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Solar car weight and centre of gravity

Post published:August 21, 2026
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Solar Car 2026 – Prism Dimensions and Aerodynamic Impact

Post published:August 20, 2026
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Participants looking to optimise their model solar car must understand how the mandatory 2000 cm³ rectangular prism is going to impact the performance of their vehicle. Not only must the…

Key Competition Rules for 2026

Post published:August 6, 2026
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Welcome to the first of a series of posts aimed to help you with this year’s solar cars and boats. In this instalment we’ll briefly cover a few of the…

06/08/2026 - Come and see us at this year's Festival of Bright Ideas in Hobart on Saturday August 15 festivalofbrightideas.com.au/fobi-program/. We'll have some example cars and/or boats running out on the forecourt of PW1 for people to come and check out.

06/08/2026 - Latest updates on the 2026 kit instructions can be found at TMSC kits.

02/08/2026 - More car and boat pics from previous events have been loaded up to our Photos page for students to check out and help with ideas for this year's competition.

11/07/2026 - Free solar car and boat starter kits are now available for the 2026 competition. Please get in touch with us at tassolarchallenge@gmail.com for more details.