L2B the LONDON to BRIGHTON car run on SOLAR ENERGY

  An event to encourage young engineers of the future to spread their wings

THE "LONDON TO BRIGHTON SOLAR CAR RUN" - L2B SCR™ 2015/16

We are very sorry to have to report that due to manpower issues, it is unlikely that Max Energy Ltd will be able to manage events for 2015-16.

That said, negotiations with the Department for Transport, Highways and the Motor Sports Association paved the way in 2008. It appears that provided vehicles entering the event meet with certain rules and regulations, this event may take place. The details (fine print) and a mechanism to ensure entrants know what they have to do to comply, together with other commercial considerations, marshalling and scrutineering, will take some time to work out.

NK - solar and EV design engineer - negotiated the original permissions in 2008 in a record whirlwind two months. Credit where credit is due, it takes good management and communications to achieve such a result. He would be only too pleased if another organisation with more resources might consider running this event independently.

We are advising those interested that in 2008 our then project manager, working with Katherine Hudson negotiated with the Secretary of State (Department for Transport), Brighton and Hove City Council and Westminster City Council for a start at Hyde Park and finish in Preston Park, with hospitality marquees, etc. Please read the letters of support here. We believe that permissions will still be forthcoming in fresh negotiations.

INNOVATION 

This event and others like it around the World, give budding engineers and entrepreneurs  the chance to pit their wits against other people who are prepared to have a go, experiment and learn by doing. Ours, is a fun event, where experimentation is encouraged.

The rules of the event are designed to give everyone the same chance of enjoying the run, to include: schools, colleges, university's and private or family teams - a level playing field.

To achieve this aim, competitors should spend a prescribed amount on materials and components (no more) and only so much (fixed) area of solar panel is allowed.  You may spend as much time designing and building you solar car as you can afford. This is a Class 1 entry with prizes for build quality and conceptual design. Class 2 entries are not eligible for prizes, but will have their cars judged for quality and concept. Please see the rules page for details.

If you had not previously thought about building a solar car and wonder what it involves, take a look at the pages listed below.  Please note that some of the cars in these articles are built on significantly higher budgets than our rules allow.  You may build parts yourself to save money, but most competitors will be using cheaply available off the shelf products.

When you email us with your interest, please include your name, age and the names of anyone likely to be in your team.  Also include your address or the team's headquarters, school, college, etc.  Pictures will be required for official entry forms, not yet available. Please do not supply these yet.

A solar car

ROUTE

As with other famous historic London to Brighton runs, we hope to start in Hyde Park in London, on the north side of the River Thames. See our Route page for details.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 2015-16

If your company would like to participate in this event, help budding students, engineers and artists to experience the thrill of competing in a vehicle they have helped to design and build, we would like to hear from you urgently. It is not possible to stage an event like this without corporate backing. At time of writing there is no solar event in the UK. Ideally, we are seeking a consumer electronics company (telecommunications or computers) or financial institution.

Please contact Terry for more information:  ace@speedace.info

LONDON INFORMATION

BRIGHTON INFORMATION

L2B RULES

SOLAR CAR RACING EVENT A - Z

A dream can make all the difference under the sun - when a bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher (Halle Berry), attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their own solar car and win a trip to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge in Australia. One of our favourites.

The teams below are either established, or considering competing in any of the attractions above.  Please click on the hyperlinks for more information.  Remember, it's not the winning that matters, it's taking part.  Whatever car or result your team produces, simply taking part will be rewarding in terms of learning, achievement and fun.

SOLAR CAR TEAMS

 

