Wayland Invitational IV Electric Drag Races!

[electrabishi]

This was just out on NPR. Some good coverage from the Wayland Invite :biggrin:

That whole trip down to Portland was a blast. Problems and all. My thanks to all who helped us out on that 2nd day; especially John for lending us his much relied upon aux battery and Otmar for upgrading code in our Zilla, swapping us his controller and for overall help troubleshooting our problem.

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Scalding A Quarter-Mile In An Electric Ford Pinto : NPR

Mike

 

[doug]

This was just out on NPR. Some good coverage from the Wayland Invite :biggrin:
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Scalding A Quarter-Mile In An Electric Ford Pinto : NPR

Mike

I posted this a few days ago, but at the time the audio wasn't yet available. I love that they ended it with Red Barchetta. :smile:

 

[raymond]

So leave the extra water bottles, i-Pods and overnight bags in the pits :biggrin:

Mike, have you ever looked *inside* a Tesla? Can you barely fit a toothbrush in there, let alone water bottles and overnight bags!

I'd never though that this would be a plus, however...

 

[vfx]

...I love that they ended it with Red Barchetta.

Yeah, does that mean we are the buffoons in the Gleaming Allow Aircar?:frown:

 

[electrabishi]

This was just out on NPR. Some good coverage from the Wayland Invite :biggrin:

That whole trip down to Portland was a blast. Problems and all. My thanks to all who helped us out on that 2nd day; especially John for lending us his much relied upon aux battery and Otmar for upgrading code in our Zilla, swapping us his controller and for overall help troubleshooting our problem.

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Scalding A Quarter-Mile In An Electric Ford Pinto : NPR

Mike

Here's a better version of this clip. Seems like Mr Fogherty made this one special for OPB

http://stream1.opb.org/media/news/2009/08/0805CF_EVdragsters.mp3.m3u

 

[electrabishi]

Mike, have you ever looked *inside* a Tesla? Can you barely fit a toothbrush in there, let alone water bottles and overnight bags!

I'd never though that this would be a plus, however...

What do you mean, there is a whole passenger seat ;-) I was just meaning don't carry extra stuff (or a passenger) because 100 lbs = approx 0.1 seconds.
:wink:

 

[tomsax]

Yeah, does that mean we are the buffoons in the Gleaming Allow Aircar?:frown:

Definitely not, the gleaming alloy aircar couldn't make the single lane bridge because it was two lanes wide. The Roadster is barely two butts wide.

 

[TEG]

James' next conversion project?

 

[Palpatine]

James' next conversion project?

Nope. It will look more like this...

 

[TEG]

From Tesla's September Newsletter:

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Drag race your Roadster!​

We are currently delivering the Roadster Sport, an even higher performance car that does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, compared to 3.9 seconds for the standard Roadster. This car is seriously fun -- faster than most other street-legal cars, even Ferraris and Lamborghinis with far higher sticker prices. The Roadster Sport includes a more powerful motor, custom-tuned suspension and forged wheels.​

Less than 24 hours after receiving his new car in July, Seattle-area customer James Morrison drove his Sport 180 miles to Portland, Oregon, site of the famed Wayland Invitational Drag Race. High-performance driver Scotty Pollacheck grabbed the wheel of James' car and sprinted the quarter-mile in 12.643 seconds -- a record for the National Electric Drag Racing Association.

Here's a curious bit of data for budget-conscious drag racers or anyone interested in EV efficiency: Each quarter-mile run in a Roadster Sport costs eight to 16 cents if you're burning up the track and trying to set new records. By contrast, a quarter-mile sprint at similar speeds in a conventional gas guzzler would cost $5 to $26 per sprint, based on current gasoline prices...​

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[tomsax]

Too bad they didn't credit scottfe for his stunning photo. I hope they at least got his permission to use it.

 

[Palpatine]

Too bad they didn't credit scottfe for his stunning photo. I hope they at least got his permission to use it.

If you click on the photo in the newsletter, it is a link to the Wired.com article.
Scottfe receives the proper credit on that article. Although it would have been nice for Tesla to also credit that great photo.

 

[TEG]

This used to be "the thread" for Tesla drag racing but now we have some more:
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/news-articles-events/3242-ev-drag-racing-la-irwindale-drag-strip.html
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/news-articles-events/3197-power-d-c.html

I decided to post here again because I just saw a TV show where someone was trying to break Wayland's record ([email protected]).

The show was "G-Word" on "Planet Green HD" channel.

They had a segment on Matt Graham of "Joule Injected" (cute) racing.
He had the requisite "Siamese" motors,

and borrowed a 370V Li-Ion pack and fitted a Zilla for the run.
Unfortunately he didn't get anywhere near Wayland's record as the motor started to throw sparks and limited top speed. (I guess White Zombie has custom motor work done to take the extra power).

Re: [FLEAA] G word on Green Planet
[EVDL] Fw: Electric Drag Racing on Planet Green's G Word show, October 16th and 17th - DIY Electric Car Forums
Yahoo! Groups

 

[Roger Reid]

Nope. It will look more like this...

James, If your looking to build one of these, there is some current interest here.

FFCobra.com - Factory Five Racing Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Planing a 1000hp electric GTM

I am also currently building a GTM but mine will be powered by an LS7.

Roger

 

[Palpatine]

Hi Roger,
I know CroDriver from other EV forums. He is actually a customer of mine for batteries and other parts.
He and I have discussed the GTM EV project several times.