So it's 6.45a.m. and I can't sleep! Butterflies in my stomach keep me awake. Today is Day 1 of Scrutineering. It's the day that the vehicles are assessed by the FIA and Motorsport SA to determine whether the vehicles adhere to the safety regulations. I will post an update about our vehicles later this morning.
But first a recap of last night.
The evening kicked off with a meet and greet where most of the competing teams were present with a few exceptions. It was a real pleasure to mingle with the reigning solar champions of Tokai University. There will be 14 vehicles in total competing, with UJ entering 3 vehicles. The previous two challenges saw four (2008) and five (2010) competing teams. So there has been a significant increase in interest in the race over the past two years.
The UJ Hybrid Vehicles will be competing against two other cars in the technology class. The race will hold some extra challenges this year with the leg on Day 6 being over 600km, a record for South Africa. Furthermore, on Day 2 there will be an additional optional leg of the competition that will push the vehicles that choose to compete to the limit by increasing the distance to be traveled that day to a 1000km.
On behalf of the University of Johannesburg, I would like to wish all teams competing the best of luck for the race. The next 12 days are going to be grueling. May the best team win!
The evening kicked off with a meet and greet where most of the competing teams were present with a few exceptions. It was a real pleasure to mingle with the reigning solar champions of Tokai University. There will be 14 vehicles in total competing, with UJ entering 3 vehicles. The previous two challenges saw four (2008) and five (2010) competing teams. So there has been a significant increase in interest in the race over the past two years.
The UJ Hybrid Vehicles will be competing against two other cars in the technology class. The race will hold some extra challenges this year with the leg on Day 6 being over 600km, a record for South Africa. Furthermore, on Day 2 there will be an additional optional leg of the competition that will push the vehicles that choose to compete to the limit by increasing the distance to be traveled that day to a 1000km.
On behalf of the University of Johannesburg, I would like to wish all teams competing the best of luck for the race. The next 12 days are going to be grueling. May the best team win!
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