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The
Melbourne based non-profit Aurora Vehicle Association Inc. has become one
of the world's most accomplished solar car teams. In the last 24 months,
Aurora has set 8 new world records, including the longest solar car
journey (13,054 km around Australia in 24 days), and has broken world
records set by previous champions Honda (Japan), Biel (Switzerland) and
Queens (Canada).
Aurora's
solar car 2005
Aurora
has entered every World Solar Challenge since 1987 and has the enviable
record of one win, three seconds, a fifth, and a sixth place.
Spurred
on through competition, Aurora was one of two teams to compete in all
seven World Solar Challenge events, has consistently been the most
competitive Australian
entrant, the only Australian winner (1999), and second place getter in
1987, 2001 and 2003. Aurora currently (November 2004) holds 9 world
records. Aurora encourages technical collaboration with many of
Australia's scientific research establishments and universities and
attracts as members, highly capable young people interested in developing
the future.
WSC
2005 Team:
David
Fewchuk
Jack McArthur
Tom Baker
Andris Samsons
Kon Kotsonis
Derrick Rodgers
Peter Pudney
Rebecca Trump
Daniel Mills
Todd Palmer
Eli Thurrowgood
David Sims-Williams
Evan Wineland
Suzuka 2005 Team:
David
Fewchuk
Jack McArthur
Tom Baker
Derrick Rodgers
Therese McArthur
Dan Evans
Darren Trafford
Aurora's
solar car 2004
The
2005 Car
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Dimensions
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Length:
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4,628
mm
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Width:
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2,000
mm
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Height:
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946
mm
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Wheelbase:
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1,680
mm
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Track:
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1,600
mm (at rear wheels)
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Chassis & Weights
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Weight:
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165
kg (without driver, with 18kg battery)
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Frame:
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Triangular,
carbon fibre, circular cross section.
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Single
front wheel.
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Two
rear wheels.
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Body
materials:
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Carbon
fibre lower. Polystyrene and composites upper.
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Suspension:
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Rigid
frame sprung to body at 3 places.
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Steering:
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Front
single wheel with push-pull rods.
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Wheels:
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3
x 16 inch wheels.
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Front
is wheel motor.
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Rears
are GH Craft carbon fibre.
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Tyres:
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16
inch, low rolling resistance.
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Brakes:
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Hydraulic
on all wheels.
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Regenerative
braking available from front wheel motor.
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Aerodynamics:
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Cd
0.1. Frontal area: .75 sq. metres.
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Solar Array
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Solar
Cells:
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Triple
junction, Galium Arsenide, Tecstar Tec1 and Tec3i
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Cell
Efficiency:
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24-26%
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Panel
Type:
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25
individual panels produced by laminating process
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At
Gochermann Solar Technologies.
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Panel
Weight:
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Less
than 1 kg per square metre.
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Array
Power:
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1,900
watts.
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Motor
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Type:
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Developed
by CSIRO-UTS-Aurora.
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15
kg weight.
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Peak
power: 6 kw
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Continuous
power: 1.8 kw.
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Operating
range: 100-170V, 0-100 amps.
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Efficiency:
98.0%.
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Power Electronics / Batteries
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Motor
Controller:
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High
efficiency unit developed by Tritium.
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Power
Trackers:
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AERL
Buck Boost, high efficiency, 400 w. capacity
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Batteries:
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Kockam
Lithium Polymer, 170 volts, 30 kg weight.
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Aurora
Vehicle Association members:
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MathewAckland
Mark Anderson
Viv Baddeley
Tom Baker
Gordon Baker
Brian Ball
Cameron Ball
Ian Bates
Bill Bennett
Stephen Bicknell
Julia Burns
Mark Burns
Bob Cadden
Glenda Cadden
Seona Candy
Rafael Carmona
Cameron Farant
Dan Evans
David Fewchuk
Frank Fittipaldi
Geoff Forsyth
Tom Forsyth
Lynda Gilbert
Mark Gilligan
Shane Good
Gary Grey
John Hoerner
Katie Holroyd
Clive Humphris
Sorin Ionascu
Bogdan Ionascu
David Knowles
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Kon
Kotsonis
Andrew Lamb
Simon Liley
Howard Lovatt
Jack Martinich
Steve Martinich
Adrian Marziano
Damien McArthur
Jack McArthur
Therese McArthur
Daniel Mills
Todd Palmer
David Peterson
Peter Pudney
Derrick Rodgers
Doug Rolfe
Andris Samsons
Mathew Sandford
Rosemary Schmedding
Chris Selwood
Robert Shandley
Jim (Dimitrios) Stavridis
Darren Trafford
Dennis Trewhella
Bradley Trewin
Eli Thurrowgood
Satish Vasan
Tony Vriens
Douglas Williams
Gray Wilson
Evan Wineland
Peter Young
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Aurora's
solar car Phaethon, Greece
1999
WSC
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1996
WSC
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1993
WSC
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1990
WSC
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1987
WSC
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Foundation
Supporters
101 Collins St.
Minter Ellison
Gochermann
Sumitomo
Major Supporters
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BOSCH
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HOOK Plastics
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Supporters
MoTeC
Auto Innovations
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AERL
Koni Toperformance
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Swe-check
City of Melbourne
C5
Scan-Xpress
BTB
Bob Pound
imc
Tritium
Airtec
CONTACTS:
Aurora
Vehicle Association Inc.
