Hi folks, My apologies for making this very long announcement below via list post on the various EV lists. This would be much better and more efficiently disseminated via our Florida EAA website ... and eventually *will* be on our website, but we're running very late in getting it up on the website this year. So in the interim, prior to getting this info up on our website, in the interests of not delaying any further, I wanted to at least get this information out on the various lists for all of those many people around Florida and the eastern US, as well as out in Southern California, who have been writing emails asking about BBB and whether it is going to be held next month, and especially enquiring about travel and hotel accommodations in Miami.
I'll also be sending this out as a PR to local South Florida media (which explains why it seems to be written for newbies and non-EVers). (Heck, I was a newbie myself just a few years ago, and still am in many respects, ... so it comes natural for me to write like one.) Thanks for your patience and understanding on all counts. If you're not interested in this event or EV drag racing and autocross, please just delete this (long) message. Thanks, Charles Whalen Florida EAA "BATTERY BEACH BURNOUT", January 25-26 in Miami ============================================ The Florida Electric Auto Association (www.floridaeaa.org) is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual "Battery Beach Burnout" electric vehicle drag racing and autocross competition will be held on January 25-26 at Countyline Dragway (www.countylinedragwayinc.com) in Miami. The EV drag race will be Friday evening from 6pm to midnight, and the EV autocross and Show 'n Shine will be Saturday from 10am to 4pm at the same location. The event will wrap up Saturday evening, with no activities presently scheduled for Sunday, January 27. Countyline Dragway, the former Opa Locka West airstrip, is located at the intersection of W. Okeechobee Rd. (Route 27) and N. Krome Ave. (Route 997) in the far northwest corner of Miami-Dade County, a quarter mile south of the Miami-Dade/Broward County line. Countyline is a 1/8-mile drag strip. Note that 1/8 mile records are now available for all voltage classes with the recent approval by NEDRA, the National Electric Drag Racing Association (www.nedra.com), of recording 1/8 mile records for all NEDRA classes. The Florida EAA is staging "Battery Beach Burnout" (BBB) in conjunction and collaboration with the Electric Vehicle Association of San Diego (www.evaosd.com) and its own EV drag racing & autocross competition, "Electric Dragin'" (www.electricdragin.com), at Barona Dragstrip (www.baronadrags.com, also a 1/8 mile dragstrip) in San Diego on the same weekend. There is a possibility of a joint east-coast/west-coast media link-up and simulcast for parts of the dual events, with some interesting dueling match-ups as well: AC Propulsion will be bringing one of their eBoxes (www.acpropulsion.com/ebox/) to Electric Dragin' in San Diego, going head-to-head against Andrew Roddy with his eBox at BBB in Miami. Dan Wolfson in San Diego will face off on his Vectrix electric motorcycle (www.vectrix.com) against Charles Whalen on his Vectrix bike in Miami. Dan and Charles will also each be competing against Jeff Patterson and Shawn Waggoner on their respective Patterson Cycles electric motorcycles (www.pattersoncycles.com), the latter two both in Miami. If Matt Graham and Shawn Waggoner can complete repairs and upgrades to Matt's "Joule Injected" electric Nissan 240SX (www.jouleinjected.com) in time for BBB, Matt will be looking to fend off an aggressive challenge from Michael Kadie in San Diego with his electric Cobra (http://ssi-racing.com), which is hot on the heels of Joule Injected's current position as the second fastest street-legal electric car in the world. No shrinking violet and certainly not lacking in ambition, Michael has said that he won't even have time to blink as he blows right past Joule Injected's Number 2 position on his way to knocking off and unseating the current world champion, John "Plasma Boy" Wayland's "White Zombie" (www.plasmaboyracing.com/whitezombie.php), of Portland, Oregon. Miami's own Cliff Rassweiler of ProEV (www.proev.com) will be taking on all-comers on both coasts in defense of his dominant reign as the longtime world champion EV autocross racer. Another longtime, dominant world champion, Lowell Simmons of Broward County's Miramar High School (www.miramarev.com), will be defending his drag racing and autocross titles against other high schools in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, and