{"id":1036,"date":"2011-08-25T11:58:18","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T16:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sector67.org\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2011-08-25T12:09:14","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T17:09:14","slug":"power-wheels-racing-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sector67.org\/blog\/2011\/power-wheels-racing-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Wheels Racing Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sector67 returned victorious from the Detroit Maker Faire<\/a> following a strong performance<\/a> at the Kansas City Maker Faire<\/a> in the Pow Pow Power Racing Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We’d like to thank our sponsors for providing us with the tools, equipment, and cash to put the vehicle together and more importantly the funding to get to the Kansas City and Detroit Maker Faire:<\/p>\n

5Nines<\/a>
\nExpedition Arts<\/a>
\nTechnical Service
\n Erickson Research League<\/a>
\nEV Powers<\/a>
\nIsthmus Engineering<\/a>
\nDream Bikes<\/a>
\nRenascence Manufacturing<\/a>
\nBinary Sprocket<\/a>
\nKerman RepRap<\/a>
\nThe Todd
\nFlatt Cola<\/a><\/p>\n

The initial fabrication of the vehicle was done in a three day period, beginning with raw materials from Renascence (aluminum prototype art easels) and Isthmus (aluminum plate for motor mounts) combined with a 36V 150A motor controller and 2.5 HP in electric PM motors from Technical Service. \u00a0Because we received the power wheels vehicle as a bare body, we proceeded to fabricate a frame and vehicle as close to the ground and as large as possible (Power Wheels Hummer H2 size) – this proved to be a significant advantage in handling over the competition:<\/p>\n\n\n