Posted on 05/21/2007 9:37:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
The NextelCup Electric Vehicle Race coming soon to a track near you!.................
Hey, the current flying mile LSR at Bonneville is 245.523 mph for an electric car.
It used a LOT of nasty un-PC Ni-Cad cells.
http://www.speedace.info/white_lightning.htm
BTW, the driver, Pat Rummerfield, was a quadrapeligic in early adulthood.
Now if they can just get it to do that 200 times in a oval........
Pit stop every lap or two to change the battery string. Sure thing. LOL
Huge fan here, been watching for 15 plus years. I’m on the fence concerning this. I like the newest technology that F1 showcases year after year, but I’m afraid that unless more teams with money get involved NOW, they won’t be able to compete with Ferrari and McLaren/Mercedes and to a lesser extent, Renault and BMW. The learning curve is HUGE in this sport, and with the technology being as hi-tech as it is, I think this move is phasing out current (and pre-phasing out future) teams that could compete (or at least participate) with a more basic platform. (N/A, rear wheel drive, etc.) And the best thing about F1 IS THE NOISE!!!!!!!!!!! 19K revs is heavenly IMHO. Miss the V-12’s and V-10’s.
Won’t happen...and you and I both know it. F-1 is, and always has been the exotic RACE car, and always will be. I can see going to turbo v-6s, but no way in hell they go to AWD. Wanna watch the best AWD machines and drivers in the world, go to a WRC event.
Not a bad idea - it will help save money, gas and the environment.
Pintos, for the spectacular fireball effects!
Sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
Won’t happen? I dunno, we’ll have to see. Remember the 6-wheeled tyrells?
The WRC? I’ve been downloading for the last 1.5 years since SpeedTV left fans of REAL driving without a channel to see it on. Eurosport coverage is EXCELLENT.
FWIW, I am a former rallyist (although NOT anywhere near the WRC level).
agree...never mind letting the car go to 20K revs as in Brazil last year....
the money aspect is never going away...the only hope is a car giant from America like GM jumping into the mix...
But the Post Office loved these cars.
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