Endurance completed!!!

The final four of endurance was a fantastic race. Michael Mosburger drove for us first, consistently hitting times in the 49 second range. For the first half of the race we were the 2nd fastest car on the track behind TU Delft, laying down consistent 48 second laps. Global Formula Racing's car did not finish the race due to a brakes failure. Garrett drove the 2nd half, consistently turning 51 second laps. TU Delft's second driver continued to be in the 49's and they were very hard to catch. There were no problems at the driver change, and no problems with the car on track. The car is currently being measured for fuel consumption.

The entire day was taken up by the endurance racing and there are many spectacular highlights from today. Regensberg's car burst into flames while out on the course, and forunately the driver got out of the car quickly and the fire was extinguished. TU Graz suffered a suspension failure and did not finish. Stuttgart also did not finish due to a powertrain problem. 41 out of 76 teams finished the endurance race today.

TU Berlin's endurance came to a gut-wrenching end when their car repeatedly lost power and came to a stop in the middle of the track. They restarted it every time and would drive another lap before losing power again. Their driver limped the car like this for the last few laps until on the final turn, the car lost power again and they had to roll the last 20 feet at a snail's pace to cross the finish line. If the finish line had been 5 feet further they would not have made it.

The team is overwhelmingly happy and relieved with the completion of endurance. We are packing up our crates before the awards ceremony begins tonight. We still have no idea what the top 5 results are for each event, so we have to wait until the awards ceremony to find out the overall winner.