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Suzuka Dream Cup 2008
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 00:00

AUSSIE SOLAR CAR TEAM PRAYING FOR RAIN IN JAPAN - read the press release for Aurora's 5th appearance in the Dream Cup event. And see how the Aurora team fared in high temperatures, working long days and up against hot competition in the daily reports from Suzuka.

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28/07/2008 - day 1
The Suzuka track had hosted a major motor cycle race meet on the weekend of 26, 27 July so the arrival of solar cars at the track had to be delayed... [download report]

29/07/2008 - day 2
The report was to have clearing weather today and the early morning showed some promise of this... [download report]
30/07/2008 - day 3
The weather was steadily improving and bright sun greeted the early birds of the Aurora team... [download report]
31/07/2008 - day 4
It should have been an easier day but it wasn’t. The morning session was quiet... [download report]
01/08/2008 - day 5
We thought we would be early to the track as we loaded up for a 7.30 AM departure... [download report]
02/08/2008 - day 6
Saturday morning started early as the cars were allowed 40 minutes of free practice starting at 7.15am... [download report]
We were on the front row of the starting grid. We had our strategy worked out... [download report]
03/08/2008 - day 7
The rain never looked like happening. From the early skies it looked like we were going to have a sunny day... [download report]