Cross a Desert... Using only the Sun... and Beat the rest of the world to the Finish Line. This is our Challenge.

Cambridge University Eco Racing are the UK's Number One Solar Car Team and we are launching our revolutionary new design to win the World Solar Challenge 2013, a Solar Marathon, across the Outback.

We are a team of 60 students from Cambridge University that design, build and race solar powered vehicles. Since we were founded we have raced in the World Solar Challenge in 2009 and 2011.

Our competitors are teams run by large corporations, leading foreign research universities and consortiums of manufacturers. Every two years, they bring solar-electric racing cars, using the newest technologies and cutting edge design, and compete to be the fastest to cross the Australian Outback.

This year we have come up with a innovative, radical and gamechanging new design, unlike anything that has come before. Industry experts and leading academics in the field have expressed their confidence that we stand a very good chance of winning the race.

We have partnered with leading British, European and International companies to produce the components we require to complete our car, but we do still need funds to buy the necessary materials. In addition funds raised will help us prepare both team and car for the expedition out to Australia and will provide us with the equipment we need to survive and race in such harsh conditions.