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Be part of one of the greatest adventures of our time. From tropical Darwin to balmy Adelaide - more than 3000km of some of the most remote and beautiful country on earth. Design, plan, toil, then race to glory.

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Solar powered car racing events continue to gain in popularity the world over judging from the number of world class teams listed below. They say racing improves the breed and this is no exception. Most of the development of solar racers is undertaken by university teams. It seems this is a young engineers sport and that the cars of the future are for the most part being developed by educational institutions with sponsorship from local business and government environmental initiatives.

ORGANISATION A-Z	CAR'S NAME	TEAM NAME
Aristotle Uni of Thessaloniki, Helios	Helios	Faculty of Engineering
Arizona Solar Racing Team - USA		Arizona Solar Racing Team
Auburn University	Sol of Auburn	Sol of Auburn
Aurora Team, Australia	Aurora	Aurora Vehicle Association
Bochum Solar Car Team		Das SolarCar der Fachhochschule
California Poly S University	SLO Burn Sidewinder	San Luis Obispo
Clarkson Uni Solar Car Team, USA		The Solar Knights
Delft University - Holland	NUNA I & `II 2003`
Dell Winston School	The Hunter	Solar Car Challenge
Desert Rose, Northern Territory Uni	`FUJI DESERT ROSE`
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École de technologie supérieure Quebec	Eclipse V (5)	Éclipse Vehicular Solaire
École Polytechnique de Montréal	Esteban
Eko-Auto Poland	Eko-Auto
Electron Analytic Corporation	Dark Horse	EAC Skunkworks
George Washington University		George Washington Uni Solar Car
Georgia Institute of Technology	Solar Jackets	Solar Jackets
Heliodet, Germany	Heliodet	Heliodet, Solar Car Team
Helios - Lille, France	Hélios IV	Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur
Honda Car Company	`Honda`
Illinois State University	Surya, Ratha, Mercury	Illinois State University Team
Iowa State University	Fusion	Team PrISUm
Jonasun Japan	Orbit	Solar Car Paviion
Kansas State University	Paragon	Solar Car Racing Team
Los Altos Academy of Engineering		Los Altos Solar Car Team
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Tesseract	MIT
McGill University Monteal, Canada	iSun	Team iSun
McMaster University	Phoenix	McMaster Uni Solar Car Project
Messiah College Grantham, Penns	Genesis II	Genesis II Solar Racing Team
Michigan State University		Solar Racing Team
Michigan Technological University		Solar Car Team
Minnesota S Uni-Mankato/Winona S Uni		Minnesota Solar Car Team
North Dakota State University	The Double Deuce	Sunsetters - Solar Race Team
Northwestern University	N'Uvation	Northwestern University
Nuon Solar Team, Netherlands	Nuon 3	Het Nuon Solar Team
Osaka Sangyo University, Japan	OSU model S	Solar Car Team
Prairie View A&M University	Solaris	Sun Panthers
Principia College	RA 6	Principia College Solar Car Team
Purdue University	SPOT 2	Purdue University Solar Racing
Queen's University Canada	Radiance `Gemini`	Queen's Solar Vehicle Team
Red River College	Red River Raycer	Red River College Solar Car Team
Rice University		Rice University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology		Rose-Hulman Solar Car Team
Southern Illinois Uni Edwardsville	Cougar Cruiser	Southern Illinois University
South Bank University, UK	`Mad Dog`	South Bank Mad Dog Team
South Dakota School Mines & Tech	Solar Motion	South Dakota Solar Motion Team
Southern Taiwan University Tech		Southern Taiwan Solar Team
Stanford University	Solstice	Stanford Solar Car Project
Tamagawa University - Japan		Tamagawa Solar Challenge Project
Team Futura, Italy	FUTURA 2	Team Futura
Team SunLake - Japan	Phaethon model	Team SunLake TOYOBO
Texas A&M University	Columbia `Sunraycer`	Texas A&M Motorsports Team
The Power of One - Toronto	Xof1	The Xof1 solar car team
Tufts University	ANNE E. B. II	Nerd Girls
University of Alberta		University of Alberta Team
University of Arizona	Drifter	Solar Racing Team
University of Calgary		UC Calgary Solar Car Team
University of California-Berkeley	CalSol	California Calsol Team
University of Kansas	Solution, CATalyst	KSU Solar Car Racing Team
University of Kentucky	Gato del Sol II	Solar Car Team
University of Massachusetts	Spirit of Mass 413	Lowell Solar Racing Team
University of Michigan	Momentum	University of Michigan
University of Minnesota	Borealis III	U of M Solar Vehicle Project
University of Missouri - Columbia	Suntiger VI	The Mizzou Solar Car Project
University of Missouri - Rolla	Solar Miner V	Solar Minor Car Team
University of North Dakota	Subzero 3	Team SubZero
University of Ontario Institute of Tech		UOI Solar Vehicle Team
Uni of New South Wales SCR Team	UNSW Sunswift III	New South Wales SCR Team
University of Patras, Hermes		Solar Car Team
University of Pennsylvania	Keystone	Penn Solar Racing
University of Queensland	Sunshark	Queensland Solar Team
University of South Australia	Ned KELLY	SA Solar Car Consortium
University of Texas at Austin	Solar Steer	Solar Vehicles Team
University of Texas at El Paso		Solraycers
University of Toronto	Blue Sky	Blue Sky Solar Racing
University of Toulouse	Heliotrope	Heliotrope Solar Car Team
University of Utah		Vehicle Design Team Utah
University of Virginia		UVa Solar Car Team
University of Waterloo	Midnight Sun VIII	Midnight Sun Solar Race Team
University of Western Ontario	Sunstang	Sunstang USP Solar Car Team
USP Solar Car Team		USP Solar Car Team
Western Michigan University	Sunseeker 05	W Michigan Solar Car Team
Yale University	The John Lee	`Team Lux`

