Program Events for 2000

 

The display of Aurora 101 at CSIRO Molecular Science marks the end of Aurora's program for 1999-2000. Since winning the World Solar Challenge in October 1999, Aurora has participated in events and exhibitions as described in this Section. Some 850,000 people in Germany and Australia have seen the Aurora 101 Solar Car in this period.

Aurora Vehicle Association Inc is now undertaking a new program for 2001-2002 which includes defending its "world championship" title at the next World Solar Challenge, which starts in Darwin, Australia on 18 November 2001.

9-11 November 2000 -- Big Boys' Toys Exhibition, Melbourne

Aurora 101 was on display at this exhibition, which was attended by 35,000 people.

5-6 October 2000 -- SAE-A Young Engineers Conference, Melbourne

Aurora team members Julia Blackham and Brad Trewin were competing for a prize in the Young Engineer category at the SAE-A conference. The Society of Automotive Engineers, Australasia are a sponsor of Aurora 101 and featured a cover story on Aurora during 1999.

22 September 2000 -- Darling Harbour, Sydney

See our Sydney Olympics page for details.

19-June - 12-July 2000 -- Australian Pavilion, World Expo 2000, Hannover, Germany

See our Expo page for details.

20-25 March 2000 -- Appearance at Hannover Trade Fair, Germany

Aurora featured on the CSIRO stand at this event, along with the car, and the World Solar Challenge trophy.

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20-24 March 2000 -- "What's Up Down Under" Exhibition and Symposium in Detroit, USA

Aurora was featured in display panels at this exhibition of Australian automotive excellence, as an example of Australian high technology.


4-13 March 2000 -- Appearance at Melbourne Motor Show

Link to image of display banner 1 . Link to image of display banner 2 . Link to image of display banner 3

Aurora had a stand sponsored by the VACC at the 2000 Melbourne Motor Show at the Exhibition Centre adjacent to the Honda motor cycle stand, and the car was there. (These are our display banners).


February 2000 -- Whirlpool SunRace, Sydney to Melbourne via Mildura

(These pictures taken by Peter Pudney) Sunny? Sydney!




Preparing to start, in sunny Sydney
In Canberra




Posing in Canberra

Charging

Charging, on the road (bottom half of car in front, and trailer with frame holding solar array to the sun, behind.)


At the finish




After the finish, in Melbourne.

24 January 2000 -- Sydney to Melbourne in a day

On a very cloudy day, Aurora 101 still managed to complete the run from Sydney to Melbourne in under 12 hours. A few days later, on Australia day, we appeared with the RACV, our sponsors for this run.





Ted Johnson, Managing Director and CEO
of the RACV, with his wife, Mary.

















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