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Day One – From Desert To Farmland
Written by: Cheyenne Albright and Luis Puentes Today’s trip started in San Diego. From there,we drove into Cleveland National Forest. We were surprised to find that it was not like most forests.The...
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Day Two — Into Arizona
The MINDDRIVE crew left Yuma, AZ, early Tuesday, June 12, with Tucson as the final destination. Brian Nakonechny was driving and Elias Williams was the passenger. Photos by Javier Medina. [nggallery...
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Day Two — Sonoran Desert
Written by: Victoria Mendez The weather this morning wasn’t too cold or too hot, it was cool. Leaving Yuma I saw mountains that looked like chocolate ice-cream topped with crushed oreo cookies. I...
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Day 3 – Rockin’ in the Desert
The car leaves Willcox with Elias Williams at the wheel and Javier Medina as passenger. Photo by Huji Rodriguez. Written by Emilia Padilla Today we officially made our way out of Arizona and into New...
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Please Excuse the Dust, We’re in The Desert
By Elias Williams Today was probably the most exciting day on the trip for me. My day began with an interview in Tucson with Fox 11′s Paige Hansen. The cameras and lights intimidated me a little, but...
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Nothing to do in Van Horn, Texas…
Dinner at the Country Grill. Written by: Christana Moore So we’re on this long trip from San Diego, California to Jacksonville, Florida and I have seen and learned more things in one setting then in...
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Day Five — headed to Bridgestone’s test track
Leaving Van Horn, TX, headed for Bridgestone’s test track in Ft. Stockton. The morning was beautiful and cool, a nice respite from the previous days’ heat. Mentor Cathering Futter was behind the wheel...
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Day Five — great news for efficiency
Today was an exceptional day. The Minddrive Lotus achieved 218 MPGe at 40 mph at Bridgestone’s Texas Proving Ground near Fort Stockton. The car averaged 139 MPGe at 60 mph. The students posed with...
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Day Six — a welcome reception in Junction, TX
A police escort welcomed the Minddrive car, and crew, into Junction, TX, Saturday morning. Many residents turned out at a reception in the center of town. Saturday was a day of transition as the first...
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A Mentor’s Memories
Written by Catherine Futter, Mentor What a day!! It was fulfilling in so many ways. I have made so many new friends on this trip, seen the beautiful and stark Southwestern landscape and driven an...
View ArticleThe Celebration (and a time for hugs and tears)
MINDDRIVE’s students, mentors and executive board members gathered in front of Kansas City’s Union Station for a victory photograph after driving their electric Lotus Esprit from Coast to Coast in...
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