c/- Minter Ellison
Rialto Towers, 525 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000, AUSTRALIA
Ph: (+613) 8608 2889, Fax: (+613) 8608 1000, Mobile: 0411 250 464
Email:david.fewchuk@minterellison.com
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University - Holland |
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I & II
2003
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Winston School |
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Polytechnique de Montréal
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Poland |
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Electron
Analytic Corporation
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Dark
Horse
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Skunkworks
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Washington University |
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Washington Uni Solar Car |
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Georgia
Institute of Technology |
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Jackets |
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Jackets |
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Germany |
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Solar Car Team |
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- Lille, France |
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Etudes d'Ingénieur |
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Car Company |
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State University
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Ratha, Mercury
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Team
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State University
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PrISUm
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Japan |
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Car Paviion |
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State University
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Paragon
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Car Racing Team
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Altos Academy of Engineering |
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Altos Solar Car Team |
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Institute of Technology
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Tesseract
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MIT
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University
Monteal, Canada
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iSun
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Team
iSun
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McMaster
University
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Phoenix
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McMaster
Uni
Solar Car Project
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Messiah
College
Grantham, Penns |
Genesis
II |
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II Solar Racing Team |
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State University
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Solar
Racing Team
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Technological University |
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Car Team |
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S Uni-Mankato/Winona S Uni |
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Solar
Car Team |
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Dakota State University
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The
Double Deuce
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Sunsetters
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University
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N'Uvation
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Northwestern
University
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Nuon
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Het
Nuon Solar Team |
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Osaka
Sangyo University, Japan |
OSU
model S |
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Car Team |
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Prairie
View A&M University
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Solaris
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Sun
Panthers
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Principia
College
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RA
6
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Principia
College
Solar Car Team
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Purdue
University
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SPOT
2
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Purdue
University
Solar Racing
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Queen's
University Canada
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Radiance
Gemini
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Queen's
Solar Vehicle Team
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Red
River College
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Red
River Raycer
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Red
River College Solar
Car Team
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Rice
University |
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Rice
University |
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Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology
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Rose-Hulman
Solar Car Team |
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Southern
Illinois Uni Edwardsville
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Cougar
Cruiser
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Southern
Illinois University
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South
Bank University, UK |
Mad
Dog |
South
Bank Mad Dog Team |
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South
Dakota School Mines & Tech |
Solar
Motion |
South
Dakota Solar Motion Team |
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Southern
Taiwan University Tech |
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Southern
Taiwan Solar Team |
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Stanford
University
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Solstice
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Stanford
Solar Car Project
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Tamagawa
University - Japan |
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Tamagawa
Solar Challenge Project |
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Team
Futura, Italy |
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2 |
Team
Futura |
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Team
SunLake - Japan |
Phaethon
model |
Team
SunLake TOYOBO |
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A&M University
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Columbia
Sunraycer
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A&M
Motorsports Team
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The
Power of One
- Toronto |
Xof1 |
The
Xof1 solar car team |
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Tufts
University
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ANNE
E. B. II
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Nerd
Girls
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of Alberta |
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University
of Alberta Team |
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University
of Arizona
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Drifter
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Racing Team
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University
of Calgary
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Calgary
Solar Car Team
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University
of California-Berkeley |
CalSol |
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Calsol Team |
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of Kansas |
Solution,
CATalyst |
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Solar Car Racing Team |
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of Kentucky
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del Sol II
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Car Team
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of Massachusetts |
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Solar Racing Team |
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of Michigan
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Momentum
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of Michigan
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University
of Minnesota
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III
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U
of M Solar Vehicle Project
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University
of Missouri
- Columbia
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Suntiger
VI
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The
Mizzou Solar Car Project
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of Missouri -
Rolla
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Solar
Miner V
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Minor Car Team
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of North Dakota |
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3 |
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SubZero |
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of Ontario Institute of Tech |
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Sunswift III |
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South Wales SCR Team |
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of Pennsylvania
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Keystone
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Solar Racing
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of Queensland |
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of South Australia |
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KELLY |
SA
Solar Car Consortium |
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of Texas at Austin
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of Texas at El Paso
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Solraycers
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of Toronto
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Blue
Sky
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Blue
Sky Solar Racing
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of Toulouse |
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Solar Car Team |
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of Utah
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Vehicle
Design Team
Utah
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of Virginia
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Solar Car Team
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of Waterloo
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Midnight
Sun VIII
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Midnight
Sun Solar Race Team
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of Western Ontario
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Sunstang
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Sunstang
USP
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Solar Car Team |
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USP
Solar Car Team |
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Michigan University
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05
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Michigan Solar Car Team
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University
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John Lee
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