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!

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