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tony
04-22-2003, 03:55 PM
I didn't want to let this go by without mention. NDSU's engineers won NASA's 10th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race.

I would love engineering to become a spectator sport.

I think that it got some mention in the Fargo paper but here's another article: Huntsville Times Report (http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/105022548261230.xml)

Now that the moon buggy race is done, this must mean that it's just about solar race car season.

NDSU_grad
04-22-2003, 04:57 PM
I can't believe I have to go another 12 months until lunar buggy season starts again. This is so depressing.

mojobison
04-22-2003, 06:16 PM
Don't fret, isn't concrete canoe season here, or did I miss it?

Bisonguy
04-22-2003, 10:09 PM
Solar car racing will soon be upon us! ;D

Bisonguy
04-30-2003, 11:31 PM
It appears NDSU Engineering is going DI. A group of students is currently working on a "project" to appear on BattleBots.

Schemer
05-03-2003, 07:46 PM
I recently talked to one of the Solar Car engineering students. He says their car is 30% lighter than the last solar car. They're expecting to do better than before.

JBB
05-03-2003, 11:22 PM
Last year, when the had that solar car in front of the Fabulous Fargo Dome it drew a nice crowd.

Bisonguy
04-04-2004, 05:26 AM
;DThe Bison Moon Buggy team repeats with another first place finish. ;D

Bisonguy
04-05-2004, 03:30 AM
Here's the official story- http://www1.msfc.nasa.gov/NEWSROOM/news/releases/2004/04-091.html

Bison_Dan
04-05-2004, 12:41 PM
It got about 4 sentences in the Fargo Forum. I don't understate why they don't talk up the engineering program more, they truely deserve it. Well done! ;D ;D

tony
04-05-2004, 01:52 PM
Here's a longer story about it:

AL Times: North Dakota buggy boogies to race victory By PAT NEWCOMB (http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1081072145288590.xml)

Bison_Dan
04-05-2004, 04:11 PM
Thanks Tony - Looks like we beat some heavy weights. ;D ;D ;D

Schemer
04-06-2004, 05:29 PM
Thanks Tony for that post. I'm pretty proud of SU Engineering.

tony
04-07-2004, 03:42 PM
Not sure which cable stations showed it but NDSU was on TechTV's Tech Live show for this. Dang me for not having TIVO! I think it's on one more time at 1:00 PM Eastern, Noon Central.