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Tech Inspections Passed

X-Prize Team E-Tracer: tech inpections passed, emergency double lane change manoeuvre passed at 48 mph, brake test passed at 150 ft from 60 mph, acceleration 0-60 mph passed at 6.5 sec (not with full throttle…;-)  These results are for vehicle # … Continue reading

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First Day Technical Inspections

After a nice and calm trip through parts of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, we arrived last night at the Super 8 Hotel near the track. We had some beers and good steaks nearby and went to bed early. Today, we … Continue reading

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Rigging up the Supertrailer

Lufthansa Cargo handed out the two ET’s on Saturday morning after we had final clearance from the Customs and so in a couple of hours we’re going to hit the road with Jim Lorimer’s terrific 24′ trailer, all shiny and … Continue reading

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Arrival in Chicago

The team had a fantastic flight with SWISS from ZRH to ORD, the service was great and the nine hour flight felt only half as long… We then got the full dose of Homeland Security…waited two hours in line at … Continue reading

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Cleaning up the Workshop

After half a year of making a mess building the ET’s, it was pretty quiet at Peraves “skunk works” today.  The R&D workspaces have been cleaned up to make room for new stuff that will be tested this year in … Continue reading

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Loading X-Tracers onto the Plane

Today, the two striking yellow/black ET’s were driven under their own steam to the airport, where we helped the ground handlers to secure them diagonally on a LD7-pallet each. The SWISS flight LX8 takes them to Chicago O’Hare airport, where … Continue reading

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