The winning car from Team Greased Lightning, race of round 2 or 3. Total weight without wings = 520g. Solar Panel: 363g, Maxon motor: 42g, capacitors + switches: 20g. Frame was carbon fiber tubes glued together with molten glue. Rotating mass was minimized by having 2 front wheels rotate around a fixed (non rotating) front axle, and having a single driven wheel at the rear, supported on a short carbon fiber shaft.
Post time: Jan-08-2017