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- In the finale of our 2,000-mile race across the outback, things are about to take a sharp turn for one of the leading teams. The remaining teams are struggling to survive-but only one can win!
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0:00 The Final Day
1:52 The Last Heat Begins
5:25 Disaster Strikes Again
8:20 Japan Closes The Gap
10:38 Roadworks
12:03 10 Miles To Go
13:27 The Finish Line
15:40 Michigan Pays The Price
17:13 The Race Ends - บันเทิง
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So pleasing to see michigan have their day spoiled
Didn't affect placement, but 1 hour seemed fair.
@@ZacDonald it could have very possibly changed Tokais position
@@lerbyn of course it would have ☹️☹️
@@lerbyn yeah.. maybe tokai could have won :(
They cost japan the win. They wouldn't let them pass for an hour. Without that slowdown they would have been 1st.
I've been rooting for Japan ever since Michigan messed with them
In my opinion, this behavior deserves a temporary or permanent ban, as it may have impacted final standing with high probability...
I've been rooting since the guy said this is his life's work he seemed humble and conservative I liked the whole team's demeanor
@@Thegbiggamerz Like even in the part where they were saying that the speed limit was hurting their advantage, they chose to roll with it. They were really humble. The vehicle was obviously well designed. They could run top speed in the end without any complications. At least 2 cars burned that way but they did not. Also, the part of high speed and low-speed motors were genius.
@@Thegbiggamerz I also like whole demeanor of the driver. He's so chill and composed when he's explaining stuff.
Me too, actually they should have been given back the time they lost due to the dirty unsporty tactics from Michingan... and then they might have won the race
The Car from Delft burns down,
Commentary from Michigan:
"We started this morning in fourth place, we're now in third."
Such a contrast to the Belgian spokesperson who was almost crying about it
yeah, he also said something about the best strategy is to focus on your own car. cheap words after blocking the japanese team.
As if Michigan did something to move forward in position.
Arrogant, cheats, utterly disliked!
Yeh michigans are arrogant, they had it coming
Michigan: *Blocks*
"The best way to win is to focus on your own car."
*Vattenfall crashes*
Other teams *very sad* "I wouldn't wish it upon anyone"
Michigan: *happy* "we were in 4th place now we're in 3rd"
*Gets 1 hour penalty* : :( its so frustrating >>:(
Michigan guy ‘we questioned the basis of penalties and it didn’t change the outcome..’, well your team embarrassed the country by playing dirty, that is what has changed.
But that's standard US foreign policy.
US is a total joke to the world anyways. Even before this.
@@Ricqu Obviously, if you have a Clown as "president" your country will be a Circus Act. That being said, he did *LOSE* the popular vote twice...
So not all Americans are the embarrassing losers that Michigan embodies.
Considering it my well have changed the positions at 1 and 2, it's clear he means "didn't change the outcome FOR MICHIGAN". I know confirmation bias is going to keep him from seeing how bad the interference was, but the attitude in that interview was still totally immature.
It's a pity Stanford didn't survive to at least partially make up for it..
I really wanted tokai to win
I honestly believe they could of have won if weren’t for the speed limit restriction n the stupid stunt Michigan pulled
@@Krazy4midget
The road construction thing helped them tho, but yeah, they could’ve won...
Yes me too
Tokai!!!
I wanted agoria bc they showed remorse for the other teams when their cars and hard work was destroyed
🌞 *Congratulations to all the teams who participated honorably!*
(so everyone except Michigan).
Especially the German team for keeping the spirit of competition driving forward 👍
Congrats to Agoria and Tokai for their awesome race and Sonnenwagen for their even awesomer endurance.
But the fact that Top Dutch ended so high up is amazing. It isn't mentioned, but Top Dutch isn't an big and experienced University team. They consist out of students from every level of education there we have.
Also sad to see my childhood hero's Nuna (vattenfall) and Twente lose out on even finishing
nah, not sad at all the Dutchies lost for a change; i really loved seeing Belgium,Japan & Germany, our closest brothers WIN, just because we had some accidents !
