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The University of Michigan has an excellent support crew and state-of-the-art equipment. Here, they wash their "mobile workshop" so they can attach stickers of their sponsors. |
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The UNSW Sunswift team roll their car out after a successful scrutineering day. |
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A few last minute repairs on the Junk Yard car before the mechanical part of the scrutineering. |
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One of the drivers of team Junk Yard unbelts from the car during the scrutineering. |
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Many teams have a video crew that follows them throughout the race. Later, the video production crew makes a short documentary about the team and the race. |
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Queensland University team members pause for a photo opportunity. |
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Scrutineering takes a bit of time. This driver from Kanazawa Institute of Technology waits patiently for the scrutineers to finish their job. |
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The University of Minnesota pose for a picture for local media |
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Darryl Patterson from the University of Michigan keeps a watchful eye on the team's solar array. Solar cells are fairly fragile and require a bit of safeguarding. |
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A bird's eye view of the scrutineering process. Five cars are each in a different stage of the scrutineering process. |
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The Annesely College team pose for the cameras in front of their car, EOS. Annesely Collage is the only all-girls high-school team in the race this year. |
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A look inside the cockpit of one of the cars. Driving a solar car is considerably more difficult compared to a standard automobile…but more fun too. |
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Newburgh's car, NFA, lining up for scrutineering. |
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Futura, Italy's only entry this year, is sponsored by Italy's largest manufacturer of solar cells, Eurosolare. |
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Sunlight is the "fuel" of solar racing cars. The solar cells convert the sunlight into electricity. |
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A bit of R&R in the workshop near the end of the day. Some team members have stayed up all night putting the finishing touches on their cars. |
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A few last minute systems checks. Most teams uses computerised telemetry to monitor, and log, the condition of the battery, the solar array, and the motor. |
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Off loading the car for scrutineering. Most teams have dedicated trailers to transport their cars when not racing. |
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Some of the nationalities represented here in Darwin. |
