Our Awards and Achievements
We would rather make a friend then win a race .…..but we try to do both.
We think our most significant achievements have been over 1000 people learning and growing together over 20 years with zero serious injuries, the many friends we have made from all around the world and over $130,000 raised to support the work of our nominated charities to create fairer and more sustainable world….. but here are some others
2017:
Casey Fields: February: 3rd overall Open Aged “Matrix”, 2nd in Open School Aged “Matrii”, 2nd in Open Schoolgirls “Trixi”
Wonthaggi: 2nd open Schoolgirls “Trixi”
Mt Gambier: 1st Community Schoolgirls “Trixi”
Loxton: 3rd Cat 4 Open Aged “Matrix”, 1st Community School Girls “Trixi”
Adelaide: June: 2nd Community School Boys “Matrii”, Highest Placed Schoolgirls “Trixi”
Adelaide: July: 2nd Community School Boys “Matrii”, Highest Placed Schoolgirls “Trixi”
Fraser Coast Technology Challenge: 1st Open Girls “Trixi”, 2nd Overall and Hybrid “eMatrix”
Murray Bridge: 1st Schoolgirls “Trixi”, 2nd Community Schoolboys “Matrii”
AIPP Series Overall: 1st Schoolgirls “Trixi”, 2nd Community Schoolboys “Matrii”
Casey: October: 2nd overall and Cat 4 Open Aged
2016:
RACQ Technology Challenge:Highest Placed All Female Team “Powerswitch” Overall 2nd Place.
Casey Fields : February : 3rd overall and Cat 4 Open Aged “Matrix”
Mt Gambier: 3rd Cat 4 Open Aged “Matrix”
Casey Fields: October : 3rd overall and cat 4 Open Aged “Matrix”
2015
RACV Energy Breakthrough
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Team Powerswitch:
Overall 1st place in trial all categories
Overall 1st place Hybrid 1 Open
1st Place Hybrid 1 Open trial
1st Place Design & Construction – Hybrid 1 Open
1st Place Display & Presentation – Hybrid 1 Open
Pole position for trial
Fastest lap of trial
New track record fastest lap (1:53)
Team Nemo :
9th Overall HPV Catergory C
Lots of fun and new friends
2014:
RACV Energy Breakthrough
Team Nemo:
Overall Winner Holden Track 24 Hour Trial
1st Place Hybrid 1 Open 24 Hour Trial
1st Place Design & Construction
1st Place Display & Presentation
1st Place Overall Hybrid 1 Open
Fastest Lap of the event 1:23 Tom Dwyer
Most laps for the event 697 (well on track to break all time record had it not been for a one hour race delay)
Team Marlin:
8th Overall with lots of experience gained by our junior riders
Our friends from Queensland riding with us.
2nd Display & Presentation
Reef Rode RAGE Ballarat to Pt Douglas
- Over 4000 kms ridden with no mechanical failures
- Average speed 58.9kph Top Speed 110kph
- $20,000 raised for nominated charities
- Millions of people reached via live interaction, TV, radio, print articles and social media
- Many many new friends made.
- Our first International guest rider Untac Nem from Cambodia
- New lap record set at RACQ Tech Challenge along the way ….Alex Asquith 1:59.7
- and then re-set a few hours later … Nathanael Cotton ….. 1:55.9
Volunteer Recognition Award (Education)
2013:
RACV Energy Breakthrough:
- Overall Winner Hybrid 1 Open – Leurn Leurn
- 1st Place 24 hour trial
- 1st Place Design & Construction
City of Ballarat Eco Warriors Award
2012:
RACV Energy Breakthrough:
- 1st Place Design & Construction
- 1st Place 8 hour trial
- 2nd Place Overall Try-athalon Open
City of Ballarat Eco Warriors Award
2011
RACV Energy Breakthrough
Team: King Julien XIII Class: Hybrid 1 Open
Winner Greenwheels Sustainability Award
2nd Place Overall
Team: Maurice Class: Try-athalon Open
1st place 8 hour endurance trial
2010
RACV Energy Breakthrough.
