here is that website sheldonbrown.com just click on the picture above to view the rest of it

Finley river park... hopefully our event location!

I went to finley river today and it looked perfect! I uploaded some pictures to picasa... here is the link.

https://plus.google.com/photos/113317368112080692660/albums/5694666825704831169

I walked some paces and found a spot with about 440 yards before water entry and 176 after.

Meeting Thursday jan. 5?

I would like to have a brief meeting on Thursday January 5th. With all that we are trying to get done before next week, I feel that this would be beneficial. Comment on this post or talk to prez or vp please.

Twitter

They all! I created a twitter so that I can get updates out super quickly. Follow @chsspfldmotsa

Amphibious vehicle date and location

as it turns out, the date must stay the 28, because the smaller districts get out in early May. I am working on getting fellows lake for this date. keep checking the blog for updates

We now have a group email!

we are now able to upload documents online with our group google and google docs account! reply to this post and i will email you the information to log on and view the documents.

Amphibious vehicle requirement sheet

The Mission:

                Create an amphibious vehicle capable of traveling on land and through water, and capable of a high level of maneuverability.

General Requirements:

Create an amphibious vehicle capable of traveling on land and through water.  This vehicle must have single person operation, high maneuverability in both land and water, and may have NO motor or electrical assistance of any kind.  The vehicle must also be able to stop within a 20 foot span from traveling at a rate of at least five mph on a level or nearly level surface.  The vehicle may be no longer than six feet and no wider than five feet at its largest point.  There may be outriggers on the vehicle; however these outriggers must fit inside of the maximum size dimensions when not in use.  The operator MUST wear a US Coast guard approved lifesaving flotation device and a safety helmet during vehicle operation.  The water portion of each run must be directly preceded by at least 100 yards of land operation, and immediately followed by at least 50 yards of land operation.

Course Requirements:

                Land portion:

                                The course consists of up to five right hand turns and up to five left hand turns, along with multiple straight or nearly straight paths.  There must also be at least one hill, of no more than 15 degrees, that may be either uphill or downhill.   The course shall be no shorter than 150 yards and no longer than X yards.

                Water portion:

                                The water depth for this portion of the course must be no less than 2.5 feet deep, except for the entrance and exit point(s), which may be standard boat entrance/exit ramps.  The course consists of up to three left hand turns / U-Turns, and up to 3 right hand turns/U-Turns.  The distance is no shorter than 50 yards, but no longer than 100 yards.

Scoring:

There may only be one vehicle per team, and this vehicle must meet all requirements, or the team shall be disqualified from competition unless they can modify their vehicle to fit the requirements.  Teams will be allowed a fine tuning environment to prepare the vehicle before final testing, and two final testing runs.  The vehicle will be tested on its final test speed of the entire course.  The team with the fastest test time of two runs will be the winner.