-wait Japan isn't that close nearby... welll !!! where was Korea !? en where the heck was Great Brittain !? weren't they in the race as well ??? didn't France have an awesome team !?
how could 'we'(i'm a Dutchie) even win from Americans,Germans&Japanese , let alone win most of all of these races !? ... (youtube-channel NotJustBikes may answer that)
gotta love the 'Murricins bein' more brawn than brains as usual 😂🤣 ! (murricaw 1st ; netherlands second ;-) !
The japenese team really got cheated with michigan blocking them and then the speed restriction, they probably would have won
Yeah, I wish organizer should have given atleast 10 min head start to japanese team for that.
@@emifrono it wouldn't. The other teams didn't have a rival teams gas car brake checking their solar car. The Japanese did.
I'm not defending Michigan but they got a one hour penalty which is much more time than they stole from the Japanese team with their dirty trick.
@@Jesse__H 1 hour penalty at the last minute had no consequences, where as Tokai getting blocked by the pilot car for 1 hour did.
@@Jesse__H that has no effect.
Glad to see Michigan showing their cringy inner Carol Baskin to the world.
No matter how far they travel across the seas, the USA, and in this case Michigan, will still be cringe.
@@TheMightyTrollFish stanford wasnt cringe tho
@@thebibleman1349 Nah. Stanford was a little cringe too.
Yes. And just before the ending. Was sooooo satisfying
I like how almost every comment is about Michigan. Congrats Belgium and Japan!
In my mind, Tokai were the real winners. They had the best design for the toughest part of the race. They prepared for the slow speed and high speed parts of the race. The speed limits imposed for 2 hours, along with the unethical driving by the American team prevented them from overtaking Agoria.
Respect for that German Team for not giving up.
Big thanks! 💛☀
gotta love a comeback story
@@sonnenwagenaachen you know, I've literally cried watching you guys duct-taping it and getting back on the road. That's a great team spirit and I wish you all all the best!
I would say I‘m not a really a patriotic guy but when I see such things I‘m really proud of my country
@@sonnenwagenaachen - yep, you guys showed true grit!
Michigan may have come 3rd, but the amount of respect they lost will be hard to recover.
Exactly!
For that they should be banned for the next season.
It's crazy to think, that someone would think to do that move especially when the cameras were everywhere.
Did they come 3rd? I think they were last
@@poza55555 they got an one hour penalty at the last stop but this didn‘t change their position. Which in my opinion was a bad decision from the officials, should have been disqualified or at least a much longer penalty
@@ButterflyEnte at least, they didn't get their podium.. Now the whole world watching this.. What a shameless face on earth ever..
MVP: Bert
Managed to keep the car going after a freaking 360!
This should be broadcasted Tour de France style. It is a complex and engaging sport, with an powerful and responsible message. Its the perfect balance of science, design and sport! --Way more bloody dangerous than I'd ever imagine as well lol
Tokai's design is just beautiful, they may have won if Michigan didn't interfere but Belgians also encountered obstacles on the road, a crash, a hard fixing night, construction so they deserved it. Also, the Sonnenwagen should be mentioned, their perseverance was inspiring.
Well said, you hit all the important points there
Apart from Michigan, every one deserved it.
Thank you! 💛☀
@@jishnuviswanath kinda shitty they still got 3rd after what they did.
@@Zyscheriah did they? Didn’t they got the one hour penalty?
I don't like Michigan's attitude from the start, bragging about their car being the best while having bad sportsmanship, they should have been penaltied immediately
The last day of probably the toughest solar race in the world. With an incredible amount of team power, we finally made it across the finish line in Adelaide. We are insanely proud of our Sonnenwagen and the whole team that made it possible. We will be even stronger at the next World Solar Challenge and #BeatTheBelgians th-cam.com/video/Jvn44Iatl9Y/w-d-xo.html
I'm Dutch, but I'm amazed by all the teams! Thanks for your contributions!
your strength to come back to the race after what happened is inspiring. you should be proud of yourselves!
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Congrats guys for the devotion. Viel gluck in Zukunft!
