"A hairdryer, you say?..."
On Thursday, CUER invited the press of the Northern Territory to come along and see the car testing along the Channel Island Road. This was very exciting - for CUER it was our first time testing the car on the road in Australia with the shell on. There was much to learn, for instance; does the aerodynamic shell actually reduce the power consumption? Is the driver too hot? Does the chassis interfere with the shell when running at full speed, and, for example, over cattle grids? We managed to answer a lot of these questions – but this is not the purpose of this post (I will keep you on tenterhooks about that!)
The media arrived and Anthony was interviewed repeatedly. The rest of the team is getting tired of the “same power as a hair-dryer” analogy. As catchy as it is, we have heard it rather a lot! Kento was also man of the moment, as driver of the car.
As Endeavour breaks down in front of the cameras, Charlie is told to 'act natural'
CUER appeared in the NT News (Friday the 16th) and was also filmed by “Around Palmerston”, look out for us on Sunday. “The Sun” also came along to check us out, so keep your eye out for us in them too. CUER is grateful to all the local media, and is pleased to see the community taking an interest in the race.
- Mike
