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kilometres across Australia from north to south in the World Solar
Challenge. The US Sunraycer was the winner of the first race. GM
developed the car with NASA software for US$15 million. Fifty-three
cars from countries such as Japan, the US and Switzerland took part
in the third event in 1993, which was won by Honda. Dick Swanson,
a Becquerel Prize Winner who had provided the solar cells for the
Honda car, personally attended the festivities in Adelaide, Australia.
Representing the Swiss colours at the World Solar Challenge, the
“Spirit of Biel” (Biel/Bienne is a city in central Switzerland) was co-
sponsored by Nicolas