Drama-filled 2011 World Solar Challenge continues
Nuon Solar during the 2011 World Solar Challenge (Photo: Hans Peter van Velthoven via Nuon Solar on Flickr)
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Four days into the 2011 World Solar Challenge and things have proven even more challenging than usual for the participants. Teams have had to contend with huge road-hogging trucks, cars catching alight and bushfires that saw the race route closed by police, leaving the top three teams cooling their heels at an unscheduled stop at the end of day two while both the vehicles and the participants recharged their batteries.
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