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MATERIAL Joined Forces with Belgian Umicore Solar Race Team

Oct 2 2007

MATERIAL has become official technology partner for the Belgian Umicore Solar Race Team. The team will participate in the 2007 Panasonic World Solar Challenge across Australia on October 21-28, 2007.

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Filament winding specialist MATERIAL designed and manufactured an ultra lightweight carbon fiber composite steering rod for the team's solar racecar. The filament wound steering rod will reduce the weight of the car by more than 200 grams. Weight reduction is one of the key factors to minimize the loss of energy. Every gram counts.

The no-noise, zero-emission car will participate in the 2007 Panasonic World Solar Challenge across Australia on October 21-28, 2007. The race, in fact the world championship for solar cars, is a 3000 km journey from tropical Darwin in the Northern Territory, to Adelaide in South Australia. It's an energy efficiency challenge, all about creating a balance between sustainable speed and endurance, energy management and strategic planning.

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