EDITORIAL

摘要

Studying at speed is the old adage in The Hague, and TU Delft students need no reminding of that. But it was speed cycling that was the Human Power Team's priority on the abandoned roads of Nevada in the United States. Their aerodynamic egg on wheels was ranked third of all participating universities with a maximum speed of 124.73 km/h. At the Sasol Solar Challenge in South Africa, the Nuna solar car also sped to success for the Nuon Solar Team. It covered 4,717 km in just eight days, securing a world record. Despite this, it proved a very eventful race. The solar car crashed on the test track before the start, hit a barrier on the second day of racing and was even stopped by inquisitive police officers.