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Results 1987-2003
Download 'Results 1987-2003' here (Excel 20.5KB).Click here to find out where you can see the Solar Cars

Greefleet Class

Darwin to Adelaide
19-20 October 2003

The World Solar Challenge is proud to announce the Greenfleet Class, where technology meets reality.

The Greenfleet Class will provide a demonstration of hybrid, custom and concept vehicles using technology derived from the World Solar Challenge, and demonstrating energy efficient and low carbon fuels.

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Emerging Transport Technology Conference

http://www.greenfleet.com.au/
28-29 October 2003

The motor car as we know it is about to experience a technological revolution. With the combined issues of city air quality, global warming, climate change and the focus on sustainability, comes an imperative for motor vehicle manufacturers to present radically more fuel-efficient vehicles to market. All this will be addressed and more.
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Australian International Model Solar Challenge

Victoria Square
26 October 2003

The Australian International Model Solar Car Challenge is to develop interest and expertise in using solar and renewable energies by school students throughout the world by using active learning processes in addressing real challenges. The national finals will take place in Adelaide at the end of the World Solar Challenge.

World Solar Cycle Challenge

Ceduna - Whyalla - Quorn - Clare
19-26 October 2003

The World Solar Cycle Challenge is a biennial event and is recognised as the world's leading solar assisted human powered vehicle event. The inaugural challenge was held in 1996 and was a component of the World Solar Challenge. Australia's unique race environment, spanning 1500 kilometres of sun-drenched South Australia from Ceduna to Adelaide, provides the ultimate test in endurance and stamina for race competitors.

Contacts:

Postal Address
GPO Box 1972
Adelaide 5001
Australia

Street Address
Level 8
50 Grenfell St
Adelaide 5000
Australia

p: +61 8 8463 4500 (switchboard)
p: *61 8 8463 4690
f: +61 8 8463 4718

email: wsc@saugov.sa.gov.au

Media Enquiries
Australian Major Events

Contact: Michele Manno
Address: GPO Box 1972, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: +61 8 8463 4695
Mobile: 0417 837 896
Fax: +61 8 8463 4718
Email: Michele Manno

Sponsorship Enquiries
Australian Major Events

Contact: Matt Smith
Address: GPO Box 1972, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: +61 8 8463 4630
Email: Matt Smith

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