Going Far After Racing a Solar Car
Last October, Michigan Engineering's solar car team raced its 17th solar car, Astrum, across the Australian Outback. It was part of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. Watch this video to see how the team finished in fourth place despite starting dead last and how the skills gained can translate to multiple years of real world, industry experience.
“Placing fourth in the world is fantastic,” said Will Jones , the team’s race manager and a senior in mechanical engineering. “This team worked so hard and it’s so validating to finish where we did.”