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They picked drivers from the PAC area, and tested how well they respond to commands, stay cool, etc. - Drive around ring road, tell the driver to speed up and slow down continuously until the driver tells them to stop. You can get some driver ergonomics testing this way as well.
The best driver will be one that drives it like a car but also knows everything about what is going on inside it. If you don't drive it like a car, then you will be much less efficient, slower, etc.
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-at FSGP 2009, Midnight Sun did a barrel roll, landing on its tires. MSX got the "I want to be an airplane" award.
-Rotor locked up and driver said there was smoke but couldn't identify where it was coming from. Keep
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All grids are just one big control loop - this is where Nuvation can compete on some super cool projects. Nate's FYDP was a 2D plotter in reverse - drawing chalk lines on construction site floors.
There was some multiplier on our score for MSXII 0.83% (or something like that) that was dragging our score down - what was this? This is the car to break the "E5 curse".
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As an alum, he is not really seen as a threat, so teams will be more open about strategy, etc. Michigan's strategy is not to have the best and most reliable car. It is to be able to swap parts in and out super quickly. They spend the last year before comp getting their team running like a well oiled machine.
MSX was ready in February, and was testing as soon as the snow melted.