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http://www.wsc.org.au/photographs.htm
The Dutch solar car Nuna II, using ESA space technology, finished first in the World Solar Challenge, a 3010 km race right across Australia for cars powered by solar energy.
Having set off from Darwin on Sunday 19 October, Nuna II crossed the finish line in Adelaide on Wednesday 22 October in a new record-breaking time of 31 hours 5 minutes, beating the previous record of 32 hours 39 minutes set by its Dutch precursor Nuna in 2001.
The average speed of Nuna II, nicknamed the ‘Flying Dutchman’ by the Australian press, was 96.8 kilometres per hour, also an improvement on the previous record of 91.8 kilometres per hour by Nuna. Despite two quickly changed flat tires Nuna II travelled 830 km on the third racing day - never before has such a distance been accomplished within one day. On the fourth and final day Nuna again pushed the limits by driving at a top speed of 110 km per hour, finally setting a new world record.
Nuna-II in the 7th World Solar Challenge
21 October
Day 3 - Space technology keeps Nuna II ahead of the pack
The Nuna team look set to beat their own world record for driving a sun-powered car across Australia in the World Solar Challenge. At the end of day 3 Nuna II, despite two flat tires, finished half an hour ahead of its closest competitors.
Nuna II, raced by the Dutch Team, and aided by ESA space technology, reached Cadney Homestead, 152 km north of Coober Pedy, at 13:30 local time (06:00 CEST), increasing their lead to 46 minutes over Aurora of Melbourne, in second place. The MIT Tessaract car is just a few minutes behind Aurora. Both incurred a flat tire on this third leg.
Now 81 km ahead of the others, Nuna II looks set to break its own 2001 record of 32 hours and 39 minutes. Nuna II must reach Angle Vale, on Adelaide’s northern outskirts, by 16.58 local time tomorrow (9.28 CEST) to beat its record.
Although timing stops at Angle Vale, the cars continue on to Victoria Square in the centre of Adelaide. Impending rain is the only threat… 20 October
On the 2nd day of the World Solar Challenge in Australia the Dutch solar car Nuna 2, helped by ESA-supplied space technology, continues to hold its lead position.
Nuna 2 is two to three minutes ahead of their closest competitors, the Aurora team from Australia and the MIT team from the United States.
Nuna 2 has so far driven 1493 km out of the total 3010 km in this challenging race across Australia. The closest competitor finished today 4 km behind.
The weather is fine and the Dutch team is presently preparing to camp out at Alice Springs, ready for an early start on Day 3 ( at 0.30 hours tonight Central European time).
Driver Sten Swanenberg speeds at 120 km/h over the Stuart Highway in Australia
19 October
Day 1 - Nuna in the lead
On the first race day of the World Solar Challenge race Nuna II, the solar car equipped with the most recent space technology, has taken the lead after only three hours. The Dutch team, nicknamed ‘the Flying Dutchmen’ by the Australian press, hopes to finish first this Wednesday.
At 8 a.m. local time, driver Mark Olsthoorn started in Darwin with Nuna II in 10th start position amongst 28 other cars. Shortly after 11 a.m. he managed to take the lead from the American MIT team. From that moment on Nuna II stayed in pole-position on the Stuart Highway, heading for Adelaide.
At the end of the race day at 5 p.m. Nuna II had travelled at total distance of 775 kilometres - 50 kilometres more than two years ago when the Dutch team won the first race day and went on to win overall.
The lead
At 11.35 a.m. Nuna II arrived first at the checkpoint in Katherine, located 320 km from Darwin. The Dutch were followed after two minutes by the MIT-team and then by the Australian Aurora team 8 minutes later. The Aurora team had started from pole-position, but had to give up the lead after a flat tire. In the 310 km after the first check point driver Sten Swanenberg increased his lead. At the second checkpoint Swanenberg said about his ride: “Nuna II drives perfectly and at a speed of 120 km/h it starts to run really well.”
The Aurora team had just arrived at the second checkpoint as Martijn Hinderdeal took his place in the Nuna cockpit and left for the final stage of the day. The sun had been shining nearly all day, only becoming very cloudy in the last stage of the day. By the end of the first day the Dutch team had a half hour lead on the Aurora and MIT teams.
Monday morning 20 October at 8 a.m. local time (00.30 CEST) the team will continue from the location where they finished Sunday. Every day the teams have to stop by 5 p.m. local time and make camp at the location where they finished.
ESA
The Nuna Team is a group of students from the TU (Technical University) Delft and the Erasmus University Rotterdam. This team built the Nuna II – a car that drives on solar energy - in Delft. Nuna II is the successor of solar car Nuna that won the World Solar Challenge 2001. This 3010 km long race is considered the world championship for solar cars. Nuna II makes use of the newest space technology in a sustainable way and takes into account the changing weather conditions through an ingenious software program developed in cooperation with ESA. This year the race started on 19 October. The Nuna team is made possible by sponsors: Nuon (main sponsor), ESA and the TU Delft.
for the dutch guppies:
http://www.tudelft.nl/matrix/info.cfm?artid=5339&PageID=45&order=2&usertype=bezoeker
however I v seen several test results and simulations