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Day 9 –“I Have A Compressor” Hooray!
Written By Kelvin Duley Once again we stumbled upon a tricky situation! This time in Denham Springs, LA and the tricky situation happened to be a FLAT tire! (yeah, it was our fault, not the Ecopia...
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Day 10 – Paul’s Diary
Written by Paul Robert Smith Today the MINDDRIVE crew is coming from Pensacola, Florida and we’re driving to Tallahassee, FL On the way there we will be making a few stops. The first stop we have to...
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The 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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LOOKING BACK
Written by Steve Rees Looking back at the preparation for the trip and the trip itself the first thing that anyone involved, students and mentors, would say to describe the experience, was the creation...
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Bob Berkebile Tells His Vision For MINDDRIVE
The MINDDRIVE Coast To Coast trip that took place this Summer is looking for an outlet. The story is just too good, too succulent, too rich, not to be told. The 1977 Lotus Esprit, transformed by a...
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MINDDRIVE Collaborates With Red Star Studios in Clay
MINDDRIVE is a lot about design. We practice design exercises in our classroom and that gets us ready for the heavy lifting of designing a REAL CAR BODY. Usually, it’s a process that takes several...
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Mayor Sly James Inspires MINDDRIVE Students
Saturday was an amazing day at MINDDRIVE. We started off by meeting all of our new students and their parents for an orientation down at the shop. We have 12 returning students and 18 new students...
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MINDDRIVE went through a total re-model over the summer months, including adding an AutoCAD classroom, with 6 SolidWorks Stations so that our returning students can take it up a notch and learn how to...
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I Spoke In Front Of Congress As A Junior, What Will I Do As A Senior?
Written by: Andrew Treas There I was: In a small briefing room on Capitol Hill thinking, “This is it. Everything I’ve been working towards in the last seven months has led to this, the most important...
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Team Electricidad Update
By: Xavier and Masiti Eletricidad are currently working on cleaning out the rust that is stuck on the bottom of the car by using power sanders. The hardest part so far has been trying to get the paint...
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Last Class of 2013
By: Carlos Bahena Today in the automotive class, the group discussed old and new car designs. Specifically, they talked about Ferrari and the three brothers: Carlo, Ram Brand and Bugatti. Carlo made...
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Reaching for a dream
By Tom Strongman, mentor There’s something magical about reaching beyond oneself for a goal that lies outside the realm of everyday life. A few months ago, MINDDRIVE students and mentors conjured up...
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Day 7 – My First Time in San Antonio
Written by Kristana Madison Today we woke up refreshed and had breakfast from Sonic. We left the hotel at 8:00. We then started our journey towards Houston, TX. We drove an hour to Luling, TX and...
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Day 9 –“I Have A Compressor” Hooray!
Written By Kelvin Duley Once again we stumbled upon a tricky situation! This time in Denham Springs, LA and the tricky situation happened to be a FLAT tire! (yeah, it was our fault, not the Ecopia...
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January 11, 2014
So many different projects are going on here at MINDDRIVE today. The communications class was broken up into four teams covering social media, photography, videography, and writing. The social media...
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Reaching for a dream
By Tom Strongman, mentor There’s something magical about reaching beyond oneself for a goal that lies outside the realm of everyday life. A few months ago, MINDDRIVE students and mentors conjured up...
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January 18, 2014
Today in the communications class, we started to prepare for the upcoming auto show. At the auto show, MINDDRIVE will have two cars and a booth where students will work in shifts representing...
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Reaching for a dream
By Tom Strongman, mentor There’s something magical about reaching beyond oneself for a goal that lies outside the realm of everyday life. A few months ago, MINDDRIVE students and mentors conjured up...
View ArticleJanuary 25, 2014 – The Importance of Teamwork
January 25, 2014 The automotive teams here at MINDDRIVE are hard at work yet again. Today we discussed the importance and benefits of teamwork. All of the teams believed that teamwork helped get the...
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Reaching for a dream
By Tom Strongman, mentor There’s something magical about reaching beyond oneself for a goal that lies outside the realm of everyday life. A few months ago, MINDDRIVE students and mentors conjured up...
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