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A Car Race With A Difference

Thirty-two cars, seventies countries and a distance of 3000 kilometers! Yes, we are talking about a world car race, but this car race is far, far different from regular car races. Can you guess, why and how?

Well, all these cars are powered by solar power. Believe it or not, all these cars participating in this big feat resemble huge insects, solar planets and spaceship!

The World Solar Car Race was kicked off this Sunday from Darwin and will finish at Adelaide on Saturday. These solar-powered and fuel-efficient cars will travel through Australia's tropical rainforests, desert and coastal plains, all in the name of environment. Hence, this car race is also called the Global Green Challenge.

These cars are mainly designed by the engineering students from across the world. Each team comprises of four drivers who take turns to drive the cars. Starting at 8 am daily, the drivers would stop and put up camp at 5 pm daily before continuing the race the next day.

As usual, this time too, the spectators will see some unique cars in the race. There is this distinctive car Sunswift IV form Australia's University of New South Wales. This solar car is a three-wheeled, carbon fibre machine, which can reach a top speed of 115 km an hour using just 1,300 watts, the same power it takes to toast two slices of bread! Unbelievable, huh?

A team of Dutch from Delft University was expected to start out as the race's favourite after taking home the prestigious Silver Sun trophy for the last four races, who also set a record in 2005 with an average speed of 102.75 km per hour.

The Global Green Challenge for the first time will also have a second category, the Eco Challenge. The Eco Challenge will flag off seventeen cars from ten manufacturers to prove their fuel efficiency. These eco-friendly cars from the ten manufacturers are already in showrooms or soon-to-be on sale. The Eco Challenge will include automobiles like the fully electric sports car Tesla and the Ford Kia. Besides, Honda, Hyundai, BMW, Skoda, Suzuki, Holden, and HSV are also a part of this Eco challenge.

Labels: Car-Race, Car-Racing, Global-Green-Challenge, Solar-Car-Race, Solar-Powered-Car

 

posted by Carazoo Blog @ Thursday, October 29, 2009 0 Comments Links to this post

Speeding Armaan…

Armaan Ibrahim, not many will be familiar with this name but he is one of the upcoming champions in the field of car racing. Son of renowned former F3 champion Akbar Ibrahim is already a professional race driver at the very young age of 19 years. The little champ spends most of his time on tracks practicing. In his leisure time he is off to go-karting or will be seen with playing racing video games.

Hardly couple of months and we can see Armaan making his debut in Formula 2 this year. Those who are well informed about Formula One will know all about F2 or Formula 2 racing. F2 is the next step to formula one racing. There is no team in F2 unlike Formula One racing. Every one contests individually which leads to a heavy investment. But Armaan gets little luck as Reed Rooster, a state based racing team has offered a helping hand assuring a sum of Rs 25 Lakh and rest would be supported by his sponsors.

With racing spirit and best wishes from his loved ones, Armaan is all set to begin his F2 journey on the tracks of Spain which includes a total of 16 races. Hope very soon we can see him on the F1 tracks. All Best Armaan!

Labels: Car-Race, Formula-1, Formula-2

 

posted by Carazoo.com @ Thursday, April 09, 2009 0 Comments Links to this post

F1 Malaysian Car Race

Formula 1’s second race which was held in Malaysia got victory to the Brawn GP with the Jenson Button taking away the first position. The victory is commendable as despite the stormy and unpredictable shower, the car which never raced in rain before had taken every for surprise. The second position was taken by Nick Heidfeld of BMW where Timo Glockas of Toyota came in the third position. However, Rubens Barrichello of Brawn GP came in the fifth position.

Due to the impulsive weather, the car race had to come to an end with only completing 31 laps. The last time I remember when rain hit the race was in 2002 during Australian grand prix. As the race had to stop at the 31st lap, the winner was awarded only half the points than actual. With new regulation he race has to complete at least 75 percent for the participants to get complete point which is also why, one or two of the participant’s total point reflect a .5.

Hope in the next race which will be held in China on 19th of April would complete all its laps with out any hindrance from the nature.

Labels: BMW-Cars, Brawn GP, Car-Race, Formula 1, Toyota

 

posted by Carazoo.com @ Wednesday, April 08, 2009 0 Comments Links to this post

Porsche’s RS Spyder to Breakthrough the Le Mans 24 Hour Race

Porsche’s RS Spyder is ready to head into the next phase of Le Mans 24 Hours race. Le Mans 24 Hours race is a racing event that held annually in France. It is also known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and is structured by the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest). The race is conducted on a track enclosed public roads.

The NAVI Team Goh from Japan and the Essex squad from Denmark are the two teams that will use the car for the race. Both the teams want to repeat the victory of LMP2 class last year with the car.

Maassen who piloted a RS Sypder last year will contest the event for the NAVI Team Goh comprising team members Seiji Ara and Keisuke Kunimoto. The team’s Porsche RS Spyder is the winning car from last year for the Van Merksteijn Motorsport. This year the car has undergone few changes due to new implemented regulations like a substantial downsizing of the air-restrictors, the 3.4-litre V8 engine now delivers 440 hp instead of 476. The rear wing and the underbody have been modified to conform to the new regulations. Both the teams will get the support of Porsche works drivers Sascha Maassen (Germany) and Emmanuel Collard (France) for campaign.

Labels: Car-Race, Porsche-Cars, Porsche-RS-Spyder

 

posted by Carazoo.com @ Friday, February 27, 2009 0 Comments Links to this post