Re:bad design, not the power (Score 5, Interesting)

I've been a long time slashdot reader, but this is the first time that I've actually taken the time to create an account so that I could post something. I'm going on 3 years as the Electrical Manager for the McGill University Solar Car project. I actually met with a representative from the Toronto project not even one week ago about this tour. Our car was on the tour, but was not actually driving, because we weren't ready to go. I have to say that this post is one of the most disrespectful things I've read. Teams pour their hearts and souls into their cars. If U of T is anything like us, they spent countless hours trying to find sponors to build parts to save grams and milliwatts to give their car even the smallest edge. Do you have any concept of how expensive it is to make composite (carbon fiber monoque) cars? Our car has a value, not including the 3 years of manufacturing labor of about $750,000. These cars are designed to be as light and power-efficient as technology will allow. Our car is only strong where it needs to be, and it is *just* strong enough. Just saying that "the design was bad" really makes me mad. Do you have any idea? How could you possibly make that judgement? That comment was not insightful, it was plain ignorant.