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Solar Fern Racing is pleased to announce that TV3's 60 minutes program will be following the Solar Fern through the Australian outback during the 2007 World Solar Challenge.

Saturday & Sunday 27th & 28th January 2007 - Rolleston Community Center - Rolleston Drive

http://www.sustainabilityexpo.co.nz/

• SOLAR ELECTRIC (PHOTOVOLTAIC) AND WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS
• SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEMS - AND OTHER SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES
• ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, BUILDING DESIGN, HOUSING AND TRANSPORT
• INFORMATION, ADVICE, EDUCATION AND MUCH, MUCH MORE

Video of the article can be found on the TVNZ website here.

Drive" section : "The Press" 14-15 October 2006

Saturday 7th October 2006 - Media launch - Canterbury Agricultural Show Grounds - Invitation only event.

The official project media launch. Inviting media, supporters and potential sponsors. Track testing and car display, media photo opportunities etc. Contact Rob@solarfern.com for an invitation.

Sunday 15th October 2006 10am - 2pm - Public Display - Canterbury Agricultural Show Grounds - Open to the public.

Displayed in association with the KiwiHPVHuman Powered Challenge. Solar fern racing will be displaying the car to the general public. Come and have a look!

Solar Fern Racing has achieved the first big milestone:

The rolling chassis!

We're one year and two months out from race day, and Solar Fern is rolling! But this is only the beginning, and there's plenty more to do. Over the next few weeks we will finish the steering and suspension and wire up the motor and batteries, so we can drive Solar Fern for the very first time!

Then we PARTY!

At this very early stage our chassis is just the bare bones of what is yet to come. We need huge support to bring Solar Fern up to the class winning standard we aim to achieve. We will soon start work on our composite bodyshell, and we'll need proper racing wheels (bike wheels won't be good enough for the race!), and top quality breaks and shocks, lithium batteries, electrical systems, and of course the solar array! Then we need to get it all to Australia
with all the support crew, equipment, and spare parts. Help us out by joining our supporters club and making a donation!

Huge thanks to our sponsors, especially Davinci Communications, Thompson Aeronautical, Sapphire
Dynamics, and Woodly's Aircraft Services whose assistance and contributions have be invaluable in achieving this milestone.

Now more than ever, we need your support to make Solar Fern the best that it can be, and to make New Zealand proud!

Join our supporters club or check out how your business can benefit from sponsoring the Solar
Fern.

Check out our rolling chassis in our photo gallery

Working model solar car kits and solar powered construction kits are available now!

We are please to confirm that we will be entering the Adventure Class in the
2007 Panasonic World Solar Challenge. Construction of our ISF 5000 vehicle
for the Adventure Class continues.