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Virtual World Solar Challenge
The World Solar Car Challenge was first held in 1987, and is as much an intellectual challenge as a technical and physical challenge. As part of this race teams design and build a solar car and race them from Darwin to Adelaide. This race attracts competitors from corporations and universities all over the world and is a showcase of innovation, technical excellence and scientific expertise in the pursuit of alternative transport technologies. The 8th World Solar Car Challenge will be held 25th September to the 2nd October 2005.
Staff at our Centre have designed a Virtual Solar Car Challenge as a teaching tool for our undergraduate programs. It is a fantastic game of strategy and skill. As part of this game students design and race a virtual solar car from Darwin to Adelaide.
**WINNERS OF THE 2005 VIRTUAL SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE**
In conjunction with the 2005 World Solar Car Challenge, from 9am 1st September 2005 to 11.59pm 2nd October 2005 our Centre held the 2005 Virtual World Solar Car Challenge for high school students across Australia. This event was won by Edmund from Sydney Technical High School with his car SRII in a time of 40hours, 49 minutes, and 45 seconds. The runner-up of the event was Sebastian from Normanhurst Boys High with Batmobil which completed the race in 40 hours, 52 minutes, and 58 seconds. Congratulations to these two winners and thankyou to everyone who participated in the race, we hope you enjoyed the game.