Team 25: World's Fastest Battery Cart

[Morgan Gillespie]

Originally Posted by JBotAlan

I was hoping for a happy ending--"we pulled over, got the box and continued with our event" or something...oh well. Life goes on.

Sadly no, this story really didn't have much of a happy ending. When we eventually did get to the event, the one timing belt we had been using since build season through 2 regionals, Championships, and 2 offseasons, snaps. We replaced it and played on. Luckily our toolbox containing our extra belts, which was also stowed in the lower storage compartment of the bus, did not fall out. I guess the "happy ending" is that nothing bad happened after that.

Lessons learned, we recover. Yet I must say, we now have one strangely awesome story to tell. Plus when ever we see the busted charger or battery, anyone who was on the trip is going to have a big smile on their face.