{"id":3232,"date":"2017-02-21T20:46:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T00:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2017-03-03T22:02:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T02:02:46","slug":"another-great-u-s-f-engineering-expo-race-in-the-books-and-in-the-showers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/?p=3232","title":{"rendered":"Another Great U.S.F. Engineering Expo Race In The Books and In The Showers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U06jCxifADs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vto92cvnvWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A GREAT DAY FOR A RACE AND A SWIM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The day started off with great weather on the USF course. The weather forecast varied all week from 20-80% chance of rain\u00a0<strong>LATE<\/strong> in the afternoon.\u00a0Then the radar showed a BIG rain band out in the gulf and that late rain showed up at 1:30 and drowned the place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We normally start the races at 10am and 1pm,\u00a0with the radar looking real menacing we started the second race at 12:30.\u00a0It turned out to be a good idea.\u00a0The cars can run in the rain but its not a popular choice.\u00a0 Mike Fredricks, our race steward,\u00a0waved the checkered flag\u00a01 minute early just as the clouds opened up.\u00a0 We got the race in but had to take down the course in the rain.\u00a0Trophy presentations were held under the canopy in the rain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the High School\u00a0Class it was Brandons #14 against the three cars from Middleton.\u00a0In this race it was Brandon #14 against Middleton #365 with Brandon taking 2nd in both races and Middleton taking 1st in both races.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the last race it was Brandon #14 and Middleton #80\u00a0tied for\u00a0season points.\u00a0In this race it was #14 and Middleton #356 with Middleton taking first overall for the day to pull within 2 points of Brandon #14 and the season lead.\u00a0There are 3 cars within 6 points of each other for the season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Open Class we had Rodney, HCC\u00a0and the #242 car.\u00a0 The #242 car was at <strong>Tampa Bay Tech<\/strong> but Tech does not have a team this year so<strong> BRADY,\u00a0<\/strong>some other\u00a0Alumni and current students raced it in the Open Class.\u00a0The #242 car was and is very fast and it was great to see it on the track again.\u00a0Brady now has the car with plans to continue racing in the open class as the Titans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rodney in the #4 car took both races with HCC and the Titans\u00a0car both having to withdraw with mechanical problems.\u00a0They were not able to start the second race.\u00a0The Titans\u00a0car had a catastrophic blow out on a front wheel that blew the rim apart.\u00a0In 10 years of racing we have seen many blow outs, flat tires and wheel collapses but never a rim coming apart like\u00a0that.\u00a0Almost half the rim sidewall\u00a0was left on\u00a0the track.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Experimental Battery Class it was close all day with Drew and Slam battling all day with Slam in the #90 car taking the day with\u00a0146 laps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the first race the #8 car had electrical problems and had to withdraw.\u00a0Drew, Slam and USF were within 3 laps with Drew on top with 76 laps, USF with 74 and Slam with 73.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the second race it was the #90 car and Slam with 73 laps and everyone else way behind.\u00a0USF and ProEv both had problems and had to withdraw.\u00a0Drew in the #72 car had problems with\u00a0his car and it\u00a0conked out several times and had to be pushed started to get going again.\u00a0Pony in the #8 car had a wire come out of a connector and\u00a0killed her throttle.\u00a0Several members of\u00a0other teams carried her car off the track and found the errant wire and soldered the pin and got it back on the track.\u00a0The problems dropped her out of the season lead and put her 4 points behind Drew in the #72 car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next race will be on the <strong>Track at Brandon High School on March 25th.<\/strong>\u00a0 We will be doing another speed event.\u00a0Two twenty minute\u00a0races going for speed and distance.\u00a0Between the races there will be an extra special event.\u00a0Team sponsors and ETO officials will be taking to the track for a short race.\u00a0If we can manage to get into the cars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Finish Order:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">High School:\u00a0<strong>1st<\/strong>\u00a0 Middleton #365,\u00a0<strong>2nd<\/strong> Brandon #14,\u00a0<strong>3rd<\/strong> Middleton #80,\u00a0<strong>4th<\/strong> Middleton #133,\u00a0<strong>5th<\/strong> Brandon #9.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Open:\u00a0<strong>1s<\/strong>t Tiger Racing #4,\u00a0<strong>2nd<\/strong> HCC #13,\u00a0<strong>3rd<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Titans\u00a0#242<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Experimental Battery:\u00a0\u00a0<strong>1st<\/strong> Electrocutioners #90,\u00a0<strong>2nd<\/strong> Electrocutioners #72,\u00a0<strong>3rd<\/strong> USF #132,\u00a0<strong>4th<\/strong> Electrocutioners #08,\u00a0<strong>5th<\/strong> ProEv #39<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110024-Rodney.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3237\" src=\"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110024-Rodney-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"20170218_110024 Rodney\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110024-Rodney-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110024-Rodney-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110024-Rodney-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110024-Rodney.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110033-Middleton.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3238\" src=\"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110033-Middleton-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"20170218_110033 Middleton\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110033-Middleton-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110033-Middleton-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110033-Middleton-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110033-Middleton.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110051Brandon.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3239\" 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alt=\"20170218_110056USF\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110056USF-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110056USF-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110056USF-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110056USF.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110101Drew.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3241\" src=\"http:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170218_110101Drew-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"20170218_110101Drew\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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The weather forecast varied all week from 20-80% chance of rain\u00a0LATE in the afternoon.\u00a0Then the radar showed a BIG rain band out in the gulf and that late rain showed up at 1:30 and drowned &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/electrathonoftampabay.org\/www\/?p=3232\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Another Great U.S.F. 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