Some of the WCI Fonnu- Ia One designers haven't even driven in a bar that has gone that fast. although Reese, a self-professed Nascar fan who has moved up lo Waterloo from his That's when? their racing dreams could go quickly off the rails. The car is guided on the track by a fishing line. but it was the calculations and the down force they applied to the from and rear wings that would keep it from flying off. 'itiis. despite the little car going 90 miles per hour on a 20-melre tack. they didn'l even test their car in a wind tunnel before they got it on the track. Their computer model- ling was so top notch that "You blink your c} " and you miss it." said Reese. "lt sounds iusl like a ict plane with a woosh.'" But u "asn't only thc model. lumen-d hy u carbon dioxide rainixn-r. which had jaws dropping as it linixhcd the race (ourw in a blink ot an eye. lite Balsa “nod Mod, eliers ahsociarion is also thing the malrriuls in " {mum puhliuumn as a model of him In build a ran- cur. Continued from page " Student plans to 'get thttttt' next year I] My)†IllF- yofrfrjlh'tft'r'i) as. "They were the second fastest car there." said the team's guru. teacher Bob There was still a little grumbling on their part like any good racing crew that finishes second. 'dl',1ttTJht,,, 7434 mus erHOUT mv The real question was how they lost the May l2 race. and even they couldn't answer that, Ind while depending on computer modelling required a big leap of failh. hoping their two entries mmldn'l end up in an "xplo- sion of "rothpicks. the amount of “ml; computer- assisted-drawing expert Holbrook, who also finished second in Canada at the Skills Canada competition in the CAD field. ensured they were on the right mick. '06 GRAND CARAVAN! STOW N'GO native Virginia. looks like he's tested that "twd for speed al least unu- in his life CAR OF 'rt1lti1ICE1iiat '23,99T 1 ---------_ I Ltet't'r.'Hae--srmierr_s-Grusu_7,f, '=ks.x.r'i.ts-es Ln“ Mayan-1:0“: Lam-v“ -.-- -----, - - to. 743-0300 "Without the fish wire attached to it. it would have flown of the track." said Bogaileh. "They had no downfmce.‘ "Basically it flew." added Reese. "ll didn't have any friction." .. iechniarv. we won." said Holbrook. “The other one didnt much the track." But his charges thought the winner had a competi- tive irtviyttage, . (Judson "ft sounds just like a jet plane with a whoosh. " so while the WCI team - Michael Reese " l 'I sunk"! goon- to make the most of v0ur mind's potential. you need to challenge it. stay socially acme. and belie\ e in yourself. sat leading experts on seniors' health. Indeed. a typical person over HI cart maintain and often improve his or her mental skill and aptitude. 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