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Infinium Finishes 3rd in the World Solar Challenge!

Tire Pressure Guy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:04:51 +0000

Posted Wed, 10/28/2009 – 10:58pm by Steven Durbin
Infinium has successfully completed the World Solar Challenge finishing in third place! This finish ties the 1990, 2001 and 2005 teams for the best placing by Michigan. The team crossed the finish line in Adelaide this evening, cruising in at almost 110kph.

Infinium Wins Technical Innovation Award!

Posted Thu, 11/05/2009 – 2:35am by jfed

At Sunday’s awards ceremony, in addition to the team’s successful 3rd place finish in the 2009 World Solar Challenge, the team also received the Technical Innovation Award. The award is presented by the Australian Research Institute CSIRO, and is awarded to the team that pushes the envelope with regards to ingenuity in the development and racing strategies of a solar vehicle. We are proud of Infinium’s many technological advances in our A123 Systems LiFePO4 batteries, sophisticated race strategy software suite, iPhone telemetry application, and especially lower surface concentrator system.

Editor’s Note: PressurePro Sensors were also used to monitor tire pressures on the Solar Car during the race.

2009 World Solar Challenge

Tire Pressure Guy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:19:16 +0000

PressurePro is working with the University of Michigan on the Solar Car World Challenge; L&S Safety Solutions is a co-sponsor with Advantage PressurePro of the race. PressurePro will provide a key component for the vehicles, assisting with tire pressure information in a race with extreme road and heat conditions. This adds one more testing ground for our systems over harsh terrains and extended running periods.

The 2009 World Solar Challenge is the ultimate challenge in sustainable energy; it will be the 10th World Solar Challenge race.

The Challenge: Design and build a car capable of crossing the vast and imposing continent of Australia using only sunlight as fuel, and to prove it, in the spirit of friendly competition against others with the same goal.

Inspired by adventure and fuelled by the spirit of friendly competition, the event attracts teams from corporations, research and educational institutions around the world.

The World Solar Challenge is managed by the multi award winning South Australian Motor Sport Board.

PressurePro™ TPMS Joins with the University of Michigan’s Solar Car Team

Tire Pressure Guy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:21:03 +0000

PressurePro™ is bringing added safety and performance to UM’s Solar Challenge Vehicle.

Harrisonville, MO USA: July 8, 2009: Advantage PressurePro^TM LLC and Distributor L&S Safety Solutions LLC are proud to announce their support and sponsorship of the University of Michigan’s (UM’s) Solar Car Team. UM’s Solar Car, which will be competing in this year’s World Solar Car Challenge and will be utilizing PressurePro’s market leading Tire Pressure Monitoring Technology to ensure proper inflation in their tires during the race.

“The Michigan Solar Car Team is excited to have PressurePro join our team as a sponsor,” said Steve Hechtman, 2009 Project Manager of UM’s Solar Car Team. “In our 1800-mile World Championship Race across Australia, even a single flat tire can mean the difference between first and second place. The PressurePro system will help our team prevent costly flats by monitoring the tire pressures of our Solar Car and support vehicles as we cross the Outback. We thank PressurePro for their support as our team hopes to bring the World Championship back to the US for the first time in over twenty years.”

UM’s Solar Car, which is powered entirely by energy from the sun, is designed solely by the University’s student-run organization to race in solar-powered vehicle competitions in North America and around the world. Dedicated to the development of alternative energy technologies, UM’s Solar Car Team is devoted to educating their community and supporters of such alternative energy programs.

“We are proud to sponsor the University of Michigan’s Solar Car,” stated Vanessa Zaroor, Marketing Director for Advantage PressurePro, LLC. “Not only do L&S and PressurePro strive to aide advances in ‘greening’ transportation as well as supporting the further education of such advances to the public, but we want to assist and be part of a team to return the Solar Race title back to the U.S.A.”

UM’s Solar Car can be seen in action this October at the 2009 World Solar Challenge being held in Australia. The Challenge, which starts in Australian’s Northern Territory and ends in Southern Australia, consists of 3000 miles of racing over some of Australia’s vast, hot and most desolate lands. To follow PressurePro’s travels with the University of Michigan’s Solar Car, visit http://solarcar.engin.umich.edu.

About Advantage PressurePro, LLC
Advantage PressurePro, LLC is the developer and marketer of the PressurePro Tire Pressure Monitoring System, one of the leading aftermarket TPMS systems in the world. Involved in the TPMS industry since 1991, Advantage PressurePro has been a leader in the development and evolution of this market and technology, and remains dedicated to adding to the safety and savings of the transportation industry.

About L&S Safety Solutions LLC
L&S Safety Solutions LLC has been involved with PressurePro application sales and distribution since their initial manufacturing start-up six years ago. For PressurePro information and acquisition, visit www.TirePressureMonitor.com or contact Duane Sprague at 800-521-6820 or email: dsprag8@aol.com

PressurePro Teams with the Solar Car

Tire Pressure Guy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:00:04 +0000

The University of Michigan (“UM”) Solar Car will be using the PressurePro Tire Pressure Monitoring System on their race car, August 2009, at the World Solar Challenge in Australia, starting in Adelaide and ending in Darwin. PressurePro joins with UM in their quest for developing alternative energy sources and in developing energy-efficient technologies. PressurePro also helps drivers “drive green” by helping reduce unnecessary CO2 emissions. The Solar Car is powered entirely by energy from the sun.

Efficiency is key when racing a Solar Car, so always making sure the tires are properly inflated is paramount. PressurePro’s high pressure alert feature warns drivers of excessive tire pressures and tire temperatures, which can lead to a possible blow-out due to tires overheating, and is a major cause of concern when racing. PressurePro has proven to be a highly reliable, accurate, and easily installed Tire Pressure Monitoring System.

L&S Safety Solutions to Sponsor Solar Car Race

Tire Pressure Guy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:18:57 +0000

L&S Safety Solutions LLC is proud to announce that it will be a Sponsor in the World Solar Challenge, October 2009 for the 1800-mile World Championship Race across Australia. The University of Michigan (“UM”) Solar Car Team will be using the PressurePro tire pressure monitoring system to protect the tires on the Solar Car as well as the support car.

“The PressurePro system will help our team prevent a costly flat,” stated Steve Hechtman, Project Manager, “by monitoring the tire pressures of our Solar Car and support vehicles as we cross the Outback”. He goes on to say, “We thank PressurePro for their support as our team hopes to bring the World Championship back to the U.S.”

University of Michigan students and their supporters share an interest in promoting alternative energy sources and developing energy-efficient technologies. The solar car is powered entirely by energy from the sun, and is a shining example of these technologies.

In July of 2010, the North American Solar Challenge race will take place in the U.S., spanning from Dallas, Texas, USA, to Calgary, Canada. The UM cars have placed as high as 3rd in the World Solar Challenge three times, and placed 1st five times in the North American Solar Challenge.

For more information, contact L&S Safety Solutions, PressurePro Distributor, at
800-521-6820.