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Pit stops in this section:
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22 November 2001 Back to top 
Our good luck with the weather finally failed. We woke up to partially clear skies, but the time we departed in the morning, the clouds were threatening. The whole team was praying for perfect weather - so that we could make it to Adelaide...
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21 November 2001 Back to top
We spent the night last night in relative luxury at the Erldunda roadhouse. The catering team was given the night off and everyone enjoyed a hot shower. Unfortunately, we weren't afforded the luxury of sleeping late the next morning, and the alarm patrol...
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19 November 2001 Back to top
It took us nearly half the night and the whole morning charging period, but we finally worked out the problems with the maximum power point trackers. By the time we finally went to sleep, we had about a half a dozen theories to explain the problem...
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18 November 2001 (PM) Back to top
Thirty minutes is not a lot of time. The Sunswift time spent about 35 minutes in the Katherine media stop - 30 minutes for the mandatory control and media plus about 5 extra minutes to fix a small bug in the car. Queen's took advantage and slipped...
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18 November 2001 (AM) Back to top
The past three days have been full on and hectic. Scrutineering was held on Thursday and Friday - all the solar cars, and a few demonstration electric vehicles, were closely examined by a team of 20 or so experts and officials. The solar cars were...
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13 November 2001 Back to top
We've been at the NTU campus for three full days, working, eating and sleeping. We set up camp in the Refrigeration Workshop on campus and immediately set to work putting the finishing touches on the car. Finishing and optimising the main array...
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10 November 2001 Back to top
The Control car is the central nervous system of the UNSW SRT when the car is on the road. It contains quite an impressive inventory of electronic gear, from inverters (to convert 12 volt dc to 240 volt ac) and batteries to wireless GPS units...
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09 November 2001 Back to top
This afternoon, we reached the final leg of the journey to Darwin, the Stuart Highway. This evening, we'll be camped out at Dunmarra for the night. It'll take us one more day to cover the final 700 or so kilometres to Darwin, where we'll have...
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07 November 2001 Back to top
The past three days have been full on and hectic. Scrutineering was held on Thursday and Friday - all the solar cars, and a few demonstration electric vehicles, were closely examined by a team of 20 or so experts and officials. The solar cars were...
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05 November 2001 Back to top
Three very early mornings and three long days of driving and we're just past the half way point between Sydney and Darwin. After two slow starts and a bit of confusion at petrol stops, the team is finally getting it's travelling legs....
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The World Solar Challenge Route:
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