Awesome Australian Adventure A mechanical solution to an electrical problem.

25Oct/096

The race is on!

After a long night of awesome Belgian techno and rebuilding the entire array with Sasha, we finally have a solar powered solarcar.

This is good.

All the teams met up in a square in Darwin, conveniently located about four meters from our hostel, for the start of the race. All the cars had come together really well, although Cambridge were frantically seating a tire. It was pretty cool to see all the solarcars together.

Very official looking parking lot

Very official looking parking lot

We're now cruising down Stuart Highway at around 40mph, half way between Darwin and Katherine. We're behind a couple teams, and our array isn't generating as much power as it should, but in general things are going pretty well. More updates soon!

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  1. Umicore is out of the race. Gust of wind blew the car into a tree and destroyed the car entirely. Is the driver OK?

  2. Yes, the driver is fine. It’s a real shame though because they were in the running to win.

  3. I’ve got a slideshow of the flag-off in Darwin on 25 Oct 2009. Pls visit:

    http://m.naim.my/global-green-challenge-2009-slideshow-of-darwin-flag-off/

    THANKS!

  4. Saw the slideshow. Nice job!

  5. Thanks, Grandma. I’ve added more pics, spruced up the slideshow with better quality pics and control. Pls revisit.
    http://m.naim.my/global-green-challenge-2009-slideshow-of-darwin-flag-off/

  6. SolarCar Race Darwin-Adelaide 2009: Japan’s Tokai Challenger has won. Arrived Adelaide checkpt 2.39pm local time today, covered 2998km, http://tr.im/Dbeh


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