Books like Hot Wheels by Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe Hardy enter the Suntex Solar Challenge, a 500‑mile race of solar‑powered cars across the Arizona desert. With a $100,000 prize and a future contract at stake, they must battle sabotage, fires, and electrical attacks to win the race.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Action Adventure
Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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