This is BluePoint from Belgium at the Hidden Valley test track for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The Agoria Solar Team, designed and produced their own solar panel for the event and hired professional Nascar driver, Bert Longin to take the wheel.
Behind their car is RED E from the Netherlands who have the smallest car at the event. The Solar Team Twente have decided to use a shingled GaAs solar panel.
The event attracts designs with all the variety of the Wacky Races. However, at the top end of the hyper-efficient Challenger Class the shape of the solar cars show a degree at convergence as an asymmetric catamaran style with a single powered wheel under the driver proves to be consistently hard design to beat.
The Dynamic Scrutineering starts on the 12th October before the race starts on the 13th.
UPDATE: BluePoint went on to win the race in 2019