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| Solarcar "Theia" finished 11th in FormulaG 2006 held at IstanbulPark |
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 Solarcar "Theia", composed of three senior mechanical engineering students, attended to FormulaG 2006, second competition held by Tubitak.
Altough the team received a third place after a successful qualification session the day before, a battery malfunction caused a fire. Because of that, the battery had to be replaced; with no charge however. Cloudy weather conditions prevented the team to fully-charge the battery. As a result, the car did not run at full capacity.
The team started the race from 9th place with pilot Cem Sohtorik. Theia finished 11th. Teams from ITU finished first and second, where YTU got the third place. More info about the story can be found here.
Also: Milliyet Automotive [turkish]
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