Slowly getting things up... Here are some pictures from the event: http://media.fsec.ucf.edu/photos/2238-Sunday-Challenge-2007/
More still to come. Shawn Shawn Waggoner (FLEAA) wrote: > We are still working on getting the photos together to post to the > website, however, I do have 2 videos I posted to YouTube. One is of me > running our Prius through the Autocross and the second is of Andrew > Roddy running his new AC Propulsion eBox (much more exciting...). > > This was Andrew's first time ever in the autocross and he barely had a > 100 miles on the car! > > For your enjoyment: > Prius- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V-bBgNWXfI > eBox- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bbFmpcfChg > > Shawn Waggoner > FLEAA > www.floridaeaa.org > > Shawn Waggoner (FLEAA) wrote: >> Hi Everyone, >> >> The Sunday Challenge was held this past weekend at the Florida Solar >> Energy Center (FSEC) in Cocoa Beach. The event was organized by FSEC, >> FLEAA and the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Saturday was a >> large demonstration of EVs, HEVs and other alt-fuel vehicles as well as >> a fun packed autocross. Sunday was a road rally from FSEC in Cocoa to >> FIT's campus in Melbourne about 34 miles away. >> >> On Saturday, several companies and individuals had vehicles on display. >> Hybrid Technologies had 3 of their vehicles on display (a PT Cruiser, >> Smart EV and a Mini Cooper), Andrew Roddy had his shiny new eBox from AC >> Propulsion on display, Patterson Cycles had their beautiful electric >> motorcycle, Charles Whalen had his RAV4EV and sleek new Vectrix cycle, >> and South Plantation High School brought their solar car. There were >> several EV conversions and lots of Hybrids from almost every >> manufacturer there on display. >> >> After tech and safety inspections, the autocross started with >> approximately 18 vehicles in the staging area to compete! The autocross >> was ran by Cliff Rassweiler of ProEV (The electric Imp couldn't make >> it...so everyone else had a chance at first!). Bob Salem was down in the >> area and was happy to jump in and help with some of the timing. The >> autocross field was made up of EVs and HEVs. Andrew Roddy's eBox was the >> EV to beat that day and there was definitely a battle of the hybrids >> going on as well. There was a new Saturn Aura, Honda Insight and first >> and second generation Prius' on the course. In the end the Prius' were >> battling for first and second with a Gen1 taking first and Gen2 in >> second with the eBox a close 3rd. (There was only one 1st, 2nd and 3rd >> place trophy for the autocross, regardless of class). There was lots of >> great competition and fun by everyone. >> >> Sunday brought some lousy weather and rain...and flooded roads. Not >> enough to drown the spirits of the drivers though! The road rally >> commenced as scheduled with everyone leaving FSEC on set intervals to >> rally down to FIT's campus in Melbourne. The objective was to make each >> checkpoint on the route on the exact time interval without speeding or >> going to slow. There were vehicles from 3 classes enter: altered EV >> (conversions), Production EV and Alt-fuel (hybrids/bio-diesel). Out the >> field of cars, electric and hybrids, a cycle came in first. None other >> than our own Charles Whalen on his new Vectrix took first place overall. >> There was a winner of each class and one for overall. >> >> Complete results of the autocross and rally can be seen on the FSEC website: >> >> http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/media/events/sundaychallenge/pdfs/SC_07_Scoring.pdf >> >> More info ont he Sunday Challenge and agendas can be found on the main page: >> >> http://www.sundaychallenge.org >> >> Congrats to everyone who made the event a success and helped out, but >> chiefly to Bill Young of FSEC & FLEAA who made the event a reality and >> huge success! >> >> (Pictures will be posted soon...) >> >> Thanks, >> >> Shawn Waggoner >> FLEAA >> www.floridaeaa.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> For subscription options, see >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > For subscription options, see > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev > > _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
