Awards
- 2009 Global Green Challenge Silicon Challenge Class Winner
- CSIRO Award for Technical Innovation, 2007
- Engineering Excellence Award for Education and Training from Engineers Australia, 2007
- Transcontinental World Record from Perth to Sydney, 2007
- Siemens Prize for Innovation NSW division for the CAN Electrical System (awarded to David Snowdon), 2002/2003
- IE Aust senior student prize NSW division (awarded to David Snowdon), 2003
- SunRace Enterprise Award for Technical Innovation for the Topcell Project, 2002
Race Results
| Year |
Car |
Race |
Result |
No. of Entries |
| 2008-2009 |
Sunswift IV |
2009 Global Green Challenge |
1st Silicon; 4th Overall |
~40 |
|
| 2006-2007 |
Sunswift III |
2007 World Solar Challenge |
9th Overall, 4th Adventure Class, 1st two-seater |
|
|
Sunswift III |
Transcontinental World Record Attempt |
World Record Holder |
|
|
| 2004-2005 |
Sunswift III |
2005 World Solar Challenge |
1st in Production Class and 9th overall |
20 entries |
|
| 2002-2003 |
Sunswift II |
2003 World Solar Challenge |
DNR |
|
|
Sunswift II |
2003 SunRace |
2nd |
|
|
Sunswift II |
2002 SunRace |
2nd place |
4 entries |
|
| 2000-2001 |
Sunswift II |
2001 World Solar Challenge |
11th place |
40 entries |
|
Sunswift II |
2000 SunRace |
The car was forced off the road by another vehicle sustaining race ending damage. |
|
|
| 1997-1999 |
Sunswift II |
1999 World Solar Challenge |
18th place |
48 entries |
|
Sunswift II |
1999 SunRace |
3rd place |
5 entries |
|
Sunswift II |
Transcontinental World Record Attempt |
8.5 Days |
|
|
| 1995-1996 |
Sunswift I |
1996 World Solar Challenge |
9th place |
46 entries |
Yet to be decided.
World Solar Challenge Team '07
Yael Augarten, Arthur Collins, Jack Haley, Anthony Leung, Simon Li, Clara Mazzone, Kenneth
McLean, Andrew Pratley, Mark Smith, Konrad Zurcher, Daniel Thompson, Andrew Wrigley
Jaycar Transcontinental Record Team '07
Yael Augarten, Andrew Wrigley, Simon Li, Konrad Zurcher, Georges Chehade, Anton Grimes, Ryan McCarthy, Andrew Pratley, Niranda Wright, Jarryd Beck, Arthur Collins
World Solar Challenge Team '05
Yael Augarten, Mark Bakovic, Stephen Hall, Suzie Hunter, Daniel Jones, Justin King-Lacroix, Simon Li, Martin Ly, Ryan McCarthy, Scott McDaid, David Snowdon, Tim Wardrop, Andrew Wrigley
World Solar Challenge Team '03
Andrew Pratley, Lauren Tan, David Snowdon, Eddie Hope, Owen The, Martin Ly, Pavel Jouravlev, Ryan McCarthy, Greg Linder, Michael Blennerhassett and Bonne Eggleston.
SunRace Team '03
Andrew Pratley, Tim Wardrop, David Snowdon, Eddie Hope, Rob Reid, Robyn Hyslop, Lauren Tan, Owen The, Martin Ly, Christoph Stehncken, Dave Finn and Luke Macpherson.
SunRace Team '02
Andrew Pratley, Tim Wardrop, Dave Finn, Eddie Hope, Luke Macpherson, Tom Toth, Marc Salem, Andrew Ridings, Adam Karkowski and Daniel Watman.
World Solar Challenge Team '01
Sam Diasinos, David Snowdon, Jamie Green, Eddie Hope, Jeff Cotter, Kate Fisher, Tim Wardrop, Dan Allert, Florence
Chen, Peter Cousins, Ken Ferguson, Adam Karowski, Luke Macpherson, Peter Menegazzo, Craig Paddon, Ed Pink, Rob
Reid, Andrew Ridings, Karen Sharpe, Matt Tomkins, Thomas Toth, Dan Watman, Paul Woodward, Dave Finn and Matt
Greaves.
SunRace Team '00
David Roche, Sam Diasinos, David Snowdon, Eddie Hope, Andrew Ridings, Irene Diasinos, Shane Strofeld, Rob Harris, Manfred Fahr and Bernhard Vog.
World Solar Challenge Team '99
Ken Ferguson, Rolfie, Chris Tucker, Sam Diasinos, Kaylene Askew, Rob Simpson, Richard Hrovat, Doug Smith, Peta Tracey, Shane Strofeld, Shane Stone, Rob Reid, Andrew Ridings, David Snowdon, Matt Edwards, Chris Angstmann, Tom Sobey and Marc Salem.
World Solar Challenge Team '96
Byron Kennedy, Mark Atkinson, Matt De Platter, Michael Wheatley, Elissa Fletcher, Bruce Mills, Ben Perry, Dot Sikorska, Georgie Watson, Ingo Knobolik and John Ransom.
