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#TeamVICTOR ends #MBZIRC on a high note: the team competed in the grand challenge, and with time to spare, successfully completed one of the challenge's tasks. Team VICTOR was one of only 14 teams (out of the 25 attending and the 143 competition applicants) to advance into the final grand challenge. Go #Hokies! | 📸: Erica Corder (at Yas Marina Circuit)

Last night, the Challenge 1/3 sub-team of #TeamVICTOR ventured to a test site about 20 minutes outside of Dubai to test the drones they are using for #MBZIRC. Half of the team members stayed behind in a nearby hotel so they could come back out to the test site at 6 a.m. | 📸: Erica Corder (at Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Joining #TeamVICTOR in Abu Dhabi at #MBZIRC are the Rossi's, a #Hokie family that supported the team. Spouses and @virginia.tech alumni Adam Rossi, a civil engineering major, and Laila Rossi, a psychology major in the College of Science, contributed to the team on behalf of their venture capital and private equity company, Indie. The Rossi’s, also both grads of the Pamplin College of Business master of business administration program, brought their three children along with them to the competition. We're so glad to have them cheering for Team VICTOR in the stands! (at Yas Marina Circuit)

#Repost @janindu1 with @repostapp ・・・ Off to Dubai for last minute tests... #MBZIRC #TeamVICTOR (at Abu Dhabi-Dubai Highway)

#MBZIRC: #TeamVICTOR's Challenge 1/3 sub-team plans for their test run at Yas Marina Circuit on rehearsal day 2. The team encountered some issues, but quick problem solving got them back up and running. | 📸: Erica Corder (at Yas Marina Circuit)

#MBZIRC: Members of the Challenge 2 sub-team of #TeamVICTOR work together on their ground vehicle inside the team tent. It's day 2 of rehearsals here at the Yas Marina Circuit, and the pressure is on. Tomorrow, the competition begins. (at Yas Marina Circuit)

#MBZIRC: Members of #TeamVICTOR confer in the arena tent. These three are part of the Challenge 1/3 sub-team of Team VICTOR, focusing on drones. Today, the Challenge 1/3 team had a chance to practice in the arena they will soon be competing in, on March 16-18. They collected data and troubleshot in the 30 minutes they were allotted in the arena. | 📸: Erica Corder (at Yas Marina Circuit)