World Solar Power Challenge Race

A biennial road challenge covering 3 022 km 1 878 mi through the australian outback from darwin northern territory to adelaide south australia created to foster the development of experimental.

World solar power challenge race.

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

British students race self designed supercars across australia for 2019 s world solar power challenge. 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. 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. Those countries traversed by our event are those of the luritja pitjantjatjara antakarinja arabunna kakatha barngala nukunu ngadjuri narrungga kaurna wubalawun.

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 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.