My respect for you guys. You really show what you are made of.
Michigan was so far back that they literally stopped mentioning how far back they were.
*World Champions!!!* 🏆
Congratulations! From 7th to 1st. Kudos to the team especially the Engineers that made sure you didn't burn like the ones before you.
Congratulations Team Agoria !!!! Kudos to the whole team on this awesome win and engineers on this incredible feat. Hope Ya'll win next year too.
@agoria - what do you think of Michigan’s teams antics?
When did this race actually happen
@@dxbbred I can't remember if it was March or February... Time has kinda merged into one and I can't believe we're in December.
Been rooting for everyone except Michigan, seeing them get that 1 hour penalty was so satisfying.
Really they should have been disqualified
They shouldve been disqualified, but imagine how much fun that took out of their completion of the race. I love it
Barely. They shoukd never be allowed to race again.
an hour seemed pretty steep until he said it didnt change the outcome, and then i wished they would have imposed more time.
i wish i could like this 10 times michigan sucked
I'm so glad these series were made available for all of us non TH-cam Premium peasants. Such great series ❤️
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I just loved it...
@@harshityashwardhan yeh, that's Indian boi...
thx
Excellent series! Thank you! 👍
Huge thanks for this whole series 💛☀
I am amazed by Sonnenwagen! These people surely have something in them!
And show director could probably develop their story and drama after the crash a bit more. Still nice show anyway!
Absolutely! They're real winners.. Finishing the race with that crash was just mind-blowing...!
@@arv1ndgr agree
@@arv1ndgr 💛
Much appreciated! 💛☀
This one of those rare times i can feel proud of my country, even we „only“ finished 6
Tokai probably could have won if Michigan hadn't messed with them...
I'd say definitely would have won
Probably. I wouldn't take away anything from Agoria. They also worked hard. But yeah. F Michigan.
Dont forget the speed limit
@@emonand5988 speed limits are for nerds
For some reason, the Tokai driver was my fave character of this whole thing. Also huge respect goes to Bert (agoria driver) for perservering through the struggles.
Cause he looks like Fernando Alonso!!! xD
Both Tokai drivers were great
Thank you Seeker for making Light Speed available for non-premium subscribers, great series
It was so satisfying to hear the Belgians shout out the Dutch in their victory speech. So wholesome, so respectful, the perfect winners!
When was that, didn‘t hear it
@@ButterflyEnte " ...and now people are going to say that you need to beat the Belgians to get that Trophy, it's not, you have to beat the Dutch" Speech @ 17:16
that is because the netherland won already 7 times. so they keep the respect to say that you need to best the dutch instead of the belgiums. almost every technology is coming from te netherlands.
@@D3nn1s_NL Every technology already existed, everyone in the competion just changed it for their vehicle. The belgians have become better than the netheflands. They will have to make a better one if they want to win next time
This has officially made TH-cam premium worth it.
I agree.
This and the free offers for free google products like the Stadia xD
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True
I agree !
My sympathies to the teams who did not finish because of adversity. And, to the members of Team Michigan who did not make the decision to cheat. All of your hard work was forfeited by those who did.
After that dirty move, while everybody watches to see who wins the race, I'm just here to see Michigan fails.
Belgium won but we all were rooting for Tokai
And probably hoped that Michigan's battery ran out
Sonnawagen did great , they crossed the finish even after that brutal crash
@Flipinstein you mean high key because i certainly wished michigan had a baftery fire. Their antics had costed the japanese team valuable time that could have resulted in a potential first place finish, but was penalized in a way that didnt equate to the value of the time lost.
Tokai's run feels so much like a first season of an anime.
Wow. I've never watched Solar racing before but this was fascinating. Watching the lead car burn to the ground was a real heartbreaker.
Sonivogan really deserves my respect for finishing this race despite their crash
"The best way to win is to focus on your own car."
Michigan's Lead Car: [Insert the long dead "Are you sure about that?" meme here]
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Mate, you should have done that from the start instead of blocking other teams.