ORGANISATION A-Z	CAR'S NAME	TEAM NAME
Aristotle Uni of Thessaloniki, Helios	Helios	Faculty of Engineering
Arizona Solar Racing Team - USA		Arizona Solar Racing Team
Ashiya University - Japan	Sky Ace TIGA	Solar Car Project
Auburn University	Sol of Auburn	Sol of Auburn
Aurora Team, Australia	Aurora	Aurora Vehicle Association
Bochum Solar Car Team		Das SolarCar der Fachhochschule
California Poly S University	SLO Burn  Sidewinder	San Luis Obispo
Cambridge University		Eco Racing Team
Clarkson Uni Solar Car Team, USA		The Solar Knights
Delft University - Holland	NUNA I & II 2003
Dell Winston School	The Hunter	Solar Car Challenge
Desert Rose, Northern Territory Uni	FUJI DESERT ROSE
Drexel SunDragon Home Page
Durham University		Solar Car Racing Team
École de technologie supérieure Quebec	Eclipse V (5)	Éclipse Vehicular Solaire
École Polytechnique de Montréal	Esteban
Eko-Auto  Poland	Eko-Auto
Electron Analytic Corporation	Dark Horse	EAC Skunkworks
George Washington University		George Washington Uni Solar Car
Georgia Institute of Technology	Solar Jackets	Solar Jackets
GWAWR Cymru solar car		Solar Car Wales.co.uk
Heliodet, Germany	Heliodet	Heliodet, Solar Car Team
Helios - Lille, France	Hélios IV	Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur
Heliox Solar Car Team	Héliox	Dominic de Vries
Honda Car Company	Honda
Illinois State University	Surya, Ratha, Mercury	Illinois State University Team
Iowa State University	Fusion	Team PrISUm
Jonasun  Japan	Orbit	Solar Car Paviion
Kansas State University	Paragon	Solar Car Racing Team
K-Con	Solar Wing
Los Altos Academy of Engineering		Los Altos Solar Car Team
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Tesseract	MIT
McGill University Monteal, Canada	iSun	Team iSun
McMaster University	Phoenix	McMaster Uni Solar Car Project
Messiah College Grantham, Penns	Genesis II	Genesis II Solar Racing Team
Michigan State University		Solar Racing Team
Michigan Technological University		Solar Car Team
Minnesota S Uni-Mankato/Winona S Uni		Minnesota Solar Car Team
North Dakota State University	The Double Deuce	Sunsetters - Solar Race Team
Northwestern University	N'Uvation	Northwestern University
Nuon Solar Team, Netherlands	Nuon 3	Het Nuon Solar Team
Osaka Sangyo University, Japan	OSU model S	Solar Car Team
Prairie View A&M University	Solaris	Sun Panthers
Principia College	RA 6	Principia College Solar Car Team
Purdue University	SPOT 2	Purdue University Solar Racing
Queen's University Canada	Radiance  Gemini	Queen's Solar Vehicle Team
Red River College	Red River Raycer	Red River College Solar Car Team
Rice University		Rice University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology		Rose-Hulman Solar Car Team
Southern Illinois Uni Edwardsville	Cougar Cruiser	Southern Illinois University
South Bank University, UK	Mad Dog	South Bank Mad Dog Team
South Dakota School Mines & Tech	Solar Motion	South Dakota Solar Motion Team
Southern Taiwan University Tech		Southern Taiwan Solar Team
Stanford University	Solstice	Stanford Solar Car Project
Tamagawa University - Japan		Tamagawa Solar Challenge Project
Team Futura, Italy	FUTURA 2	Team Futura
Team Solaris	Solaris 1 & 2	Dokuz Eylül & Ege University
Team SunLake - Japan	Phaethon model	Team SunLake TOYOBO
Texas A&M University	Columbia Sunraycer	Texas A&M Motorsports Team
The Power of One  - Toronto	Xof1	The Xof1 solar car team
Tufts University	ANNE E. B. II	Nerd Girls
University of Alberta		University of Alberta Team
University of Arizona	Drifter	Solar Racing Team
University of Calgary		UC Calgary Solar Car Team
University of California-Berkeley	CalSol	California Calsol Team
University of Delhi		Project Solaris
University of Johannesburg	Ilanga II	UK Solar Car website
University of Kansas	Solution, CATalyst	KSU Solar Car Racing Team
University of Kentucky	Gato del Sol II	Solar Car Team
University of Massachusetts	Spirit of Mass 413	Lowell Solar Racing Team
University of Michigan	Momentum	University of Michigan
University of Minnesota	Borealis III	U of M Solar Vehicle Project
University of Missouri -  Columbia	Suntiger VI	The Mizzou Solar Car Project
University of Missouri -  Rolla	Solar Miner V	Solar Minor Car Team
University of North Dakota	Subzero 3	Team SubZero
University of Ontario Institute of Tech		UOI Solar Vehicle Team
Uni of New South Wales SCR Team	UNSW Sunswift III	New South Wales SCR Team
University of Patras, Hermes		Solar Car Team
University of Pennsylvania	Keystone	Penn Solar Racing
University of Queensland	Sunshark	Queensland Solar Team
University of South Australia	Ned  KELLY	SA Solar Car Consortium
University of Tehran	Persian Gazelle	Persia-Gazelle.com
University of Texas at Austin	Solar Steer	Solar Vehicles Team
University of Texas at El Paso		Solraycers
University of Toronto	Blue Sky	Blue Sky Solar Racing
University of Toulouse	Heliotrope	Heliotrope Solar Car Team
University of Utah		Vehicle Design Team Utah
University of Virginia		UVa Solar Car Team
University of Waterloo	Midnight Sun VIII	Midnight Sun Solar Race Team
University of Western Ontario	Sunstang	Sunstang USP Solar Car Team
USP Solar Car Team		USP Solar Car Team
Western Michigan University	Sunseeker 05	W Michigan Solar Car Team
Yale University	The John Lee	Team Lux

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