I have added almost 400 pictures from this past year!
Check out a few new construction pictures, a page from our unveiling in April, and 3 pages from competition at MIS.
Other minor pictures, and some possible videos will permeate the site soon as well.
We'll try to keep the updates coming as the summer progresses
-Matt
We have returned from a successful trip to Michigan
R&BIV Placed 58th, 25 places higher than last year's car.
The team was able to compete in all 7 events within the competition for the first time this year, and looks forward to taking further strides towards the top next year.
Pictures, as well as links to pictures will be hopefully online soon
For full results - go to 2008 Results
or for more info: 2008 SAE Press Release
-Matt
We will be Unveiling our newest vehicle, R&BIV this week!
Stop by between noon and 4 on Tuesday the 8th, in Levine Lobby to see what we have built. The official unveiling will occur at 12:05.
For the official Invite - follow the link: 2008 Unveiling
-Matt
A full 2 weeks earlier than last year, the chassis is on the ground. A few minor setbacks cost us some time. Look for pictures soon, or check out my google photos photos.google.com/matt.kalmus
We're looking to make major progress on the intake, exhaust, as well as get the diff mounts machined before the end of January, to aim for an essentially completed car by spring break.
Stay tuned for updates
-Matt
Learing from other teams, as well as our own new experiences, our team has begun to think about the next car. With a newfound commitment from some members, we are looking to have another breakthrough year next May, and that is starting now with early design work, to allow for an early finish and great deal of testing in the spring.
Stay tuned for updates
-Matt
We had some great success this past week to go along with our setbacks.
We finished 83rd overall, an improvement - But most of all we finished Endurance, one of 39 or 40 teams to do so (130 registered to attend in October). We did use .04 gallons extra of gas, leading to a 4 minute time penalty, however we are quite pleased with our overall showing, and strong Static Event totals.
Check back shortly for more updates with lots of pictures and more news
-Matt
We had the engine purring for about 30 minutes, and did some initial tuning. It was awesome.
Oh and the picture system changed. Check it out.
-Gregor
New pictures of the gas tank, pedal assembly, exhaust, intake and radiator have been added. Integration of all these items into the car is continuing while preliminary wiring is installed. By the time spring break rolls around in 2 weeks, we should be running, with a strong chance that the engine fires up for the first time about a week from now.
-Matt
2007 has begun at a record pace for Penn's team. We have had a rolling chassis since December 18th, just bought a spare engine (we learned our lesson last year) and currently are working on pedals, intake, bodywork, the fuel system, as well as the seat. The exhaust will soon return from coating, and within a couple of weeks, a running engine is very realistic. Sorry for the lack of news, but we have been gradually putting pictures up all year of RBIII under the 2006/2007 build, so check back often for the most up to date pictures.
-Matt
If you are interested in joining the team, click on the contact link above for more details. Also, look for us at the Student Organization Fair on September 5th, where you will be able to take a look at last year's car and chat with some of the current team members (assuming we were able to register in time).
-Gregor
Some of us were able to take out the car this past weekend, and from what I hear it was a blast. Look for the pictures on the cars link. I moved all the pictures to that site, and while it doesn't look good yet, at least its functional. Oh and we have video :)
-Gregor
As most of you know, the FSAE competition is over, and it deffinitly was a wild ride. However, despite two broken engine heads and very little drive time (at snail speed), we actually fared quite well! Thanks to Laurence's presentation skills, we were able to get enough points to finish 88th out of 125 competitors. If we continue at this rate, in 4 years we'll be among the top 10! Right... Tons of pictures can now be found here in the "Cars" section (more to follow). Sorry for just dumping the pics on the site without formatting anything, but I don't have my computer right now and I have to do all this in Wordpad. If you have more pictures that you'd like me to add, upload them to the server (email me if you need help) and I'll put them on the website eventually. Until next year!
-Gregor