The team arrived in Germany today to begin preparation for the Formula Student Germany event next week.
After a long redeye from Detroit to Frankfurt, the team picked up rental vans and dropped of our gear at our first hotel in nearby Russelsheim. HS RheinMain, a local university, has been very gracious by sharing their testing and workshop space with us for the next few days as we prepare for competition. With our luggage dropped off at the hotel, we walked down the street to unpack our crates in the HS RheinMain shop. Unfortunately one of our three crates was lightly damaged during shipping and it appears we've lost some hand tools as a result.
Otherwise everything has gone smoothly so far. The team ate lunch at a nearby hotel-restaurant and is currently performing "bolt checks" to make sure the car is ready to run for testing tomorrow. If time/noise-restrictions permit, we plan to run the motor tonight to make sure all engine systems are functioning properly.
This blog will be continually updated (at least once a day, if not more) from now till the end of FSG 2011, so check back for updates on the team's activity! Photos coming soon.
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