Yes Roger, We did re-purpose 3 of the Megawatt's motors in the Silver bullet, which went on to set 8 consecutive world records in one voltage class. This set up was also the impetus for the rule of setting a record in one voltage class per Nedra event (We set a new record in 3 voltage classes in one day, and we were about to try for a 4th when it was decided had done enough).
Best regards, Tom On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Roger Stockton via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Ben Goren wrote: > > > Sorry -- I was referring to them seem to really be building a real race > > car, not attempting to verify their claims to bragging rights. The > > megawatt bit, honestly, didn't even register.... > > > > b& > > > > On Apr 2, 2015, at 6:15 PM, Ben Apollonio via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Really? I was pretty sure the title of "first megawatt all-electric > > race car" went to the Maniac Mazda over a decade ago... > > > > > > -Ben > > I'm not sure if Maniac Mazda satisfied the 'megawatt' bit, however, Bob > Boyd's 'Megawatt Monster' dragster should have satisfied both the > 'megawatt' and 'all-electric race car' bits, and this (as well as Maniac > Mazda) were well over a decade ago. > > I didn't find specs on the Megawatt monster in a quick search (the car's > tranny failed at what I believe to be its first real outing, and Bob's > health failed shortly afterward such that the car's drivetrain was parted > out; the Silver Bullet (IIRC) ended up with one of its two triplets of > motors). > > It seems these pictures I took at the Woodburn drags in '99 are still > online though. You can clearly see the 6 motors, 3 1200-amp DC > controllers, and part of the pack of Johnson Controls Inspira AGMs: > > <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/8415020a.htm> > > <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/8415021a.htm> > > <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/8415023a.htm> > > It appears that the present incarnation of Maniac Mazda at the same time > sported 4 1200-amp DCP controllers, so perhaps it was indeed capable of > 'megawatt' level operation: > > <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/7080033.htm> > > <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/783000e.htm> > > Cheers, > > Roger. > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Remember, it is not that the glass is half empty, in reality, the glass is merely twice the size that it needs to be! -TNT'82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150404/20e486a3/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