Southern California. The Electric Vehicle Association of San Diego is also expecting an AC Propulsion tzero (www.acpropulsion.com/tzero/) and a Tesla Roadster (www.teslamotors.com) to compete at "Electric Dragin'" in San Diego, while the Florida EAA's "Battery Beach Burnout" will again be an international event, this year with Electro Autos Eficaces de Mexico bringing their electric Nissan Tsuru from Mexico City back to Florida, where it was originally converted by Grassroots EV (www.grassrootsev.com), a Steve Clunn "screamer"! With all of these competitive match-ups and intense rivalries, these joint, simultaneous, east-coast/west-coast dual events promise a lot of excitement; especially with the 1/8 mile record books now open in all voltage classes, just waiting to be filled, a lot of new world records are going to be set! COMPETITORS --------------------- Here is a partial list of the EVs that will be competing at "Battery Beach Burnout" in Miami on Jan. 25-26: Electric Subaru Impreza, Cliff Rassweiler, ProEV AC Propulsion eBox, Andrew Roddy Electric Porsche 944, Miramar High School, Lowell Simmons & students Electric Ford Probe, Miramar High School, Lowell Simmons & students Patterson Cycles electric motorcycle, Jeff Patterson Vectrix electric motorcycle, Charles Whalen Toyota RAV4-EV, Charles Whalen Electric Datsun 240Z, Shenandoah Valley Governor's School, Byron Humphries Electric Porsche 911, Shenandoah Valley Governor's School, Byron Humphries Electric VW Jetta, Northampton East High School, Chad Lewis & students Electric Nissan Tsuru, Victor Juarez, Electro Autos Eficaces de Mexico The following EVs are either tentative "maybes" at this point and hope to be there, or have not yet confirmed their participation: "Joule Injected", electric Nissan 240SX, Matt Graham Electric Toyota pickup truck, Bob Fuerstenau Patterson Cycles electric motorcycle, Shawn Waggoner Electric VW Cabriolet, Allan Miller Electric Porsche 912, Steve Clunn, Grassroots EV Lithium-powered Porsche 911, Paul Liddle, EVPorsche.com Toyota RAV4-EV, Paul Renneisen Electric Chevy S10 pickup truck, Jerry Wagner Electric Mini Cooper, Bruce Chesson, NASA Kennedy Space Center Electric Chevy S10 pickup truck, Cornelius Cronin Commutacar Citicar, Cliff Ruffner Electric VW Beetle, Inlet Grove Community High School, Anton Pastuszak South Plantation High School's electric car, Alan Phipps & students Vero Beach High School's electric car, Sue Deblois & students Ford Ranger EV, West Wilkes High School Lithium-powered Solectria Force, Stephen Taylor Electric VW Cabriolet, Mike Harvey, Harvey Coachworks & EV TRAVEL & HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS ----------------------------------------------------- Countyline Dragway is 20 miles driving distance from Miami Airport (MIA) and 29.5 miles from Ft. Lauderdale Airport (FLL). The following is a list of hotels/motels and their driving distance to/from Countyline Dragway. Unfortunately there aren't any hotels closer than 9 miles to the track, so nothing within walking distance. Please note that we have not checked on the condition of any of these hotels below nor verified the quoted rates, which come from an Internet search on Hotels.com. The star ratings given are those listed on Hotels.com. Days Inn Westland Mall 1950 W 49th St Hialeah, FL 33012 800-804-6835 1 star from $72/night 9.84 miles Ramada Inn Miami Airport North 1950 W 49th St Hialeah, FL 33012 800-804-6835 1.5 stars from $82/night 9.84 miles Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Miami Airport 7707 NW 103rd St Hialeah, FL 33016 800-804-6835 2.5 stars from $109/night 9.51 miles TownePlace Suites By Marriott Miami Lakes 8079 NW 154th St Miami Lakes, FL 33016 800-804-6835 2 stars from $99/night 10.64 miles Shula's Hotel 6842 Main Street Miami Lakes, FL 33014 800-804-6835 3.5 stars from $109/night 11.33 miles La Quinta Inn & Suites Miami Lakes 7925 NW 154th St Miami Lakes, FL 33016 800-804-6835 2.5 stars from $135/night 10.42 miles Courtyard Miami Lakes Miramar by Marriott 15701 NW 77th Ct Miami Lakes, FL 33016 800-804-6835 3 stars from $139/night 10.47 miles Hilton Garden Inn Miramar 14501 Hotel Rd Miramar, FL 33027 800-804-6835 3 stars from $120/night 11.94 miles Grand Palms Hotel & Golf Resort 110 Grand Palms Dr Pembroke Pines, FL 33027 954-322-3869 from $165/night 9.31 miles Hampton Inn Sheridan St. & I-75 Hollywood, FL 33019 954-441-2582 from $165/night 10.56 miles El Palacio Sports Hotel 21485 NW 27th Ave Miami Gardens, FL 33056 800-804-6835 2.5 stars from $65/night 15.90 miles _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
