $5,000 goal! We couldn't do it without you! If you are still interested in donating, the link is below. https://www.gofundme.com/GTSR-2018-American-Solar-Challenge/

SR-2 is being loaded in! The team takes off tomorrow morning on July 4th Catch us in Nebraska! To support the team on this exciting trip, share or donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/GTSR-2018-American-Solar-Challenge/

There are only a few days left till SR-2, Odyssey, leaves Atlanta for its road trip across the country, and we are still hard at work putting on the finishing touches. We are incredibly thankful for all of the support from our friends and family, and we could not have come to this point without all of you. Please share and consider supporting the team as we reach our final stretch in preparation! https://www.gofundme.com/GTSR-2018-American-Solar-Challenge/

In less than 2 weeks, we aim to compete in the American Solar Challenge with our brand new car, SR-2 Odyssey. It has been an exciting year, and it's not over yet, so we ask for your help. Moving 18 students, a solar car, 3 support vehicles, and a mobile shop on a 5,300 mile round trip journey is an exhilarating prospect, but we still have a short ways to go to meet our fundraising goals. Please consider supporting our team or sharing this post as we seek to give our students ...an incredible opportunity to see all their hard work pay off. https://www.gofundme.com/GTSR-2018-American-Solar-Challenge/

Just 2 weeks away from the start of 17 days worth of solar car events! Stay up to date on the progress of the 24 teams: http://americansolarchallenge.org//ascfsgp-2018-pre-event/

150 years ago it was families in wagons crossing the continent on the Oregon Trail. This summer, it's college kids from around the world in student-designed sol...ar cars racing from Omaha to Bend, OR on the Oregon National Historic Trail. 9 days. 1800 miles. 5 states. It all begins on July 13th. Follow us now so you can follow all the action - and see some great Oregon Trail sites along the way later this summer. #ASC2018 #FindYourPark #FindYourTrail #Trails50 #EncuentraTuParque Midwest National Parks Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail National Park Service #americansolarchallenge

Join us this summer as the solar cars Blaze a Trail West on the American Solar Challenge! In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System..., the solar cars will be traveling portions of the Oregon Trail (and other trails) from Omaha, Nebraska to Bend, Oregon from July 14-22, 2018. Special thanks to the National Park Service for their partnership for this event and the awesome posters to commemorate it! Learn more at http://americansolarchallenge.org//american-solar-challen/

Featured is SJ-1, Endeavour, but make sure to look out for SR-2, Odyssey!

Thank you to the Presidents' Council Governing Board at Georgia Tech for awarding us with the Best Campus Outreach Award!

This race car was completely built from the ground up by Georgia Tech students and it runs only on solar energy. This summer they'll be racing it in a 2,000-mile national competition along the historic Oregon Trail.

Some highlights from today's reveal! Thank you to all who came out for SR-2's first time on campus.