Solar Electric PV Car Automobile - Sun Sprint 2000

[LPdude1137]

wer can i buy a solar board?..

[newculture]

Try searching google for "Junior Solar Sprint"

... or Pitsco company for Ray Catcher Solar Panel or Sprint Kit.

[briackman]

i thought it was a real solar challenge not a juinior one (my mistake

[iMBBonlyone]

supercool

[TheTimeWillGoOn]

Looks like fun .

[strpoop]

lol put 1 motor for each wheel and u will win the race lol

[c05m11n]

what i don't like at nowadays solar panels is that they are expensive

[newculture]

Actually, PV panels are incredibly cheap right now.

The only reason they appear expensive is when compared agaist fossil fuels, like oil, which are already becoming MUCH more expensive, and which will continue to do so for many, many year.

Buy PV now, or kick yourself for not doing so later.

[HardyboyzDylan]

in connecticut one panel is about 30 dollars

[zexionchibi14673]

This would be great for my school! Everyone would have lots of fun and we could put this under the subject of science and technology.

[newculture]

We did it with the high school "physical science" class, at either 9th or 10th grade. I think there were about 10 classes that all made cars, then they had classroom competitions, and then a school wide competition, and then it went to the regional. That was, I think, the year after this video was made.

[ecordian]

lol now i want to make one

[newculture]

The question was: "are they remote controlled"?

These model solar cars run on a thin fishing line, pulled extremely tight, and stretched about 3 mm above the track for about 20 m.

Most cars use a single small eyelet, or a double eyelet (reversed from each other) near the front axle to keep the car on course. The single eyelet doesn't always do it (see video).

[pobaslo]

How much do these cells coust ?

[newculture]

Look up "Junior Solar Sprint" for more information on this race on the NREL web site.

"Ray Catcher Solar Panel" by Pitsco, or "JSS Solar Panel" by Solar World are the listed retailers.

Looks like Pitsco sells the panel for $40, and the kit with motor and alligator clips for $45.

Solar World sells panel for $28, and kit with motor, motor mount, gear for $30.

[pobaslo]

nice cells of my firend maked 2v on sun but he had garden light..

[Jacqueswang]

nice job !!! and it's very funny......

[kunamoto1]

nice

[newculture]

Thanks. The video was fun to create, and the event is always fun. The 2007 event was held at a drag race track, so the students really enjoyed that.

I believe "Sun Sprint" is based on "Junior Solar Sprint", and was at one time sponsored by the U.S. National Energy Research Lab.

[toxicfrost123]

thats cool

[newculture]

yep, fun too