- This is our new record, they say. - Last time we drove 203 laps. We are very happy with this result, because it shows that the work done in the last years on Eagle Two allowed its development. During the whole race the car worked flawlessly, unlike other teams we only had to make a pit stop to check the technical condition of the car. This allowed us to win the European vice-championship title.
In their Facebook post they thank Lodz University of Technology and University Authorities for providing the place and conditions to create THE BEST POLISH SOLAR CAR UNDER THE SUN!
The Lodz Solar Team travelled to the iLumen European Solar Challenge championships with a team of 27 members. The car was sent to Belgium already on Monday 13th September, the team itself set off a day later.
- We started our work in Belgium already on Wednesday and it lasted until Saturday. Throughout whole days and nights the team was preparing Eagle Two for an extremely hard 24-hour race - says Mateusz Grzesiak from Lodz Solar Team. - The whole team, starting from drivers, through passengers, electronics, mechanics, marketing, strategists and people responsible for catering worked for 24 hours to win the title of European champions.
The competition started at 1pm on Saturday. The start was Le Mans style - so the driver had to run to the car, get in, fasten his seat belt and set off. - Eagle Two started the race first" says Mateusz.
Mateusz also pays attention to the strategy that was adopted, which was to use the battery to the full - it worked out perfectly, because the battery was exhausted only a few metres behind the finish line.