Brand hindert zonnerace
Op het moment van de problemen lag het Nuon Solar Team uit Delft op de tweede plaats, achter de studenten van Tokai University uit Japan. Solar Team Twente bezette de zesde plaats in de race voor voertuigen op zonne-energie. Alle teams staan momenteel stil bij verscheidene controleposten langs de route van Darwin naar Adelaide.
Fire stops World Solar Challenge
The second stage of the World Solar Challenge in Australia was stopped by a forest fire. It is still unclear whether the second stage is neutralized. At the time the problem started the Nuon Solar Team from Delft drove in second position, first were students from Tokai University in Japan. The Solar Team Twente occupied the sixth place in the race for solar powered vehicles. All teams are currently stopped at several checkpoints along the route from Darwin to Adelaide.