As someone from Cleveland, I love to see Michigan having to rely on dirty, scummy tactics to be competitive. Just like in everything they do. It shows how much better everyone else is than them.
As someone from Michigan (the state, not the university) I have to agree and also disagree with this. I hate what they did, and I’m glad they got penalized and sent to the back like they deserved, but putting a blanket statement on it being everything they do is far from correct. They have one of the best medical programs in the nation, and some of the most well renowned and sought after surgeons in the country come out of their, it’s just incredibly unfortunate to see that reputation get pissed on by bad sportsmanship, both in this competition and in some collegiate sports. But yeh just had to clarify that they aren’t scummy in everything they do, and in actuality do have some pretty amazing academics.
University of Michigan really is the worst. The team in this series is representative of every interaction I’ve had with a Wolverine. Their reputation is well earned.
Disclaimer: I’m a Michigan State graduate. Our reputation as a less rigorous party school is also well earned...
absolutlz astonishing performance bz the german team
Thank you! 💛☀
Congratulations 🎊 👏 Agoria for winning 1st and Tokai 2nd, you guys deserve it. I feel sad for Vattenfall. Salute to the toughness of sonnenwagen they still finish the race even though they attain damge to their solar car. Michigan, you guys deserve the penalty. Congratulations again 👏.
I really didn't expect to be this much interesting.
I distinctly remember my daughter, around 25 years ago, when the race ran through Kansas, had me take her to one of the checkpoints, and then to the overnight site to meet the team from a university she was considering. That was back in the day of the super thin flying saucer cars, and before lithium. It was the third or fourth race. It was amazing then, and still is.
lucky her for being able to see the teams, and thats rlly cool!
Kansas? I think you got the wrong race dude. WSC has always been in Australia
Well, ok, it was a solar race across the us that went through kansas sometime in the 90s.
Ok, it was sunrayce 97. Which had a checkpoint in Topeka and an overnighr a kansas state in Manhattan. She was checking out the Univ of Mo. At Rolla team. That race is now called the american solar challenge.
@@RickBoat Still pretty cool. Did she become an engineer?
I thought the trophy was massive and when they hand it to the dude at the end I spit out my drink.
There are two trophys. One is significantly larger. You can see both at 18:55
Im happy for tokai and sonewagen. Those 2 are special.
I was so sad to see the rollovers and fires, but I'm glad to see that no one go hurt. That city traffic had me anxious
Damn they need like emergency battery ejection systems
Which will add weight, for the same weight you can add more battery safety equipments
I was like, 'That's actually a great idea...' Then I pictured a post-collision flying incendiary object that might also explode on impact and/or rain airborne Blackfyre broadly and at speed...
Ok, so it'd be horrific, but maybe we can still sell it if we include a Sham-Wow... Maybe 2...
that would probably take too much weight and extra mechanical openings which are too expensive and difficult to fix in the car, but it would be more safe
Or make a rule that the batteries have to maintain a minimum charge well above the critical voltage
The easily accessible battery bank as displayed by Stanford’s solar car design is preferable over an ejection system.
Vattenfall’s battery bank was much harder to remove in a hurry.
8:41 They barely can hold their laugh “OMG WE WON” 😂😂
so true
must've been so hard for them. They're so excited but they can't show it cause of moral issue's xD
Japan should make an anime based on the solar car race.. i would totally watch it.. this is so inspiring...i remember RACE THE SUN movie and im glad it was mentioned in this series.. love it
yeah, but they should make it with internet-people using Blender , the open-source 3D animation software , & Veritasium should tell about how to do physics-simulations in that program.
I began watching this series because of my love for racing and technology. I stayed to watch Michigan lose.
Sadly still got third
@@ButterflyEnte doesn’t matter. No one’s remembers third. And the penalty bothered them more because now every Michigan team is just gonna look at that time like they look at their competitors.
O-H-I-O!
Michigan is that Chad team that lowkey no one likes.
Lowkey? They took out tokai. No on likes them.
@@Kirealta i was trying to be nice but yeah Michigan shouldn't be invited back
@@EriksWorld14 common, you scared The Great Lakes State might strike again ? lol.
