Sign in / up

back to article Oz solar car race caught on camera

The dust has settled on the World Solar Challenge here in Oz, with Japan's Team Tokai securing their second consecutive title. El Reg's Special Projects Bureau followed the race all the way from Darwin to Brisbane - a challenging 2,998 kilometres from start line to chequered flag. Along the way, we grabbed some video of the …

COMMENTS

House rules Send corrections
This topic is closed for new posts.
  1. Peter Simpson 1
    Pint

    Nice video

    Hope you guys were able to sample the local cuisine and liquids while you were down there. Thanks for the coverage.

    0 0
    1. Lester Haines (Written by Reg staff) Gold badge
      Reply Icon

      Re: Nice video

      We were: the pie stack - meat pie with mash and mushy peas on top, washed in gravy. Washed down with a schooner, natch.

      0 0
  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Love the fact that all the support cars are petrol (I've assumed)... =)

    0 0
  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Brizzy?

    Thought the race ended in Adelaide? The road from Tenants Creek to the East coast wasn't even paved along it's whole length last time I was there. Reckon the heavily corrugated dirt track would have played havoc with those fragile vehicles. Very pretty drive though ;-)

    1 0
    1. Lester Haines (Written by Reg staff) Gold badge
      Reply Icon

      Re: Brizzy?

      I'm visiting a mate on my way back. Mercifully, I flew from Adelaide to here.

      0 0
This topic is closed for new posts.