World Solar Challenge 2007 - Reports

26/10/2007 - day 13
Another early start for the Aurora 101 crew. There was some initial confusion...[download report]

25/10/2007 - day 12
Another early start for Aurora 101 but this time with perfect battery charging conditions...[download report]

24/10/2007 - day 11
Alice Springs turned in a beautiful morning and we were pretty relaxed...[download report]

23/10/2007 - day 10
The sun did not seem to rise. There was no direct sunlight...[download report]

22/10/2007 - day 9
We think we fixed the maximum power trackers and therefore should have our maximum energy input today...[download report]

21/10/2007 - day 8
We hate getting up early. It was particularly so this morning after a very late pack up of the pit...[download report]

20/10/2007 - day 7
Today was a big day for qualifying and selection of grid positions...[download report]

19/10/2007 - day 6
It was a very early start for all Aurora members. We were up at 5 AM...[download report]

18/10/2007 - day 5
Today we planned to finalise our battery balancing as well as getting the wheels aligned and repaired...[download report]

17/10/2007 - day 4
Today we were hoping to get a lot more track time following the delays we had with motor problems yesterday...[download report]

16/10/2007 - day 3
Today was to reach 38 deg. C in Darwin. The solar car pits at Hidden Valley race track were filling up...[download report]

15/10/2007 - day 2
We had an early start. Breakfast finished by 7.30 AM and then we moved down to the track...[download report]

14/10/2007 - day 1
We slept in. The 11 team members form the Aurora 101 and Aurora Christine teams recovered from their late arrival...[download report]