@@moedirani7614 They are a disgrace of our country, I have no respect for them
@@moedirani7614 lol what are you even implying?? each one of those dudes together have the combined testosterone of a naked mole rat
Please do season 2 next year with the same teams!!!
finally watched it after waiting for so many weeks definitely worth it!
Michigan ruined it for me
Ruined it for me too.... all of my comments are filled with rage against michigan douches! Fcked up my day and fcked up the series for me... I was so fcking excited... :(
@@1wasinAlpha also we could have seen a close race at the end if Michigan hadn't blocked the Japanese car
@@tenzinrigdol5936 true
Best youtube series so far!
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Even the 6th placer had to celebrate after excruciating challenges. I feel bad for the other teams who lost the race miserably.
Except for the Michigan team. They were not nice.
Love this series! Thank you Seeker for making this and thanks to the sponsors of the World Solar Challenge for creating and running this amazing event. More power to you guys and all the amazing college students who have worked so hard to make this whole thing possible.
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WOW What an Incredible series.
Loved the series honestly just wish their was more or potential a segment or even separate series on the cruiser class vehicles too. Only found out they were a thing from my own research. More practical cars with 2 or more seats would have loved a break down of some of the technology used even though it's not a traditional race format like this challenger series so maybe not as interesting in that respect. But this series has got me invested in the whole solar power industry and I'm craving more lol
Nice win for Agoria.
I do feel sorry for Delft. I'd consider a rapid battery removal system for all cars,
and even to make such mandatory equipment.
(Also for the other ones that didn't make it due to accidents and such)
Everybody knows the Japanese team have the best solar car design and Michigan doesn't deserve its place.
Not everybody knows that, but it's true. If I need to choose one, I'll definitely choose Tokai's car.
If michigan didn't do that nasty tricks, the end of the race might be head to head between the top 2 or japan might even overtaken them
I'm from Missouri, USA and I'm embarrassed by the Michigan team cheating like they did. What a horrible stain on such a great challenge and a disgrace to the rest of your teammates.
Otherwise, this was a spectacular series. I binge watched it all the way through over 2 days. Great job to @Seeker as well as to each of the teams that competed, whether they finished or not.
Mad respect for the German team for pushing through. "'tis but a scratch"
Glad the tragic crashes weren't followed by funerals or medical bills.
Glad the Michigan team saw a penalty for poor sportsmanship, and I can only wish they lose sponsors.
If only the Dutch teams & American team could have finished the race. Maybe they'll learn from this, and work on making lithium ion batteries safer.
Hope road train trailers see some aerodynamic tweaks soon, but I might be reaching at this point.
I was wishing for Tokai from the very beginning ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
*tokai
@@goodboionly4075 ✌🏻
Who else here agrees that the best car of all is Japan?
Honestly,I like theirs best,the newest tech but I think vattenval should've won
@@uwu4950 seems to me that vattenfall went out too fast, tokai too slow, and agoria did it perfectly. Personally, I'm really sad we don't get to see what twente had in the tank because I suspect they would have crushed them all
@@sscswimmer1The end would have been much much better, if twente and vattenval was there and if tokai was not slowed down, I ghink it would've been close.
best car is the one burning real fuel.
best car is a bicycle
Big heart to the guys of Delft.
The world solar challenge is Awesome!
Tokai really could have won this if rules weren't changed half way through and michigan weren't well cheaters.
Probably the most exciting race I’ve ever watched
What a remarkable race and accomplishment for Belgium and all of those teams that worked so hard and raced by the rules to show case their technological achievements. Also a GIANT KUDOS FOR GERMANY FOR NOT QUITTING AFTER SUCH DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
Such a cool video. Heartbreaking for the Dutch but congrats to Belgium. Inspiring. Would love to get my students doing something similar.👍
This is officially one of the best TH-cam Premium series ever made
I started my TH-cam Premium trial for this series in particular and it was incredibly entertaining! Congratulations to all finishing teams especially the winners from Belgium, but also Team Sonnenwagen from Germany for pulling through after a shocking crash! Glückwunsch :)
We couldn't agree more! And ... Vielen Dank! 💛☀
I am not premium user but thanks a lot for TH-cam for free episode/week so I can catch their journey from start to finish.
