The Web page you requested was not found. Try the Lycos Find it index or return to the front page of Lycos. Please email us. That record was set in 1998 by the current world champion, Aurora 101, but was topped on Wednesday by four contenders in the SunRace 2000. The record is acknowledged by the International Solar Car Federation.
Solar cars line up in Sydney for the start of the race.
SunRace 2000 is a top ranking world solar car event, and is open to electric vehicles that can travel the 1,790 km from Sydney to Melbourne. Senior sponsors include the Australian Greenhouse Office, Whirlpool and BP Solarex. Last year, the international SunRace 99 featured television coverage that was viewed by 200 million people around the world. This fourth annual challenge is being promoted as the brain sport of the new century and will finish Saturday at Albert Park in Melbourne. A Spanish entry has changed the event into an international competition.