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mahatmakanejeeves

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2. This is sort of off-topic, but there was a comedy movie made about the AUS solar challenge race.

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 11:40 AM

Oct 2017

A bunch of kids from an underperforming school were urged by their science teacher to enter the race.

Light on the science (get it?) and heavy on the "underdogs take on the rich kids and win" aspect.

I'll look that up.

ETA: Good old Google.

Race the Sun is a 1996 comedy-drama film directed by Charles T. Kanganis and starring Halle Berry and James Belushi. The plot is loosely based on the true story of the Konawaena High School Solar Car Team, which finished 18th in the 1990 World Solar Challenge and first place among high school entries.

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This is sort of off-topic, but there was a comedy movie made about the AUS solar challenge race. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #2