Arg!

Ok everyone,

Iàm sorry itàs been dead. Competition got a little crazy, and we have a pretty aggressive schedule for getting out of here.

Here's where we stand:

We finished in 5th place.

After the static events, (design, cost, manufacturing) we were in third, only behind the two infamous teams from Graz, Austria. Unfortunatley for us, Stuttgart and Turin (who did poorly in these events) had really strong cars, and did well in the dynamic events.

We were consistantly about 4th to 5th in the static events, and bounced to second because other teams that did well in, say, design, didnàt do as well in the other events. I'll have more on this later.

We drove from Fiorano to Florence last night, just after the awards ceremony. There were a few issues that had come up that complicated matters, but they have been handled

Today, we crated the car. It is ready for its return to Pomona.

Half of the team is returning to CA, and the other half returns on the 26th. The remaining people are divided into two groups:

Cook, Dauphinee, Phillips, Torkay: Driving to Austria tonight, and to Frankfurt tomorrow.
Gasperini, Smith, Olson, Walters: Going to Rome tomorrow, flying to CA the next day.

We'll have more up in about three days. I'm sorry, but the next two days are going to be tricky because there are a lot of logistical details to track down. We want to make sure we get out of here cleanly, and without leaving anyone behind.