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2013 World Solar Challenge in Australia
The 3,000km race begins on October 6th with the first car expected to cross the finish line on October 10th
eVe of UNSW Solar Racing Team – Sunswift, from the University of New South Wales in Australia is driven out onto the track during a testing session at Hidden Valley Raceway on October 2, 2013 in Darwin, Australia. Over 25 teams from across the globe will compete in the 2013 World Solar Challenge – a 3000 km solar-powered vehicle race betw
A driver sits inside of The RED Engine from the Solar Team Twente, University of Twente and Saxion in the Netherlands as the solar car is examined as cars are presented to the scrutineers for inspection and confirmation of their regulatory compliance and structural integrity on October 2, 2013 in Darwin, Australia. Over 25 teams from across the globe will compete in the 2013 World Solar Challenge – a 3000 km solar-powered vehicle race between Darwin and Adelaide. The race begins on October 6th with the first car expected to cross the finish line on October 10th. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for the World Solar Challenge)
Chris Ahearn, driver of Arrow1 from Team Arrow, Associated with Queensland University of Technology in Australia prepares for a testing session at Hidden Valley Raceway on October 2, 2013 in Darwin, Australia. Over 25 teams from across the globe will compete in the 2013 World Solar Challenge – a 3000 km solar-powered vehicle race between Darwin and Adelaide. The race begins on October 6th with the first car expected to cross the finish line on October 10th. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for the World Solar Challenge)
Chris Ahearn, driver of Arrow1 from Team Arrow, Associated with Queensland University of Technology in Australia prepares for a testing session at Hidden Valley Raceway on October 2, 2013 in Darwin, Australia. Over 25 teams from across the globe will compete in the 2013 World Solar Challenge – a 3000 km solar-powered vehicle race between Darwin and Adelaide. The race begins on October 6th with the first car expected to cross the finish line on October 10th. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for the World Solar Challenge)
Kohhei Sagawa, a driver of the Tokai Challenger from Tokai University in Japan gestures as his solar car is examined as cars are presented to the scrutineers for inspection and confirmation of their regulatory compliance and structural integrity on October 2, 2013 in Darwin, Australia. Over 25 teams from across the globe will compete in the 2013 World Solar Challenge – a 3000 km solar-powered vehicle race between Darwin and Adelaide. The race begins on October 6th with the first car expected to cross the finish line on October 10th. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for the World Solar Challenge)
Kohhei Sagawa, a driver of the Tokai Challenger from Tokai University in Japan gestures as his solar car is examined as cars are presented to the scrutineers for inspection and confirmation of their regulatory compliance and structural integrity on October 2, 2013 in Darwin, Australia. Over 25 teams from across the globe will compete in the 2013 World Solar Challenge – a 3000 km solar-powered vehicle race between Darwin and Adelaide. The race begins on October 6th with the first car expected to cross the finish line on October 10th. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for the World Solar Challenge)
Batteries are examined on the Arrow7 from Team Arrow, Associated with Queensland University of Technology in Australia as cars are presented to the scrutineers for inspection and confirmation of their regulatory compliance and structural integrity on October 2, 2013 in Darwin, Australia. Over 25 teams from across the globe will compete in the 2013 World Solar Challenge – a 3000 km solar-powered vehicle race between Darwin and Adelaide. The race begins on October 6th with the first car expected to cross the finish line on October 10th. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for the World Solar Challenge)
