{"id":48,"date":"2013-04-03T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/cambridge-university-eco-racing-team-prepares-for-the-race-of-their-lives"},"modified":"2013-04-03T10:54:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T14:54:00","slug":"cambridge-university-eco-racing-team-prepares-for-the-race-of-their-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2013\/04\/cambridge-university-eco-racing-team-prepares-for-the-race-of-their-lives.html","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge University ECO Racing Team Prepares for the Race of Their Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/6a00d83451706569e2017c38265a01970b.jpg\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cambridge University ECO Racing\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2017c38265a01970b image-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/6a00d83451706569e2017c38265a01970b-800wi.jpg\" title=\"Cambridge University ECO Racing\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With less than 200 days to go, <strong>Helena Barman<\/strong>,<strong> Peter Mildon<\/strong>, <strong>Yang Lu<\/strong> and the entire Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) team are preparing for final exams<br \/>\nand the race of their lives. The CUER team is the number 1 solar car team in<br \/>\nthe UK. &#0160;They have designed and manufactured a solar car to compete across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsolarchallenge.org\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"World Solar Challenge \">Australia<\/a>&#0160;in the World Solar Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/704143762\/cuer-the-uks-number-one-solar-car-team\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This CUER team possesses an entrepreneurial spirit.&#0160; They raised financing through<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/704143762\/cuer-the-uks-number-one-solar-car-team\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Kick Starter CUER \"> Kick Starter<\/a><br \/>\nwith a well-coordinated campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/6a00d83451706569e2017c38266f34970b.jpg\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CUER at the Science Museum Primary School Children\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2017c38266f34970b image-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/6a00d83451706569e2017c38266f34970b-800wi.jpg\" title=\"CUER at the Science Museum Primary School Children\" \/><\/a><br \/>But it\u2019s not just about the race and applying their engineering skills, the<br \/>\nCUER team outreaches to a much younger student audience.<\/p>\n<p>You can find out more about the race and team on the CUER &#0160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cambridgeuniversityecoracing\" target=\"_self\" title=\"CUER Team\">Facebook <\/a>page and download their<br \/>\nlatest newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<br \/>\n<span class=\"asset  asset-generic at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2017c38265f39970b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/cuer-newsletter-michaelmas-2012.pdf\">Download CUER Newsletter &#8211; Michaelmas 2012<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"asset  asset-generic at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2017c38265f39970b\">Thank you for designing with SolidWorks and travel safely. &#0160;Marie<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With less than 200 days to go, Helena Barman, Peter Mildon, Yang Lu and the entire Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) team are preparing for final exams and the race of their lives. 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