World Solar Power Challenge Race

The bridgestone world solar challenge generates huge economic benefit for both south australia and the northern territory with the last event delivering more than 11 9 million nationally.

World solar power challenge race.

British students race self designed supercars across australia for 2019 s world solar power challenge. Those countries traversed by our event are those of the luritja pitjantjatjara antakarinja arabunna kakatha barngala nukunu ngadjuri narrungga kaurna wubalawun. 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. The leading car at the world solar challenge bursts into flames and is forced out of the race just south of port augusta.

The bridgestone world solar challenge acknowledges the traditional owners of the countries where our event takes place and pays its respect to elders past and present. Belgian team agoria took first. It follows three cars being blown off the road yesterday in strong winds. 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.

Broadcast across the globe the event provides a unique platform to market south australia its iconic desert scenery and as a hotbed for innovation. Design and build a solar car ship it to oz then race it 3 000km from darwin.