Sasolburg be on the lookout: The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge is coming to your town!
The 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge (SSC) will make its first control-stop at DP De Villiers Stadium, Sasolburg, on 9 September, after travelling from Johannesburg. Sasolburg is a home to Sasol – the title sponsor of the Sasol Solar Challenge.
SEDIBENG.- “Each control-stop has an optional loop of road, which teams can drive their solar cars around as many times as they like, racking up more kilometres, and each loop requires a five-minute control-stop before completion,” said Robert Walker, Owner and Director of the Sasol Solar Challenge.
The Sasol Solar Challenge takes place every two years, bringing together university and high school teams, and even private engineers who have manufactured fully functioning, roadworthy cars powered only by the sun. It runs on public roads, sharing space with trucks and regular traffic, and passes through multiple small towns. The 2022 route from Johannesburg to Cape Town will include five provinces, 14 towns and more than 20 communities. New towns include Brakpan, Trompsburg, Willowmore, Kirkwood, Jeffreys Bay, Riversdale and Caledon.
“The school activation programme is an experiential platform to influence and inspire scholars across South Africa to pursue careers in STEM. The overall offering of the Sasol Solar Challenge is an extension of Sasol’s investment into the youth of South Africa. Through the Sasol Solar Challenge, Sasol is directly investing in the engineers, scientists and thought leaders of tomorrow,” said Nozipho Mbatha, Senior Manager: Group Brand and Sponsorships at Sasol.
Sasolburg ambassador, Johan Griesel said that the Sasol Solar Challenge will help encourage young people in the community to take on science, technology, engineering and mathematics studies. “STEM education is important and beneficial to our communities. Therefore, it is our job as parents, teachers, and the greater community to encourage young kids to pursue STEM education. To attract young people in these subjects, we need initiatives like the Sasol Solar Challenge that provide hands-on learning.”
Spectators are welcome at all stops, and more information on the route and the teams can be found at:
www.solarchallenge.org.za or on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/SASolarChallenge/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/sasolarchallenge Twitter: twitter.com/Solar_Challenge
