American Solar Challenge 2003 Pictures and Movies
The KSU team prepares to lift CATalyst's array upon arriving in Albuquerque.
Junius and Jay at rear, Steve and Brad(?) at front.
CATalyst
arriving at Albuquerque checkpt
John Blessing does some minor surgery on the battery pack at Albuquerque
while an observer (orange shirt) looks on, and Mike Blouin tries to cool off.
CATalyst departing Albuquerque checkpt (stage start)
That darn truck: broken down on highway outside Albuquerque. Truck
limped to Grants, NM and spent the rest of the race there. Ian is
on the hill; Chuck Carter is helping John Aschenbrenner diagnose. Chuck
left the RV in Grants and pulled the race trailer to Flagstaff, where we
rented a moving van.
(movie) CATalyst arriving Flagstaff
Checkpt
Batteries impounded for the night at Flagstaff, along with the team Official
Questioner. Having left the Carters and their RV in Grants NM with
the crippled green truck, the team was a little short on comfortable lodging
for the observer, especially with a thunderstorm looming, so we took hotel
rooms.
(movie)
CATalyst departing Flagstaff Checkpt
Pulling out to drive to Barstow, middle of CA desert. Note *reliable*
truck!
Cars in the staging area at Barstow College, morning of the last day.
(movie) CATalyst
crosses finish line, Claremont, CA.
Cars on display in Claremont
Queens in back, KSU in middle, Western Michigan at front left, KSU Official
Questioner in foreground.