Below you will find a tentative schedule of events and activities over the next several months leading up to the actual Solar Car Challenge followed by the National Championships.
MENTORING FOCUS MEETINGS
Contact us to find out more if you would like to have assistance in building your solar model car.
A mentor can be provided if desired to assist and guide groups (teams) towards the goal of building a model solar car. Also, handy items such as a pencil, logbook (to help you remember important steps), and a calculator will help you when working with a mentor. Discussions with your mentor may include subjects such as Testing, Optimisation, Presentation, and Rules & Regulations.
CLOSING DATE FOR THE MODEL SOLAR CAR AND BOAT CHALLENGE IS 15 SEPTEMBER!
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Darwin:
To Be Determined: Generally sometime in Sept - Oct at the Darwin Showgrounds
Alice Springs:
To Be Determined: Generally sometime in Sept - Oct at the Centralian Senior Secondary College.
The Mini-Challenge kit car races as well as the full-up Solar Car and Boat races will be held as follows.
UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULE IS DETERMINED, THIS WAS THE GENERAL SCHEDULING GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S EVENT (IN ALICE SPRINGS)
| TIME | KIT CARS | BOATS
| MODEL CARS | 10:00 AM
| Elimination Heats | Scrutineering | Testing, Scrutineering, & Interviews
| 10:30 AM
| Elimination Heats (cont) | Elimination Heats
| Testing, Scrutineering, & Interviews
| 11:45 AM
| Finals
| Finals | Testing, Scrutineering, & Interviews
| 12:00 PM
| | | Racing | 01:00 PM
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| | Presentation Ceremony
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16 September
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| a. Track Setup - two hours | 17 September
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| b. Event Setup - one hour |
| c. Concession Stand (run by Girl Guides?) |
| d. Demonstrations
i. 20 minute demos - two classes at a time; from 9 AM to
2 PM with timeout for lunch (1 hour): 24 classes
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| e. Posters due from Model Solar Car Teams at 8 AM |
| f. Kit Car scrutineering at 10 AM |
| g. Kit Car Races (15 cars)
i. Each race 5 minutes
ii. Starts at 11 AM
iii. Two Knockout tournament
iv. 5 rounds with 7 races: 175 minutes - 3 hours
v. If more than 15 cars enter than will shift to single round
qualifiers for first round then double elimination afterwards
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| h. Award Ceremony - 20 minutes |
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| i. Demonstrations |
| j. 20 minute demos - two classes at a time from
9 AM to 12 AM: 18 classes |
| k. Scrutineering - 15 minutes per team (2 hours) starts at 10 AM |
| l. Model Solar Car Races start at noon |
| m. Two round knockout
i. 5 rounds with 4 races: 100 minutes - 1 hour 40 minutes |
| n. Judges meeting - 20 minutes |
| o. Awards Ceremony - 20 minutes |
| p. Clean up - 2.5 hours |
NATIONAL MODEL SOLAR VEHICLE CHALLENGE
Date, Schedule, and Location is to be determined
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