Author: Hayden Hall

  • Wind Tunnel Testing Arctan at AeroDyn

    Wind Tunnel Testing Arctan at AeroDyn

    At the start of this summer, the Stanford Solar Car Project embarked on a cross-country road trip to North Carolina to test Arctan’s aerodynamic performance.  Located in Mooresville, NC, AeroDyn Technologies was kind enough to discount their fabulous facilities and expert services for our student team.  Access to this wind tunnel enabled us to validate our…

  • 3M – Sponsor Visit

    Huge thanks to 3M for being one of our most valued sponsors!  During our visit to 3M’s headquarters in Saint Paul, Minnesota, we showed Arctan to many 3M employees and toured several fascinating departments.  Counting the number of 3M products used to make our car isn’t easy, but the fact that 3M epoxy holds most of our car together shows…

  • Christensen Fiberglass Tooling – Sponsor Visit

    Christensen Fiberglass Tooling – Sponsor Visit

    Shout out to one of our most valued sponsors, Christensen Fiberglass Tooling in Holland, Michigan!  We enjoyed visiting their shop, seeing one of the largest mills in the United States, and showing off Arctan’s aero body – something we could not have made without Christensen’s expertise in mold making. Finding Arctan’s master molds brought back memories of lay-up…

  • Arctan Unveiled!

    Thanks to everyone who came out to Arctan’s unveiling yesterday! Sharing our work with the public has been very rewarding, and we truly appreciate the support of the alumni, sponsors, friends, and families in building our newest vehicle. What’s next? In the spirit of our motto, “test it again,” we have lots of test drives on…

  • Arctan Unveiling

    The public is cordially invited to the unveiling of Arctan, the twelfth vehicle of the Stanford Solar Car Project. The event will take place at the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Facility on Friday, July 10th at 5:30PM. Arctan is the product of thousands of student volunteer hours of design, construction and testing by a completely student-run, undergraduate team of…

  • Click Bond Sponsorship

    Click Bond Sponsorship

    Click Bond has generously continued its support of SSCP this year by donating hundreds of fasteners, inserts, and tie mounts. We are a huge fan of their easy-to-use adhesive studs, adhesive grommets, zip-tie mounts, and other hardware for composites. SSCP proudly depends on Click Bond products to attach all of our suspension, roll cage, electronics,…

  • CS Hyde Sponsorship

    Big thanks to CS Hyde Company for its continued support of our solar car team!  CS Hyde has been a valuable Friends-level Sponsor since 2012, and we depend on their FEP Optically Clear Tape to help fasten our fairings to the vehicle in the extreme conditions of the Australian Outback. In their own words: Founded in…