I am writing here from back home. Since I did the blogging on the last race, I realize that it is not easy, so I will try to update those who are following. The guys on the road should provide us with the news from inside the team.
The best way to follow is to make use of Twitter under the tag #SolarChallenge. Our guys are not actively tweeting at present, but you can get the overall hang of things from the other teams' tweets. You can also look at the other teams and active tweeters: @PUKEngineering, @tokaichallenger, @ntsikamsuthu
The results from day 1 is posted at the SA Solar Challenge Facebook page. We are last at present, but we should catch up. The Solar Car had some challenges in mechanical modifications to the rear axle causing the handbrake to lock and thereby depleting their energy reserves. This also happened to us on the 2010 race. The hybrid cars did 51 km and then came to a halt due to a solonoid configuration problem. They hope to have solved it for today. The plan is to trailer the cars to the halfway stop at Kuruman and then take the road from there. There is a ridiculous amount of stop/go points on this road.
On the human from, the guys are reporting that the logistical team were doing a great job. They only reached Vryburg at 22:30 last night, but the tents were standing and the food were ready. That is really great. The matrasses were are bit of an issue, but that will hopefully be sorted out today.
The first day in pictures is available at IT News Africa as posted by Charlie Fripp (@CharlieFripp).
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