Detroit's Weather forcast.....

[Dr Claw]

Dont forget your umbrellas.. (http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/48185?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared)

Seems like a repeat of last year's competition, weatherwise. You'll have hypothermia and head colds for the teams that make or stick arround for design semis, and sunburns for everyone on saturday.

Also, you might want to bring a rain setup for your car..Anyone done much wet weather testing?

[Dr Claw]

Dont forget your umbrellas.. (http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/48185?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared)

Seems like a repeat of last year's competition, weatherwise. You'll have hypothermia and head colds for the teams that make or stick arround for design semis, and sunburns for everyone on saturday.

Also, you might want to bring a rain setup for your car..Anyone done much wet weather testing?

[magicweed]

Worse comes to worse, thats the only setup UNH will be running. Our forcast calls for wet weather until we leave. Fortunately we'll be bringing the best tuned (engine) car we've ever had. Unfortunately, not nearly enough testing time as of right now. Hopefully the marathon driving day planned for tommorrow comes through and we can get everyone aclimated.

[Mike Cook]

Driving in the rain is some of the best experience you can get; it really teaches great car control. Just don't let competition be your first attempt.

[Kirk Feldkamp]

http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/home/tenda...r_fcst10DayLink_home (http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/home/tenday/USCA0384?from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_home)

...and this is May.

-Kirk

[fsae_alum]

^^^^^ Hell's yeah. Screw that cold rain BS that happens in Detroit almost every competition!

[drivetrainUW-Platt]

we are 9 hours away and its rained this whole week and its susposed to be 50 for the highs all weekend...wooot wooot
testing the car on slicks might get interesting

[pengulns2001]

it better be raining at comp

[drivetrainUW-Platt]

Maybe Guelph will get rain for there awd car, I know everyone was wondering how they were feeling when it was sunny and 80 out for autocross and endurance last year

[drivetrainUW-Platt]

hely hell, weather update, low of 36 and oh ya, today may 12th at 12:08am, it is snowing in Wisconsin, the state next door to competition...WOOOOOT

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/duwem/cold.jpg

[Greg 08]

Snowing in Wisco? I would believe it. As for being next to michigan and having snow, we are in michigan and have snow.

http://www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=49931

I don't see that happening in detroit because we have about 1" of accumulcation, really slushy due to it raining all day, but I still got the carhartt out......

Good thing we suck and can't test today, otherwise I might be pissed........

Greg
MTU FSAE

[CMURacing - Prometheus]

i'm with kirk on this. although, wasn't it all shitty the last few weeks, based on what mi amigos said? april/may is a bit late for rain...

additionally, having now lived outside southern california, i'm convinced that the forecast of "partly cloudy" is bullshit. anywhere else, that's called a beautiful day.

[Kevin Hall]

Unfortunately, the word is that Guelph is no longer planning to run the AWD platform, so rain will no longer be in their favour...

[Ben Beacock]

You are correct that Guelph is RWD, but they won't be attending this year.

[Dan G]

Ah, just look at this beautiful Detroit weather...

http://sirocco.accuweather.com/nx_mosaic_640x480c/SIR/inmaSIRMI_.gif

[Dr Claw]

Yea, i think the meteorologists lost track of a hurricane and it wound up over MI. It's now set to rain here just about every day until the saturday endourance..

[72_chev_truck]

MSU mankato has had 2 days of rain testing... it sucks when its cold out but way more fun to drive sideways in the wet