Archive for the ‘Texas’ Category

Eagle Pass(ing) time

After the drama of the previous day, we were all keen to take stock and give the car another health check before crossing the border into Mexico. Nik, Toby and Alex spent most of the day running around in an attempt to find a more permanent solution for the broken damper as we were not ...

Driving Day 22: Austin to Eagle Pass – 355.7km

Austin is a truly great place, and our experiences there will not be forgotten. National Instruments looked after us really well, taking us out for drinks and food and culminating in the most delicious steak dinner any of us had ever had! The nightlife was incredible fun, and the general vibe we got was a ...

NI Week in Austin

NI Week We arrived at the hotel late on Sunday night and, in true RGE style, parked the SRZero right in front of the entrance. You could tell that the NI team had eagerly been awaiting our arrival. By 10pm we had already met with Shaker (our main contact’s boss), Rod (the Organiser of the entire ...

Driving Day 21: Snyder to Austin – 466.7km

After the previous night's excitement, the team was keen to get in a good night's sleep. But time was of the essence; we had a wind farm to visit and another 290 mile drive ahead of us, so it was with great effort that we awoke on time and rolled out of the hotel exactly ...

Driving Day 20: Santa Rosa to Snyder – 466.7km

For many people, I imagine the perfect morning would consist of something like waking up to find the sun shining, birds tweeting, and a soft breeze wafting up the smell of warm pastries. For RGE, the perfect morning consists of waking up to find the car fully charged, and so in this respect, day 33 ...