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MOTORING

ow in its 14th year, the South solar technology. The challenge was
African Sasol Solar Challenge inspired by the Bridgestone World
Nwas back in full force this Solar Challenge that has been held
year. Among the nine teams that in Australia since 1987. Now run
participated was a group of high and owned by a firm of experienced
school learners that managed events professionals based in
to surpass their goal of covering Centurion, this event has over the
1 000km by more than 200km. years attracted participants from
Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Poland,
The Sasol Solar Challenge entails Belgium, The Netherlands and
conceptualising, designing and Turkey, and has often included the
building a car that is able to cover top global solar racing teams.
large distances using sunlight that is
converted to solar power. This ticks The eight-day event this year took
all the boxes for students both at place from 9 – 16 September.
school and university level, in that Starting from the Carnival City
it requires the practical application Casino in Brakpan, the 2022
of STEM (science, technology, route to the finish line at the V&A
engineering, and mathematics) Waterfront in Cape Town went
principles. through five provinces and 18
towns that included Trompsburg,
Sasol started sponsoring the event Willowmore, Kirkwood, Jeffreys
in 2012, four years after it began, Bay, Riversdale and Caledon. The
and has continued to do so to vehicles were required to use the
encourage further development in public roads, sharing space with

1st place: Brunel Solar Team

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