What a morale boost. We managed to cross the finish line in a 4-6m/s crosswind. Our yaw system failed halfway through which slowed us down but we made the 500m stretch of the runway in a cool 29mins 46secs.
The team are certainly relieved and the trip back up the runway upwind where our drag aids us is a fast one. We did what we came to do which was prove the viability of an electric car. The race today has also provided us with some valuable experience and ideas about how we could crush the competition next year.
Time for some more testing and celebrations.
Whooop!
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