Michigan got 1 hour penalty. Congrats for everyone who finished. A very close race. It's not just a race, it's also about how you race.
I used my 1 month free youtube premium for this
Same here
Broooooo SAME !!!!! Glad to know that i am not the only one 😂
Me too! This is so awesome!
I honestly didn't know it was a thing. I binged it all today.
Me too lmao
“Our cars completely eliminate carbon emissions-unless they catch on fire”
That's what you should expect if you use highly flammable Li-Ion battery cells in >45°C ambient temperature.
16:46 Kudos Sonnewagon.... Love your fighting spirit!!! Congratulations on a beautiful race !
18:45 it so wholesome when they exchange their t shirts
Such an amazing development in character from the Japanese team and the German team, props to them for holding on and pushing through.
Big thanks! 💛☀
@@sonnenwagenaachen you guys are legends in my book... love from Dubai
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Tokai was robbed. First by michigan then by the officials not permitting them to run their race. Honestly with how small that gap was at the end, I think they could have come in first place. First place is a great team too.
It's a shame you've only reported on the challenger class (single-seater, unrealistic real-world designs) of the race. There is also a cruiser class that is aimed more at realistic car design in the real world, while also pushing for radical innovations.
Because of Michigan, Japan couldn't win. I think it would be close between Netherland and Japan, maybe Japan could have even won.
Such a pitty
But Belgium won tho..
You should NEVER win by cheating. You should always play by fair rules. Well done organizers for reflecting that!
hey, they got their new prezidint by cheatin' ;-) !
Michigan should have had a harder penalty then just 1 hour. So annoying that they only got that. Great serie otherwise
despite it being a scummy move, it didn’t cause anyone to overtake tokai. definitely a duck move tho
@@simonsaldana9024 I disa gree, because them slowing tokai down definitely impeded their ability to catch up in the race
@@simonsaldana9024
It didn’t cause anyone to overtake Tokai but it stopped Tokai to overtake the 1st
@@redsalmon9966 they were way too far apart for that
@@simonsaldana9024 It made them lose time and battery charge. The driver reported he attempted to pass for about an hour. With that taken into account, it may very well have cost them the race.
Wonderful race. To see young people working so hard and displaying their genius to the world. Great show!
This series was great. Please follow again next year.
The Japanese are so damn respectful and honorable, take note Americans, the Michigan team really represents you..
Believe me, we wish Michigan had been disqualified
They did not represent us. They should have been completely disqualified for that bs.
Michigan represented Michigan.
Generalizing yay
@@seanmclellan4373 100%
You knew Agoria would win since the very first part by the attention given to them despite they weren't first until the end
But yeah, Tokai deserves that victory
Got to admit it. I think Japan had the superior car. They almost beat everyone even with the Michigan messing with them.
The feeling and momentum of speed is high and most of all it is also inspiring. It is the Champ that yearns for success and accolades, while making comrades in their respective accolades as well. It is recognition that pays of, death defying at times, yet when your'e used to it, it is nothing but normal. You can do it always. !
Hmmm I now feel like buying Bridgestone tires.
The first place in the race is changed! Now rather than Netherlands, it is just kilometers away in Belgium lol
My team has always been Vattenfall, or Nuna how it was called when I participated nearly 2 decades ago. Feel really gutted for them. On the last stretch, that hurts. Tokai have been another favorite of mine, love the design of the car and after what happened to them with Michigan, really wished them well. Also Sonnewagen after the crash, amazing work. Loved watching this years solar challenge.
Can a team have two identical cars? One for a backup, in case of an accident like this.
10:28 ironic
It’s fun that the leading teams of a SOLAR challenge are Dutch and Belgians where it actually rains 75% of the time.
Guys, honestly, this was amazing. Can't wait for the next edition of this race!