[Photo: Covestro Adelie]
© Sonnenwagen Aachen e.V.
[Photo: Covestro Adelie]
© Sonnenwagen Aachen e.V.

As summer is unfortunately still a long way off, we are taking you today to an exciting documentary about Team Sonnenwagen from Aachen and their participation in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia in 2023: 3,022 km through the outback from Darwin to Adelaide in seven days.

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[[Photo: Racing cyclist finish]]
© Stadtsportverband Alsdorf 1948 e.V.

With 54 pre-registrations, the response to the second edition of the bike race at the Aldenhoven Testing Center was very good. The weather forecast was also excellent with 17 - 19 °C and only a light wind.

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[[Image: AutoFrühling Aldenhoven 2024]]
© Aldenhoven Testing Center

Head over heels in the rollover simulator or racing on the go-kart track - the AutoFrühling Aldenhoven offered fun and entertainment for everyone. With a goal wall, bouncy castle and balloon art by magician Nataly Laforte, there was also plenty of entertainment for younger guests. They enjoyed the Aldenhoven fire department on Sunday.

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[Thumbnail: Anniversary video]
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As an example of successful structural change, and as a joint venture between the Kreis Düren and RWTH Aachen University we celebrated our milestone birthday with long-time companions today on Friday, May 24, 2024. There was a varied program that reflects the diversity of our testing center.

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[[Photo: E-Trailer testing]]
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This week, Trailer Dynamics GmbH tested ABS for the E-Trailer on various surfaces at our premises in Aldenhoven: On the tiled track with a static friction coefficient (µ) of 0.1, on wet asphalt 0.6 as well as half and half split, i.e. also on µ split. In the next step, an anti-slip control system is adapted for the electrically driven axle of the trailer.

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