Endeavour Launched (not the Shuttle though, hah!)

Spot the odd one out

Spot the odd one out

Endeavour was unveiled yesterday at Goodwood Festival of Speed by F1 World Championship leader, Jenson Button. The new solar racing car was exhibited in the FOS-TECH pavilion amongst other environmentally-friendly vehicles and previously-unseen prototypes.

Button talked to members of the CUER team and signed the car, commenting: “There’s some very impressive technology in this racing car. It may be a world away from an F1 car in terms of power, but to get a car to drive at 60mph using 2 horsepower takes cutting-edge engineering.”*

It was glorious weather and, while all the loud engines made us feel a bit insignificant, we were quite clearly the crowning glory of the eco-tent. Even Mike and Barnwell tore themselves away from their own personal Disneylands to come in and run some shifts handing out leaflets and snapping up Friends.

The Red Arrows did a display above Goodwood, which was absolutely brilliant, and the childrens Wacky Races area was found to be…intriguingly enjoyable.

Hilarious sunburn was had by all.

More news to follow soon. But for now, pictures! A full press release and photos can be found on our press page. Huge thanks to Jenson for his support of CUER!

Uh, Mr Button, just because it's got your name on it doesn't mean it's yours...

Uh, Mr Button, just because it's got your name on it doesn't mean it's yours...

 

Please do not feed the solar car

Please do not feed the solar car

 

"You need to fix this bit..."

"You need to fix this bit..."

*He’s right, you know. We are of the Awesome. Just makes you, I don’t know, want to become a Friend, doesn’t it? (Don’t make us use our cutting edge again…)

- Lucy

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  • Prototype is starting to take shape, steering column installed today along with rear suspension fittings. Seat mountings on their way
    15 May 2012 18:28
  • Would love to show the twitter verse shiny images of our new prototype but design is top secret. We have big plans for the launch!
    12 May 2012 13:41
  • Prototype chassis now here, much thanks to guys over in rapid prototyping at #JLR
    11 May 2012 11:51
  • All day meeting to start the handover between the current team and next years team. Good to meet the new guys!
    10 May 2012 10:36
  • Third and fourth year engineering exams nearly over for all of us, yay! Lots more time to work on the vehicle :-)
    6 May 2012 10:08