This picture from 2008 shows how much we had improved the design of our water fenders. The water is flying backwards!!! This really worked well at competition and got us a 11th place in Water Manuveribility.
For the 2008 year one our big focuses was on the water section. It was an area that we really struggled on in 2007. We came up with a pretty good system for 2008. Our goal was to have the wheels rest a little less than halfway and have ALL of the water from the wheels get directed back. To do this we first changed our tires from stud ilke ones, for a light mud tire. These tires had a chevron like pattern which enabled us to really move water. The next thing we did was attach a metal plate to the edge of our fenders that had slots in it where th bolts attached. This allowed the metal catch plate to be adjusted so that it was almost touching the wheel. By using this adjustable design we were able to catch almost all of the water!
Via: http://www.jhu.edu/asme/innovations.html
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