Solar Car Race - Global Green Challenge Part 2

The solar car race is different to the "conventional" car event. In this race, the vehicles run all day - 0830 - 1800hrs, and essentially stop by the side of the road, to go on the next day.


Previous winners of the event have AVERAGED 100km/hr plus.........yes, that is correct, over 60mph.


The vehicles are built for speed, not comfort and most certainly do not have much in terms of driver comforts - most are closed for aerodynamic efficiency, and a lot of water is consumed by the drivers in the approx 40C temperatures out on the road.


Winners are expected to take about 3-4 days to reach Adelaide, about 3300 kms from Darwin.






See http://www.globalgreenchallenge.com.au/ for more details.

More current photos here - http://photos.globalgreenchallenge.com.au/


The photos are of two overseas entries - from MIT in the US and Cambridge University