Team: Crumbs Class: Hybrid 1 Open
1st Place Design & Construction
Winner Greenwheels Sustainability Award
Winner Austin 7 Club Award for Innovation
New event fastest ridden lap record: Braden McKay 1:23min
Team: Lorrenzo Class: Try-athalon Open
1st Place Design & Construction
2009
Outback Rode R.A.G.E (Darwin – Melbourne… 3775 km in 11 days)
(Tour De France covers 3485 km in 21 days)
8 Awards for Environment/Sustainability.
Over 1,000,000 individual website hits from 68 different countries.
2008 DVD presented at Copenhagen Climate Summit by Rev. Costello
Melbourne International Motor Show:
Vehicles displayed as part of the Low Emissions Vehicles stand alongside Porsche and Toyota seen by over 250,000 people.
2008
The Aims:
- To raise awareness of the easy and affordable options available to everyday people, every day to reduce greenhouse emissions.
- To raise funds for sustainable food and energy programs to assist our global neighbours who do not have the same opportunities that we do.
The Outcomes:
1009 km (Sydney Opera House via Parliament House Canberra to Ballarat Town hall)
23:48 hours
2 Environment Ministers
1000’s of families spoken to directly
10,000’s of people seeing the event live
6 TV Reports
16 Newspaper Articles
12 radio segments
70,000 website hits
from 21 different countries
$6235.20 raised
- Winner of the “TEN News – Telstra Monthly Environment Award”
- Winner of the “TEN News – Telstra Annual Environment Award”
- Semi Finalist of the Regional & Community Awards “Sustainability and Environment Award”
- Letters of commendation from The Lord Mayor of Sydney & The Alternative Technologies Association
Personal Visits From:
- Rev Tim Costello, CEO World Vision
- Minister Gavin Jennings, Victorian Minister for the Environment, Climate Change & Innovation.
- Minister Peter Garrett, Federal Minister for the Envrionment
2007
World Future Cycle Challenge | ||||
Team: | Illumenator | Class: | C1 | |
– 1st place – Line Honours, Stages 1, 2, 4 & 5 – Overall 1st Place Port Augusta Trophy |
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Team: | Trilumenator | Class: | C1 | |
– 3rd place – Line Honours, Stage 6 |
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RACV Energy Breakthrough | ||||
Team: | Mr Big | Class: | C | |
– 1st Place Design & Construction – 2nd place overall * New DCEBT lap record of 521 laps |
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Team: | Bazza | Class: | Hybrid Open 1 | |
– 1st Place Design and Construction – 3rd Place overall * New DCEBT lap record 580 laps |
2006
2006 | ||||
RACV Energy Breakthrough | ||||
Team: | This Way Up | Class: | C | |
– 1st Place Design & Construction | ||||
Team: | canTANKrUS | Class: | B | |
– 1st Place Design and Construction | ||||
Team: | Electrafry | Class: | Hybrid Open 1 | |
– 2nd Place Overall |
2005
World Solar Cycle Challenge | ||||
Team: | Lumenate II | Class: | C1 | |
– Overall 1st place – Line Honours, Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 – Provisional 1st Place (Eyre Peninsular) – Certificate of thanks from Australian National University team for our logistical and technical assistance during the challenge. We were pretty happy to be helping 3rd Year University Engineering students. |
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RACV Energy Breakthrough | ||||
Team: | Daryl | Class: | C | |
– 1st Place Design & Construction – 2nd Place Display & Presentation – 2nd place overall |
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Team: | Lumenate II | Class: | Hybrid Open 1 | |
– 1st Place Display and Presentation |
2004
RACV Energy Breakthrough | ||||
Team: | Roger That | Class: | C | |
– 1st Place Design & Construction |
2003
World Solar Cycle Challenge | ||||
Team: | Lumenate | Class: | C2 | |
– 2nd Place | ||||
RACV Energy Breakthrough | ||||
Team: | Keith | Class: | B | |
– 1st Place Design & Construction |
2002
RACV Energy Breakthrough | ||||
Team: | Phase 5 | Class: | C | |
– 1st Place Design & Construction | ||||
Team: | Gamera 2 | Class: | Hybryd | |
– 1st Place Design & Construction |
1998
RACV Energy Breakthrough
Team: Adimov Class: HPV Open
Last place
(but we got to the start line and completed the 24 hours in our first year )