Michelin 20 x 1.75 inch special tyres at 520 kPa
| Placing: | 5th |
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| Total Time: | 43.00 h | |
| Average Speed: | 70.08 km/h | |
| Weight: | 215 kg (without driver) | |
| Height: | 1.000 m | |
| Length: | 4.410 m | |
| Width: | 2.000 m | |
| Wheels: | 20 inch, 36 spoke custom design with aluminium BMX rims
and Michelin 20 x 1.75 inch special tyres at 520 kPa | |
| Body and Chassis: | Carbon fire and Nomex sandwich (lower) and fibreglass (upper) | |
| Motor: | Industrial Drives, brushed DC, 1.5 kW rated, 4.5 kW peak. 85% efficient at operating point (115 V, 13 A) | |
| Controller: | Three AERL MotorMax | |
| Transmission: | Double Hooke-jointed drive shaft, single stage 8 mm Reynolds chain | |
| Brakes: | Front brake was a hydraulically actuated motorbike calliper and disc, no rear brake. | |
| Suspension: | Rigid triangular system - all 3 axes rigidly attached to unsprung frame, which was suspended to the body by front and rear Panhard rods, twin longitudinal links, coil springs and oil-filled shock absorbers front and rear. | |
| Steering: | By tiller from front wheel axis. | |
| Battery: | Mix of Gates J cells and SAFT Lithium thionyl chloride cells (non-rechargeable). | |
| Solar Cells: | UNSW 'Green' Cells, 18.75% cell efficiency | |
| Power Trackers: | 6 AERL Mini Maximisers | |
In the 1993 World Solar Challenge, the first five cars eclipsed the race record set in 1987 by General Motor's Sunraycer. Aurora Q1 was one of the five.
Aurora Q1 crossed the finish line in 5th place in a time of 43:00 hours, only 25 minutes behind third placed Kyocera Son of Sun. Once again, they were the first Australian team to cross the finish line.
This car went to the Sunswift team at UNSW for the 1996 race. Our backup car (the prototype for Aurora Q1) went to Lake Tuggeranong College (a senior high school in Canberra) and was re-named Spirit of Canberra for the 1996 race.