Channel NewsAsia 3 Jun 08;
SINGAPORE: Secondary school students battled it out on the race track on Tuesday. But it was a small track because it was for their mini cars, which had been designed to run on solar power.
The 10th National Junior Solar Sprint Competition was organised by Singapore Polytechnic's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
The aim was to promote the importance of renewable energy, and the sun was the shining star at the event.
While some cars zipped off from the starting line, others took their time to make their way down the 40-metre track or simply refused to budge.
However, being fast was not enough to win the race. The cars also had to navigate ramps and corners to get to the finish line.
177 students from 59 secondary schools took part in the event.
Saint Andrew's Secondary School took the fastest car title with a time of 10.6 seconds. - CNA/vm
