The Race Operations Team manages any vehicle testing while developing and optimizing race strategy. We build simple and complex simulations factoring in solar insolation, cloud-cover, hills, winds, temperature, and any other factors that may impact the efficiency of the solar vehicle. During race planning, we coordinate the team and resources to the race, secure accommodations, and ensure all race requirements are adhered to.
Alexa Hoang | Race Operations Lead
Alexa is a first-year Mechanical Engineering major from Dallas, TX. As Race Ops Lead, Alexa is responsible for ensuring the solar car is prepared to compete by overseeing solar car testing, race planning and logistics, and developing and executing testing plans and race tactics. Outside of Solar Racing, Alexa enjoys climbing, swimming, cooking, and sewing.
Chittebbayi Penugonda | Strategy Co-Lead
Chittebbayi is a second-year Computer Science major from Cumming, GA. As Strategy Co-Lead, Chittebbayi is responsible for overseeing SRSim, the software that optimizes the team’s race strategy. Outside of Solar Racing and coding, he enjoys volleyball, bouldering, and poker.
Chittebbayi is a second-year Computer Science major from Cumming, GA. As Strategy Co-Lead, Chittebbayi is responsible for overseeing SRSim, the software that optimizes the team’s race strategy. Outside of Solar Racing and coding, he enjoys volleyball, bouldering, and poker.
Arnav Tripathi | Strategy Co-Lead
Arnav is a second-year Computer Science major from Cumming, GA. As Strategy Co-Lead, Arnav is responsible for overseeing SRSim, the software that optimizes the team’s race strategy. Outside of Solar Racing, he enjoys hiking, volleyball, pickelball, Formula 1, and football.
Arnav is a second-year Computer Science major from Cumming, GA. As Strategy Co-Lead, Arnav is responsible for overseeing SRSim, the software that optimizes the team’s race strategy. Outside of Solar Racing, he enjoys hiking, volleyball, pickelball, Formula 1, and football.