| Members of the lead team Queens Uni (Canada)
discuss the days events at days end with members of Desert Rose team (who
are coming 3rd). There is about 10kms separating the 2 teams. Aurora is
"unofficially" in second position by about 1 km. |
| Aurora using the last rays of the setting
sun to get as much charge into their batteries as possible. Notice the
add-on solar panels at the top of the picture to maximise the charge in
the short time available to them. |
| Queensland Uni's Sunshark team performing
"the ritual" at the end of the day's racing. At 17:00 hours all racing
stops and each team settles down for the night where they have stopped.
For most cars this means camping by the side of the road. One of the first
things they do is tilt the solar array towards the setting sun in order
to keep charging the batteries for as long as possible. |
| Sunshark team at their evening camp site
working on their car. All teams spend at least a few hours each evening
repairing, and adjusting things on the car and going over the days progress
and tomorrows plans. |
| Part of the crowd enjoying the spectacle
of solar cars at the Tennant Creek Media Stop. |
| Desert Rose's driver into Tennant Creek
preparing to get out of the car for a break. |
| The first 2 cars into Tennant Creek Media
Stop. First in was Queens Uni of Canada at 14:09 and second Desert Rose
at 14:23. |
| Desert Rose a few kilometres before entering
Tennant Creek for a mandatory media stop. |
| Aurora on the road near Tennant Creek. |
| Car Simon from OSU (Japan) on the road
to Tennant Creek. |
| Team members from the French car Helios
spray water on the solar array to help keep it cool. They are also removing
small leaves which have fallen onto it from a nearby tree. |
| A team member from car KIT (Japan) sprays
water on the solar array during KIT's manadatory half hour stop at Dunmarra
Media Stop. This is a common ritual at the Media Stops. Water cools the
arrays increasing its efficiency. |
| KIT team members at work during their
Media Stop at Dunmurra. |
| One of the hazards that the solar cars
have to put up with - a road train. This 3 car road train is the norm.
Some road trains have 4 cars. |
| Car 35 from Uni of Minnesota from USA
near Dunmara Media Stop. |
| Car Waterloo from Canada on the road south
of the Dunmarra Media Stop on the morning of the second day of racing. |
| SouthBank Uni car at their overnight camp
some 20kms south of the Mataranka Thermal Pools turnoff on their first
night out. |
| Southbank Uni team at the overnight camp
on the first night out. |
