Posted by admin on April 1, 2009 under Auto News, Car Events | 
The University of Arizona solar car will compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon in California. The car has three teams of senior designers tasked to make the most efficient and fastest solar powered car possible.This is not your average senior project. “We’d like to be able to show that solar energy is in fact a viable way of powering a car”, says U of A student Collin Mechler.
By the time the last of the 2000 solar panels are in place, they will take the green flag in Fontana, California for the Shell Eco-Marathon.
“We have three senior design teams working for the solar car racing team. They each build a separate sub-system of the car so we can all throw it together and have a working, effective car,” says Mechler.
Part of having a fast car is learning from past mistakes. The big problem they ran into last year was maximizing the efficiency of the solar panels. So this year, they’re back to the drawing board, with hopes of maximized efficiency. Their goal is a vehicle that gets over 400 mpg and can reach at least 60 mph.
“One way to optimize the efficiency of our car is we’re going to have a solar array that actually tracks the sun based on where the car is oriented”, says Mechler.
This year’s car is also a little leaner compared to last. “We’re going to have the car around 350 pounds, where as last year’s car was on the order of 450 to 500 pounds,” says Mechler.
While the ultimate goal is to be the first taking that checkered flag, Collin & his crew have another. “By the time we graduate, we’d like to look back and say we did everything we could to make this the best car possible,” says Mechler.
A victory both the U of A and the Planet can savor.
Who will the University of Arizona be competing against come April 15th in Fontana, CA? Visit: http://www.shell.us/home/content/usa/responsible_energy/ecomarathon_americas/students/team/2009_teams.html
(Source: www.kvoa.com)
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Posted by admin on May 13, 2008 under Car Events |
Starting back in 1900, the New York auto show showed the would-be motoring public an array of “horseless carriages.” Oldsmobile used the 1901 show to debut its little one-cylinder runabout that came to be nicknamed the “Curved Dash Olds,” due to its design that made it look more like a small horse-drawn sleigh than a motorcar.
But the Olds would not be on static display, rather it was driven from Detroit to New York to appear in the auto show. Back then it was a way of showing that this new mode of transportation was reliable. Despite a number of mishaps, including a bent axle and some transmission trouble, the Olds made it to the car show and logged the longest automobile trip up to that time.
Through the decades, the New York auto show switched venues and saw a lot of changes to the automobile. For most of the first 50 years, the shows were held at Madison Square Garden and Grand Central Palace, but as the car show moved through the “new” century, the venue would change. For 1956, auto show management made the decision to focus on foreign cars, which were growing increasingly popular with the American motoring public. That year also saw a move to the then-new New York Coliseum and a change in the show’s name to the New York International Auto Show. At the 1959 car show, Toyota and Datsun made their U.S. debuts.
Other highlights of the New York auto show include the U.S. debut of the stunning Jaguar XK-E at the 1961 show, the Mercedes-Benz C-111 rotary-engine sports car concept in 1970, Chrysler’s minivans in 1984 and a number of SUVs in the ’90s, including Mercedes-Benz’s ML class and Honda’s CR-V. Some of the more forgettable cars include the ill-fated Merkur division from Ford and the Chrysler-Maserati TC convertible. Within that time frame, 1987 to be exact, the New York auto show moved to its present location, the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Nicknamed the “Crystal Palace” for its extensive use of glass, the Javits has the capacity to display over 1,200 vehicles, making the New York auto show that much more enticing for exhibitors and patrons alike.
The Big Apple might not seem like the best place for a car show, but the New York International Auto Show remains one of the most well-attended car shows in the U.S. First held in 1900, it’s also the longest-running car show in the States. With its April time slot, the New York auto show is the last major show of the season so it often gets debuts that weren’t quite ready earlier in the year. The 2005 New York Auto Show was no different, as 17 all-new concept cars and production models made their world debuts. No one category stood out as we saw everything from classic muscle cars to futuristic import concepts. One of the most notable cars at the show was the 2007 Ford Shelby Cobra GT500. With more than 450 horsepower, this modern version of a Ford classic looked as though it had everything it needed to uphold the Shelby Cobra name.
Posted by admin on April 24, 2008 under Car Events |
May 04, 2008 9 – 4pm
Open to all makes & model cars & trucks. Judged show.
Rain date is Sunday May 18th 2008.
5 Towns Firemans Field Merrick Road Merrick 11566
Spectators $5pp Cars $18 Vendors $40
Name: Jeff Wilson
Phone Number: 631 226 0289
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Posted by admin on April 21, 2008 under Car Events |
Where : AAA Headquarters Garden City, NY
April 22, 2008
9am-2pm
Celebrate Earth Day with AAA! Members and nonmembers can safely dispose of their old vehicle and marine batteries in an easy, environmentally safe fashion. Motorists who bring in their old batteries for recycling will receive a free gift and a diagnostic check of their current car battery.
Phone Number: 516-746-7141
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Posted by admin on April 16, 2008 under Car Events |
ST PATRICKS SCHOOL SMITHTOWN
Apr 20, 2008
9AM-4PM
ADMISSION $5 KIDS FREE CARS $12
DAY OF FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY PC RICHARD & SON NHRA RACE CAR,LIGHTHOUSE HARLY DAVIDSON BILLY JOEL COLLECTION, KYLE PETTY #45 NASCAR, DALE EARNHARDT #3 REPLICA, THRASHER MONSTER TRUCK, BATMOBILE,LOTUS ESPRIT SUBMARINE, STINGRAY ELVIS
Name: JOHN FORLENZA
Phone Number: 631-588-2696
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Posted by admin on April 11, 2008 under Auto News, Car Events |
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