Bridgestone supplying Ecopia tyres to 11 WSC teams

So far, Bridgestone Corporation has entered into agreements to provide its Ecopia tyres to 11 teams participating in the 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The list of teams supplied by Bridgestone is given below.

Bridgestone has supported the World Solar Challenge since 2013, supplying tyres for the event and also serving as its title sponsor. This year’s event marks the competition’s 30th anniversary. Starting 8 October, entrants will travel some 1,900 miles across Australia, from Darwin to Adelaide. The World Solar Challenge is open to three vehicle classes – those designed for speed, vehicles with a focus on energy efficiency and practicality, and a class for vehicles that don’t meet either of the above requirements.

Bridgestone shod entrants

Team Name	Entrant Name	Country
Adelaide University Solar Racing Team	Adelaide University	Australia
Apollo Solar Car Team	National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences & St.John’s University	Taiwan
Blue Sky Solar Racing	University of Toronto	Canada
Goko High School	Goko High School	Japan
Istanbul Technical University Solar Car Team (ITU SCT)	Istanbul Technical University	Turkey
Kogakuin University Solar Team	Kogakuin University	Japan
NITech Solar Racing	Nagoya Institute of Technology	Japan
Tokai University	Tokai University	Japan
University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project	University of Minnesota	United States
UNSW Solar Racing Team -SUNSWIFT	UNSW Engineering	Australia
Western Sydney University Solar Car Project	Western Sydney University	Australia