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MOTORING

to strategise at the last minute without prior
preparation.
“The teams found these new developments
to be quite daunting, but exciting at the
same time, as they required them to work
together to fix their solar cars, navigate the
route, measure speed limits, while also taking
into consideration the need to cover as many
kilometres as possible. The Sasol Solar Challenge
is the first-ever solar event to incorporate such
stages. This shows how much the event has
grown and continues to drive innovation both
in the structure of the challenge itself and
the technologies developed by the teams,”
commented Robert Walker, Owner and Director
of the Sasol Solar Challenge.
Prior to the start of the event, a team from
the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research) was involved in scrutineering the
safety of the solar cars and performed electrical
and battery safety tests. The schools programme
that ran alongside the event, was conducted
in partnership with Microbotics, a service
provider that offers robotics, programming and
electronic modules for scholars.

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