pic: HOT Team Wheels

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by cutiebethy

He hit it right on the bar. That car was a pep car. It was used in a lot of tests. Our old truck was blessed and put to rest this year after traveling the equivilency of, I believe it was, 7 times around the equator. We use the truck/trailer to transport not only all of our parts, but things for other teams too, especially to nationals. And as for the Hummer, yes, it is partially for GM bragging purposes, but it also carries quite a large number of students, and we do use it for that purpose. I'm not sure whether the new Hummer and trailer were paid for by HOT or GM money. I apologize if posting this picture offended anyone, it is just a new thing this year that we're all really proud of.

I'll start off by saying I'm not offended at all (maybe just a tad jealous, okay a little more than a tad ) and that you should be proud of the H2 and the fact that you're backed by a huge corporation as GM.
Car companies donate vehicles all the time. They essentially claim these vehicles as tax write-offs so it becomes a win-win situation. When some of these test vehicles aren't needed anymore the lucky vehicles are donated to organizations like your team or automotive tech schools (so students can learn on the most modern, state-of-art vehicles). The unlucky ones are outright destroyed or destroyed a little more gently by being dismantled and the parts inspected to see how they held up.
So in conclusion CutieBethy, I hope you and your team are proud of General Motors and what they do for you. Being a car company vehicles are the other thing they could donate besides funding.