Photos from X Prize competition of WWU and the Viking 45

Cristin Lindsay, vice president of Prize Operations at the X Prize Foundation, just posted a handful of awesome photos online of the Western Washington University team at the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition in Detroit.

The team from WWU's Vehicle Research Institute is racing the Viking 45 in the competition. For more information, visit http://auto.xprize.org/.

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The Western Washington University team prepares for the highway efficiency test on June 22, 2010, in Detroit. The team from WWU's Vehicle Research Institute is racing the Viking 45 in the competition. For more information, visit http://www.progressiveauto
The Western Washington University team prepares for the highway efficiency test on June 22, 2010, in Detroit. The team from WWU's Vehicle Research Institute is racing the Viking 45 in the competition. For more information, visit http://www.progressiveauto
The Western Washington University team prepares for the highway efficiency test on June 22, 2010, in Detroit. The team from WWU's Vehicle Research Institute is racing the Viking 45 in the competition. For more information, visit http://www.progressiveauto
The Western Washington University team prepares for the highway efficiency test on June 22, 2010, in Detroit. The team from WWU's Vehicle Research Institute is racing the Viking 45 in the competition. For more information, visit http://www.progressiveauto
The Western Washington University team prepares for the highway efficiency test on June 22, 2010, in Detroit. The team from WWU's Vehicle Research Institute is racing the Viking 45 in the competition. For more information, visit http://www.progressiveauto