From start to finish, failed first run to successful 2nd run, this was an extraordinary year for the AACT Moonbuggy Team. It was all capped off on awards night with the winning of the Neil Armstrong Best Design Award (see pictures below). Final stats:
4 second setup time
3:41 completion of the course
Total: 3:45 to complete the course.
7th place in the High School division
8th place overall against all 93 of the high school, university, and international teams.
Most impressive achievements: the way the team came together (and never got down) after the failed first run to reinforce the design, the excellent presentation to the engineers that garnered the Neil Armstrong award, and the excellent way they represented the Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology. Here's to an extraordinarily successful year!
CHECKING OUT THE COURSE
FIRST RACE DAY!
The above clip is short and sweet. Part of the competition is "setup" time. Check out how fast the students are ready to ride!
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| Getting set for the start! |
THE FRAME BUCKLES
The goal was to lighten the buggy but keep it structurally strong enough to withstand the rigors of the course. The first run showed that the team erred on the side of too light. A few pics of the buggy frame failure and the team springing into action to get it ready for the next day's successful run.
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The above video has footage of the first failed run of the AACT Moonbuggy starting around 35:30.
Below...a couple of team pictures. STAY TUNED FOR PART TWO...THE SUCCESSFUL SECOND DAY AND THE NEIL ARMSTRONG AWARD!
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