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October 25, 1999
Sean Broome of San Francisco kept a low profile on Sunday-in the Cascade Cruiser, one of 40 solar-powered cars that left Darwin, Australia, for Adelaide in the five-day, 1,870-mile World Solar Challenge. The craft, from Solar Motions of Fremont, Calif., tops out at more than 60 mph, but an early crash left it eclipsed by the leaders after Day 2.
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October 25, 1999

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Sean Broome of San Francisco kept a low profile on Sunday-in the Cascade Cruiser, one of 40 solar-powered cars that left Darwin, Australia, for Adelaide in the five-day, 1,870-mile World Solar Challenge. The craft, from Solar Motions of Fremont, Calif., tops out at more than 60 mph, but an early crash left it eclipsed by the leaders after Day 2.

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