Having sped most of 3010 kilometres across the Australian outback at around
90 kilometres an hour, Honda’s “Dream” car crawled to the finishing line at 16
km/h—the Sun had gone in. Speed of Light: The 1996 World Solar Challenge
is a fascinating account of one of the world’s more bizarre races. Published by
the University of New South Wales, US$40/AU$35, ISBN
073341527X.
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