2009 Green Global Challenge Standings

**paul** · #1 10-26-2009, 04:59 PM

Mon Oct 26, 9:06 am ET
SYDNEY (AFP) – Japan's Tokai Challenger was on Monday leading a solar car race across the harsh Australian Outback, having covered about half of the 3,000 kilometre (1,860 mile) desert course, officials said.

The Tokai University car was about 71 kilometres (44 miles) ahead of its nearest competitor, the University of Michigan's Infinium, by late afternoon as the cars sped down the Stuart Highway through Australia's heartland.

"It is thought the Tokai Team will likely camp tonight south of Alice Springs at 1,540 kilometres from Darwin," race organisers said in a statement.

The solar cars are two days into the race from the northern city of Darwin to the South Australian capital of Adelaide, which they are expected to reach by Wednesday or Thursday.

The Global Green Challenge contest involves production and prototype eco-friendly vehicles that are, or soon will be, available to the public.

The vehicles race for nine hours each day and the teams camp each night by the side of the road.

Japanese solar car leads race Down Under - Yahoo! News

**paul** · #2 10-28-2009, 09:07 AM

A solar car made by students from Japan's Tokai University was on Wednesday named the winner of a 3,000 km (1,864 miles) race across the Australian outback which aimed to show that green cars can also be mean.

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Wed Oct 28, 2:33 am ET
CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) – A solar car made by students from Japan's Tokai University was on Wednesday named the winner of a 3,000 km (1,864 miles) race across the Australian outback which aimed to show that green cars can also be mean.

The Tokai Challenger crossed the finish line just north of Adelaide on Wednesday afternoon after a smooth run, with one flat tire the only issue along the way.

"The victory by Tokai Challenger is the first by a Japanese team since 1993 when the event was won by Honda Dream II," said the organizers of the 2009 Global Green Challenge, a race of solar cars held in Australia every two years.

The Tokai Challenger had started the event in fourth position as a fleet of 31 solar-powered cars from 16 countries set off from Darwin last Saturday, a showcase of prototype solar cars.

But the Japanese car went into the lead at the end of the first day, ahead of favorites Michigan University's Infinium and the Netherlands' Nuna V.

On day one, Belgium's Umicar Inspire from the Umicore Solar Team crashed 380 kms into the race after losing control during to a wind gust. The car was withdrawn from the event.

Race spokesman Mike Drewer said the second and third running cars are expected to cross the finish line on Thursday morning.

The solar race, staged every two years since 1987, was this year joined by another event, the Eco Challenge, in which 17 cars from 10 manufacturers are competing with eco-friendly vehicles to prove which is the most fuel-efficient. This race is expected to finish on Saturday.

Competitors included the all-electric Tesla sports car, vehicles made by Ford, Kia, Honda, Hyundai, BMW, Skoda, Suzuki, Holden, and HSV, and a modified Honda postman's scooter running on alcohol.

**greencat** · #3 10-29-2009, 03:04 AM

Rankings

Global Green Challenge Rankings

Name Car Team Country Class Name Control Date Time Distance Participant

Tokai Challenger 60 Tokai University Japan Challenge Class End Of Timing 2009/10/28 14:39 2998

Nuna V 3 Nuon Solar Team Netherlands Challenge Class End Of Timing 2009/10/29 08:28 2998

Infinium 2 University of Michigan Solar Car Team USA Challenge Class Port Augusta 2009/10/28 14:30 2719

Sunswift IV 73 UNSW Solar Racing Team Australia Challenge Class Glendambo 2009/10/29 08:10 2432

Eleanor 9 MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team USA Challenge Class Coober Pedy 2009/10/28 13:31 2180

Ra7 32 Principia Solar Car Team USA Challenge Class Coober Pedy 2009/10/28 15:44 2180

Aurora 101 101 Aurora Vehicle Association Australia Challenge Class Coober Pedy 2009/10/28 16:27 2180

21Revolution 21 Solar Team Twente Netherlands Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 11:20 1766

Solar Flair 14 Willetton Senior High School Australia Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 12:26 1766

Solar World No 1 42 HS Bochum Solar Car Team Germany Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 12:57 1766

Ariba IV 34 Istanbul Technical University Solar Car Team Turkey Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 13:32 1766

Belenos 41 Belenos-Polytech' Clermont-Ferrand France Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 13:54 1766

Saguar 6 Sakaraya University Solar Car Project Turkey Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 14:18 1766

Nanyang Venture 2 168 Nanyang Technological University Singapore Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 14:56 1766

Esteban 55 Esteban Canada Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 15:44 1766

Solar Ranger 10 Uniten Malaysia Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 16:50 1766

Bo Cruiser 12 HS Bochum Solar Car Team Germany Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 16:58 1766

Apogee 16 Stanford Solar Car Project USA Challenge Class Kulgera 2009/10/29 08:09 1766

Hammerhead 5 Leeming Senior High School Solar Car Team Australia Challenge Class Alice Springs 2009/10/28 08:12 1494

Phoenix II 116 McMaster Solar Car Project Canada Challenge Class Alice Springs 2009/10/28 11:20 1494

Eclipse VI 92 Eclipse Solar Car Team Canada Challenge Class Alice Springs 2009/10/28 12:07 1494

Endeavour 11 Cambridge University Eco Racing UK Challenge Class Alice Springs 2009/10/28 15:48 1494

Heliox II 18 Heliox Solar Team Switzerland Challenge Class Alice Springs 2009/10/28 16:26 1494

Umicar Inspire 8 Umicore Solar Team Belgium Challenge Class 2009/10/25 13:03 380 withdrawn

Swisspirit 71 Swisspirit Switzerland Challenge Class Darwin 2009/10/25 08:30 0 withdrawn

OSU Model S' 24 OSU Solar Car Project Japan Adventure Class Port Augusta 2009/10/28 16:33 2719

Southern Aurora 99 Aurora Vehicle Association Australia Adventure Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 12:25 1766

GoKo 46 Goko High School Japan Adventure Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 13:06 1766

SolarShop Kelly 62 Combined Secondary Schools WSC Team Australia Adventure Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 13:44 1766

Helios IV 4 Helios France Adventure Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 15:50 1766

Towards Tomorrow 13 Towards Tomorrow Australia Adventure Class Kulgera 2009/10/28 16:17 1766

Merdeka 2 94 Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM) Malaysia Adventure Class Alice Springs 2009/10/28 12:04 1494

Congrats to all-there were no losers