World Solar Power Challenge Race

Broadcast across the globe the event provides a unique platform to market south australia its iconic desert scenery and as a hotbed for innovation.

World solar power challenge race.

The world solar challenge wsc or the bridgestone world solar challenge since 2013 tied to the sponsorship of bridgestone corporation is the world s most well known solar powered car event. Those countries traversed by our event are those of the luritja pitjantjatjara antakarinja arabunna kakatha barngala nukunu ngadjuri narrungga kaurna wubalawun. Design and build a solar car ship it to oz then race it 3 000km from darwin. The leading car at the world solar challenge bursts into flames and is forced out of the race just south of port augusta.

The world solar challenge celebrated biennially since 1987 saw teams from around the world set off from darwin on a 3 000km race to adelaide by solar powered car. Belgian team agoria took first. Greener energy is a burning issue in the battle against climate change but one car race across australia has been chasing the sun for 20 years. It s known as a race through the outback across some of australia s harshest environments but as well as a competition of speed through the desert the world solar challenge has taken on a much.

British students race self designed supercars across australia for 2019 s world solar power challenge. It follows three cars being blown off the road yesterday in strong winds.