by At Texas Motor Speedway, a garage is a haze of vehicles and people as crews go over their checklists and do last-minute repairs.
There was a cause behind the orderly chaos. In order to educate participants in science, engineering, and alternative energy, teams of high school students from all over the country prepared their cars for the Solar Car Challenge, which takes place in Fort Worth every year from July 17 to 23.
Students have been working on their autos for the past year.
Prior to the race, the team cars must pass a set of six tests called scrutineering, which is assessed by judges to make sure all regulations are being followed and that each car is safe to drive.
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In the garage, the Fort Worth Country Day Falcon EV crew worked diligently. As they got their car ready, co-captains Jason Pham and Andrew Lobo worked swiftly and composedly.
According to Pham, the experience of scrutineering is actually far more stressful than the race day. Because we want to race and we have a test to pass right now to be able to do so. For us, this is the most crucial phase.
Pham and Lobo have already taken part in the challenge. According to them, their team has been competing for the last three years. The distinction is that both kids assumed leadership roles within the team.
According to Lobo, it requires a lot more labor, but it also yields greater rewards.
Although it’s a competition, teams support one another and create a cooperative environment, according to both captains.
According to Pham, everyone plays fairly. Since we want to compete at each other’s best, not at their worst, everyone wants the best for each team. That is the purpose of the event.
Mary Abby Goss works at the Fort Worth Report as a multimedia fellow. Reach her at fortworthreport.org/maryabby.goss.
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