World Solar Challenge
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Back in ‘94ish, I participated in the World Solar Challenge as part of a TAFE team. It was a very low cost, low tech entry, basically it was a fiberglass canoe shape body with two wheels at the front and one at the back. A big flat solar panel array above our heads which could tilt.
I was in it more for the experience than as a serious contender, although our TAFE teacher was pretty excited and thought we could win.
It’s held in Australia, from Darwin to Adelaide, 3000km. It’s a really interesting area of the world and well worth going to Darwin to check out the sites and the cars. If you have an opportunity to participate, jump on it. It’s hard but very rewarding.
Here’s a nice video of one of the contenders last year. They came 4th in their class.
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