Week 6

The team took the car to the ASU test track and drove it for about 10 minutes before the gearbox broke. The team towed it back to the shop and began working on it immediately. The gearbox took three days to fix, so the team turned their attention to the new chassie. The team began welding the tabs on to the car that would hold parts such as the front and rear shocks as well as the wheels. They first welded the tabs on using spot welds which allows the team to attach the tabs as well as remove them if they are not lined up. When everything was checked and given the go ahead, the team welded the tabs completely. After the gearbox was fixed, the team took the car to the Rock Garden. The Rock Garden is a huge area outside the lab filled with big rocks that will test the car's limits. After about 30 minutes of driving, the rear tow link was completely bent. The tow link is in charge of making sure that wheel doesn't move. The team was using a very weak tow link in order to make the car less heavy but now they are changing the tow link to make it stronger since it broke.

The first competition is on April 14th and the team has plenty of work left to do. However, all they have to do is transfer everything from the prototype car to the real car and fix the mistakes in the prototype car.