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2008 Dallesport Shootout - June 17 The WWU team has organized a shootout driving event with the University of Washington and Oregon State Formula SAE teams at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport on the banks of the Columbia River. The teams have spent the first day setting up the cars and tesing in the 80 degree weather, and will run through every dynamic event as they would at the competition in the next two days. So far, it has provided a great way for the teams to see how they stack up and proof out their cars in the hot weather. |
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Viking 43, now featuring sidepods? - June 11 Janicki Industries has extended it's donations to the team to include the production of direct tooling for composite sidepods on Viking 43. After some hasty design, the molds were machined from foam using Janicki's "putty pattern" technique, then sanded and prepped by the team. The durable carbon-fiber sidepods look great and weigh less than 2.5 lbs a piece! |
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WWU Formula SAE makes the front page! - June 8 The team and Viking 43 were featured in a front page article in the Dalles Chronicle. A reporter from the Chronicle came to watch the team while they tested the car at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport in Dallesport and spoke with member Eric Urness, who grew up in the area. The article can be found online HERE.
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PACCAR Tour and Janicki Photoshoot - May 1
The team brought Viking 43 to the PACCAR Technical Center, where the team has been doing weekend tests, for a "Lunch & Learn" discussion of the vehicle with PTC employees. In the afternoon, the team brought the car to Janicki Industries in Sedro Wooley for a presentation and design discussion. Afterward, a few engineers helped the team take some photos of the car in the mill where the tooling for our monocoque composite chassis was machined. |
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2008 Viking 43 video posted on YouTube - May 19 The exciting video previewed at our April 19 unveiling was finally finished and posted on YouTube. Director and WWU student Chris Koser did a fantastic job of capturing the last few days of production and one of the first drives of Viking 43 at Cart BC in Chilliwack. The video can be found on YouTube HERE or a higher-quality version hosted on our site under Media. Thank you to Chris and his team at Sourcelight Productions for your excellent work! |
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