I know they banned hybrid (and was VERY disappointed), and I heard the
organizer talk about hybrids at the competition. I thought your car still had
batteries in it? So in 2004 (and 2005), that violated the rule about energy
storage devices starting at zero.
I didn't mean to say you guys didn't work hard at it. It's just that your
email conveyed exasperation and I thought that if I wanted to make a hybrid
car, I would still have done so in 2005 (even with the rule banning a hybrid).
But then again, I'm the last person to give up in most projects. This year we
have a team of 2 people, and a budget consisting of what amounts to a personal
revolving line of credit. We're still planning to compete in Mini Baja 100.
Anyway, sorry to hear how much hassle you guys went through. Maybe you guys
can still come in and compete in a class of your own (you didn't say if you've
asked for this) either this year or next year. With the proliferation of
hybrid automotive in the market, having experience designing a hybrid vehicle
would be an advantage in the job market.
Thanks,
Andre S
www.vikingracing.net/andre
Quoting Christopher Chow <chow@eng.usf.edu>:
> USF pushed hard for hybrid rule changes, we informed the organizers
> ahead of time and we *would* have been within the bounds of the 2004
> rule book. Give up easily? Perhaps its difficult to convey effort
> through email lists, but we weren't picketing outside of the Steve's
> house nor were we dead fish. Effort was put into email discourse and
> casual talks at the tracks last year to get hybrids specifically
> allowed, this is the outcome.
>
> I wasn't hyperbolizing when I said that the Mini-Baja rules committee
> banned hybrid electric drive! In in the 2005 rules. Page 20. Its vague,
> since its just a sentence floating under section 21.4.19 but hey the
> sentence of the day is, "Hybrid electric power systems are specifically
> prohibited."
>
> the disclaimer wasn't for you.
>
> Christopher Chow
> @University of South Florida
> Sponsored by ROGET'S Thesaurus
>
>
> susantoa@pdx.edu wrote:
> > If I had the money and resources to develop a hybrid Mini Baja, I would
> still
> > build one. I'd make it as close to the rules as possible and inform the
> > organizers ahead of time that I'd like to participate even if my scores
> don't
> > get counted against others. Kind of like an exhibition class. But then
> again,
> > that's just me. I've had ideas for a hybrid, even some resources and parts
> I
> > just couldn't do the rest of it.
> >
> > I'd say go on and make one, especially if you wanted to learn something
> more
> > about hybrid technology. In the end, this competition is about you and
> what
> > you get out of it. If you built the hybrid, even if you didn't get to
> compete
> > at all, you can put that on your resume and it'll count as a huge
> experience.
> >
> > My $0.0000002 ;-) I didn't get offended by your email, just wish you
> didn't
> > give up on the hybrid idea so easily.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andre S
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