2017 EVENT SCHEDULE
The RACV Energy Breakthrough is an exciting program designed to provide opportunities for students, teachers, parents and local industry to work together to design and construct a vehicle, a machine or innovation in technology that will represent an ‘energy breakthrough’.
Whilst so much of the work happens in classrooms and workshops throughout the year, all of this preparation comes together in Maryborough, Victoria over four busy days!
Here’s the schedule of events so that you know what happens and when:
23RD NOVEMBER THURSDAY
Time |
Activity/Event |
Who |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Day | Teams arrive and set up camp | ||
| 8am | Check-in opens | Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Primary, Try-athlon & Pushcarts | Administration Centre |
| 9am – 5pm | Display and Presentation, Scrutineering, Design & Construction |
HPV Primary & Try-athlon teams | Marquee Area |
| 11am | Check-in Opens | HPV Secondary & Energy Efficient Vehicles (EEV) |
Administration Centre |
| 1pm – 6pm | Design & Construction and Scrutineering | Pushcarts | Presentation Marquees |
| 6pm | Team Manager’s and Marshals Meeting | Cyient Try-athlon | Hospitality Marquee, RACV Track |
| 6pm | Rider Briefing | HPV Primary | Stage, CFA Track |
| 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Practice Session | HPV Primary | CFA Track |
| 8:30pm |
FReeZA Free Outdoor Movie ScreeningA free Open Air Movie will be screened at the Presentation Stage (near the band rotunda). |
Open to all | Presentation Stage |
24TH NOVEMBER FRIDAY
Time |
Activity/Event |
Who |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Day | Teams arrive and set up camp | ||
| 7:30am | Compulsory Meeting of Team Managers and Captains | Pushcarts | Stage, CFA Track |
| 10am – 6pm |  |
Open to all | Expo Area |
| 8am – 6pm | Display and Presentation, Scrutineering, Design & Construction Assessments |
HPV Secondary & Energy Efficient Vehicles (EEV) | Presentation Marquees |
| 8:30am | Check-in opens | HPV Secondary, Try-athlon, EEV, Innovations in Technology | Administration Centre |
| 8:30am – 10:30am | Endurance Event | Pushcarts | Front Straight, CFA Track |
| 9am – 4pm | Obstacle Rally | Cyient Try-athlon | Front Straight, RACV Track |
| 9am – 4pm | Time Trial | Cyient Try-athlon | Back Straight, RACV Track |
| 11am | Team Managers Briefing | HPV Primary | Stage, CFA Track |
| 11:30am | Assembly of Starting Grid | HPV Primary | Front Straight, CFA Track |
| 12pm | Start of 14-hour Trial | HPV Primary | CFA Track |
| 12:30pm – 6pm | Display & Presentation | Pushcarts | Presentation Marquees |
| 12:30pm – 6pm | Obstacle Course | Pushcarts | Presentation Marquees |
| 5:30pm | Spirit of Competition, Team Captains Meeting |
HPV Secondary & EEV | Hospitality Marquee, RACV Track |
| 6:30pm | Team Managers Briefing | HPV Secondary & EEV | Hospitality Marquee, RACV Track |
| 7:30pm – 9:30pm | Night Practice | HPV Secondary & EEV | RACV Track |
| 8pm | Compulsory Break | HPV Primary | CFA Track |
| 9pm – 10:30pm | Night Practice | Cyient Try-athlon | CFA Track |
25TH NOVEMBER SATURDAY
Time |
Activity/Event |
Who |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6am | Restart of 14-hour trial | HPV Primary | Holden Stage |
| 10am – 6pm | |
Open to all | Expo Area |
| 9am – 3:30pm | Display & Presentation and Design & Construction | Central Highlands Water Innovations in Technology |
Presentation Marquees |
| 11am – 1:30pm | Junkyard Challenge – Performance Test | Central Highlands Water Innovations in Technology |
Presentation Marquee |
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Crafty Design – Performance Test | Central Highlands Water Innovations in Technology |
Central Highlands Water Tanks |
| 10:30am – 12pm | Pushcarts Sprint Event | Pushcarts | RACV Track |
| 12pm | Finish of 14-hour Trial | HPV Primary | CFA Track |
| 12:00pm | Assembly of starting grid | HPV Secondary & EEV | RACV Track |
| 1pm | Start of 24-hour Trial | HPV Secondary & EEV | RACV Track |
| 1:30 | Assembly of Starting Grid | Cyient Try-athlon | Front Straight, Holden Track |
| 2pm | 8 hour Endurance Trial Start | Cyient Try-athlon | CFA Track |
| 3:30pm | Primary Presentation Ceremony | HPV Primary, Innovations in Technology, Pushcarts | Presentation Marquees |
| 10pm | 8 hour Endurance Trial Finish | Cyient Try-athlon | |
| 11pm | Try-athlon Presentation Ceremony | Cyient Try-athlon | Stage, CFA Track |
26TH NOVEMBER SUNDAY
Time |
Activity/Event |
Who |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1pm | Finish of 24 Hour Trial | HPV Secondary & EEV | RACV Track |
| 1:45PM | Presentation Ceremony | HPV Secondary & EEV | Presentation Stage |
| Afternoon | Teams pack up and depart | ||