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Categories

The RACV Energy Breakthrough has five separate categories designed to cater for different levels of technology application and understanding:

- Human Powered Vehicles (HPV)
- Hybrid Powered People Carriers
- Innovations in Technology
- Pushcarts
- Try-athlon

Classes

The RACV Energy Breakthrough has something for all ages:

Class A Primary Students Gender Requirements:
All team must have at least 50% female team members
Class B Students from Year 7-10
Class C Year 11 and 12
Class Open Open entries are from any group of school students that cannot fulfil the gender requirements of the A, B & C classes.
Class B/C All Female All female teams from years 7 - 12

Teams & Gender Balance:

•     All entries are to be team entries and must consist of current school students

•     Teams in the Human Powered Vehicle and Hybrid Trials will consist of a minimum of six and a maximum of eight riders (except for Hybrid two-seaters where the maximum number of riders is 10), of whom at least half must be female

•     All team members must be familiar with the operation of their vehicle or machine entry and must participate equally in the 24-hour Trial at Maryborough

•     Innovations in Technology teams must have a minimum of four and maximum of six, at least half of whom must be female.

However, teams registered in the HPV B or C class who request a transfer to HPV Open will incur a 50 lap penalty in the trial.

Quotas

Quotas will be filled on a ‘first come’ basis.

Whilst each school may only enter one Open team, a maximum of three entries per school in the Human Powered Vehicle and Pushcart categories will be accepted. Additional entries from a school will be placed on a waiting list. 
The Planning Committee reserves the right to exceed the quotas if it feels the safety of the event will not be compromised.