The Tokai Challenger completed the journey in 29 hours and 49 minutes despite a flat tyre — that’s an average speed of about 101km/h. That’s actually not the best time in history. That Dutch team we mentioned above achieved the current record back in 2005 — 29 hours and 11 minutes. But obviously conditions like sunlight and wind can skew these numbers on a year-to-year comparison basis. [Global Green Challenge via Wired via Engadget]
colony
November 3, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Yeah – the records are meaningless from year to year – and not just because of environmental variables. Every year, the rules also change a bunch. Just one example is the large reduction in area of solar panels they were allowed this year!
All this aside, its actually AMAZING that they broke the 100km/h mark this year with the rule changes AND the flat tire. Congrats!
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November 3, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Gotta love that Gizmodo is honest enough to reference their direct competitor (Engadget) as a source for this article..
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