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Japanese solar car leads race Down Under
Sydney (AFP) Oct 26, 2009 Japan's Tokai Challenger was on Monday leading a solar car race across the harsh Australian Outback, having covered about half of the 3,000 kilometre (1,860 mile) desert course, officials said. The Tokai University car was about 71 kilometres (44 miles) ahead of its nearest competitor, the University of Michigan's Infinium, by late afternoon as the cars sped down the Stuart Highway through Australia's heartland. "It is thought the Tokai Team will likely camp tonight south of Alice Springs at 1,540 kilometres from Darwin," race organisers said in a statement. The solar cars are two days into the race from the northern city of Darwin to the South Australian capital of Adelaide, which they are expected to reach by Wednesday or Thursday. The Global Green Challenge contest involves production and prototype eco-friendly vehicles that are, or soon will be, available to the public. The vehicles race for nine hours each day and the teams camp each night by the side of the road. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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World solar car race begins in AustraliaSydney (AFP) Oct 25, 2009 A 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin Sunday, organisers said. The cars left Darwin in hot and humid weather at about 8:30 am (2300 GMT Saturday) on the journey that is expected to end mid-week in the South Australian city of Adelaide. "We had 32 vehicles start this morning," Mike Drewer, a spokesman for the ... read more |
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