Just three years after launching Paul Mitchell, our co-founders looked to the future and competed in the first-ever World Solar Challenge. Teaming up with physicist Jonathan Tennyson, they designed a 19-foot-long racecar covered with 150 solar panels and named it the Mana Lā, which means "Power of the Sun" in Hawaiian. With its aerodynamic design and ahead-of-its-time features, it reached a top speed of 85 miles per hour and was a strong contender in the race. Today, you can find the Mana Lā at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.