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September 29, 2005 9:46 AM PDT

Job Zan De Kieft of the Netherlands drove the Nuna 3 to victory in the 2005 Panasonic World Solar Challenge, a 3,000-kilometer solar car race. His vehicle set a record crossing the outback of Australia from Darwin to Adelaide in 29 hours, 11 minutes of travel time, finishing on Sept. 28, 2005. The car averaged 63.8 mph.

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