A second solar car, christened Northern Sun, is designed and constructed for the World Solar Challenge in Australia. World Solar Challenge web site Canadian Solar Discovery 96 Northern Sun runs in the Canadian Solar Discovery, a four day competition taking place between London, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. Day by day description of events Sunrayce 97 Northern Sun is entered in Sunrayce 97, a 2000 km trek through the American Midwest. The final finish is a 23rd out of 40 participating teams. Northern Sun is completely reengineered for Sunrayce 99.
New designs focus on increased reliability, speed and strategy.
Unfortunately, the car's wheels fail during the qualifying session preceding the race, leaving the team with no choice but to forfeit.