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Abu Dhabi solar challenge hots up

ABU DHABI, January 17, 2015

The second day of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge ended at Shams Solar Power Station this evening, with Team Socrat crossing the line first after a 325km drive across the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

All the teams left Shams early this morning, travelling towards Liwa, via Hameem, before turning back on to finish at Shams.

Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge is the first event sanctioned by International Solarcar Federation (ISF), the official governing body of the major international solar car races held throughout the world, to be held in the Middle East.

The UAE team Petroleum Institute, who set of in the lead this morning, came in second just behind the leaders from Istanbul, said the event organisers.

Crossing the line first in solar car challenges does not guarantee winning the stage - any time penalties incurred will be added to the overall time at the end of the day.

Travelling from Turkey to take part in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge, Socrat were delighted with their progress so far.

Serdar Zurnaci, the driver, said: "We have had a good couple of days and everything has gone according to plan. We drove well today, and are pleased with our first position. The roads were often tricky, with city and desert driving."

"We still have a way to go but we have a good shot at winning. We have worked extremely hard for this," he added.

Organisers are encouraging the public to attend all stopovers for a chance to see the cars up close and personal and meet the teams.

The stopover points are: the multipurpose Arena at Zayed Sports City (January 19: 8.30am) and World Future Energy Summit at Adnec at 10am.

The event is being sponsored by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and hosted by Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar, as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.-TradeArabia News Service




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