The LOCO-Motives: Alex H. and Isaac A. (6th Graders)
Event Year: 2025 Event Location: Cocoa-FL Competition: Junior Solar Sprint Division: 4-6 (JSS Green) School: Freedom 7 Elementary Team Name: The LOCO-Motives Project Name: Nova Cruiser Team Size: 2
Presenting their car: Nova Cruiser
Freedom 7 Elementary
Specifications and Materials/Cost
Length: 38 cm
Gear ratio 6:1
Width with wheels: 13 cm
Fastest speed so far: .55 meters/second
Height: 13 cm
New Materials: Solar car kit: $48 Battery pack: $1 Wheels: 15.99 Total cost: $64.99 Recycled/Donated Materials (no cost ): straws, small paper cup, hot glue, wood scraps
Weight: 480 grams
Vehicle Test Info
Date: 3/6/25
Date: 4/7/25
Date: 4/8/25
Solar or battery
solar
solar
battery
Weather
sunny
sunny
cloudy
Time of Day
12:50 pm
12:30 pm
11:40 am
Distance Traveled
10 m
n/a (see below)
Time Elapsed
19 sec
Speed
.53 m/s
Comments
Didn’t finish race; gear was slipping
perfect run!
gear stripped again and lost contact
Ideas for improvement
reduce weight, hoist solar panel to different angle, add glue to better secure motor
Replace gears.
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2 thoughts on “The LOCO-Motives: Alex H. and Isaac A. (6th Graders)”
EXCELLENT website! I like your wheels, too. I see you had some issues with them being too heavy; did you later replace the wheels with lighter ones?
EXCELLENT website! I like your wheels, too. I see you had some issues with them being too heavy; did you later replace the wheels with lighter ones?
Great job troubleshooting and documenting the results. See you on Race Day!