It is go, go, go all the time, but I wouldn't have it any other way. 

We've spent the last 18 months doing this thing and there's 40 teams all over the world doing the exact same thing at the same time. It makes you feel small while it makes you feel like you're something bigger overall. It's just such an overwhelming but rewarding accomplishment to be able to be part of this thing and build such an amazing car.

This year there'll be 38 teams and they come from Europe. They come from Asia, they come from America. And to be close to them, to connect with them and compete with them is absolutely honour My experience in the team has been fun. Really fun, very challenging and lots of learning really, and understanding engineering a lot better.

It's been very intense. It's been good for personal development growth. It's been fantastic to work in a team of like-minded individuals all striving towards the same goal. The practical experience you get is second to none. Obviously we have pracs in our degree, but this totally different to that.

And I think our sponsors and businesses see that, because solar car team members have a track record of being hired very quickly after leaving the team. 

It's an insane adventure. I've done it once before and I'm really excited to have done so much of this car with my own design and to be able to take that to the same world stage.

The most exciting thing would be being able to drive the car that I've designed as well as integrating so many new features and being able to drive in winter is going to be quite challenging. The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge has thrown us a bit of an engineering curve ball.

They've moved the race two months closer, so it's in August now instead of October. And they've also increased the solar capacity of the solar car itself from four square metres to six square metres. And so that really changes the dynamic of the challenge. I think it sets you up for being able to overcome any kind of challenge.

I think everything after this should be like smooth sailing. Considering what we've just went through. 

Building this car is difficult. But to break the boundaries of innovation, that's even harder. 

And I saw Western Sydney Solar team, with their solar car crossing the finish line of Victoria Square in Adelaide. 

The team has impacted me in a big way for sure. Just confidence with the type of work that I do, and really you don't think too much about the team aspect of it, but it really teaches you a lot about working with people of different personalities and disciplines.

The best thing about studying at Western Sydney is you're just surrounded by a whole lot of people that aren't afraid to get their hands dirty.

So all of my friends, all of my team members, they're all happy to chip in. They're always available. Just really, really great community of people that aren't afraid to put in immense hours and work towards something that we're all incredibly passionate about. Being part of the team has really shaped my overall future and career.

It's pretty awesome that you get to be studying in class and learning engineering practices and then once that class finishes, head straight down to a workshop and apply it. I knew I wanted to do this thing and. Western was the place to do it. Top Australian team.