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Team Patron:
Sir Jack Brabham, O.B.E.
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Aurora Solar Car
Sunturn - The Aurora program for 2007-2008
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The Aurora Vehicle Association Inc is a group of volunteers dedicated to achieving extreme efficiency in transport and to demonstrating these technologies through competition, demonstrations, exhibitions, school visits and discussion forums.
Aurora turned to solar car development in 1987 when Hans Tholstrup devised the first trans-continental World Solar Challenge. Aurora has been a contestant in every World Solar Challenge with an amazing record of 1 win, 4 seconds, 1 third, 1 fifth, 1 sixth and one crash.
Sunturn is the name of the group's development program for 2007-08. The first task on the list was to build a new solar car in time for the 2007 World Solar Challenge.
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NEWS
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Record End to 2007
30th Jan 2008
In late December the team attempted to break three records with three separate vehicles. Aurora 101 tried to better its world mark of 1701km in 24 hours, Aviva Southern Aurora aimed to beat its own best of 1339km in 24 hours and Christine - running without a solar panel - was targeting the record distance for an electric car of 769km. The results were mixed and there were kangaroos involved... [read more]
Great results for the Aurora entries in the 2007 World Solar Challenge
26th Nov 2007
Aurora 101 recorded a superb 3rd place in the challenge class. Averaging 85km/h, the new solar car was hot on the heels of the eventual winner Nuna, from the Netherlands, (90.9km/h) and the Umicore team from Belgium (88.1km/h). The team is also proud to have picked up the 'Spirit of the Event' award.
Sister team, Aviva Southern Aurora, also put in a strong performance taking 3rd place in the Adventure class with an overall average of 73.6km/h.
Not far behind, in 6th place, was 'Christine', runner up of the inaugural WSC, who came home with an average speed of 64.4km/h - around 20km/h faster than in 1987!
Further details can be found on the official event Web site.
World Solar Challenge Daily Reports
17th Oct 2007
Daily reports tracking the progress of the Aurora teams from the their pre-race preparation on arrival in Darwin, Northern Territory, to the conclusion of the 3000km race in Adelaide, South Australia... [reports]
Entry Announcement for World Solar Challenge 2007
14th Oct 2007
Following a tragic fire in Spain on 1 June 2006, where the world's most successful solar car 'Aurora 101', was totally destroyed, the Aurora team of volunteers has rebounded with a new solar supercar for the 2007 Panasonic World Solar Challenge. As a memory to the last decade it is also named 'Aurora 101'... [read more]
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