http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101539_super-slot-car-electric-drag-racing-via-v-12-engine-and-cables Super Slot Car: Electric Drag Racing Via V-12 Engine And Cables! Dec 23, 2015 John Voelcker ht2 Rick Feibusch
[images http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/e-j-potters-super-slot-car-was-an-mg-1100-sedan-with-4-jet-engine-starter-motors-one-per-wheel_100539432_l.jpg E.J. Potter's 'Super Slot Car' was an MG 1100 sedan with 4 jet-engine starter motors, one per wheel http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/allison-v-12-powered-electric-generator-and-cable-spools-for-super-slot-car-photo-e-j-potter_100539434_l.jpg Allison V-12 powered electric generator and cable spools for Super Slot Car (photo: E.J. Potter) http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/white-zombie-electric-datsun-drag-racer-image-plasma-boy-racing_100433990_l.jpg White Zombie electric Datsun drag racer (Image: Plasma Boy Racing) ] The sport of drag racing has been with us almost as long as the automobile has. Over the last decade, advances in high-power lithium-ion batteries have given rise to a new variant: electric drag racing. But before modern batteries existed, how could you possibly make a competitive electric dragster? Well ... how about with a monstrous Allison V-12 engine, a generator, four starter motors for jet engines, and two spools of thick, high-capacity electrical cable? That's exactly what drag-racing legend E.J. Potter (aka The Michigan Madman) built in the late 1960s, as detailed in a 2012 story on The Kneeslider [ http://thekneeslider.com/e-j-potter-and-the-super-slot-car/ ]. [image] E.J. Potter, the 'Michigan Madman,' hit almost 200 mph on a jet-engine powered trike (Potter family) He called it "the Super Slot Car," after the (now largely-vanished) sport of racing tiny electric model cars around a grooved track. Potter had previously created a series of drag-strip motorcycles known as "Widow Makers," for their Chevrolet small-block V-8 engines mounted in Harley-Davidson frames. He dragged the bikes for 13 years, eventually reaching 190 miles per hour and setting a Guinness World Record in the process. But after some injuries, he turned his attention to the idea of blinding acceleration without internal-combustion engines. He attached an Allison V-12 airplane engine to a generator, and mounted the assembly on a trailer, along with two large spools of electrical cable. When performing at drag events, he'd unspool the cable down the quarter-mile length of the drag strip. A natural-born showman, Potter took his time (about 3 minutes) in driving his pickup down the track to unspool the cable, and then firing up the massive Allison engine. The Super Slot Car itself was the stripped shell of a small MG 1100 front-wheel-drive two-door sedan, with four 200-horsepower electric jet-engine starter motors, one per wheel. [image] 1969 MG 1300 [ice] (a slightly updated MG 1100), photographed in 2008 by Charles01, for public u Two electrical pickups on the bottom of the car carried electricity to wiring that distributed it to the four motors--just how a slot car works (with fewer motors). The car's lettering even said "Smog Free Performance" on the trunk. After the crowd was fully engaged, Potter would just flip a switch--sending his car rocketing down the track at triple-digit speeds. The Super Slot Car reportedly ran the quarter-mile in the low 10-second range, with a trap speed of 120 mph. Not bad for half a century ago. Potter never found a sponsor for his unique concept. He later blamed hot-rod magazines for a lack of coverage, saying their publishers didn't want to antagonize advertisers selling parts for conventional gasoline-powered drag cars. Potter died at 71 in April 2012; an obituary in The New York Times not only mentioned his "Michigan Madman" moniker but eulogized him as "a legend of the American drag strip." As Left Lane News noted in a cover of the story, "Today, though, the burgeoning electric drag racing community considers Potter to be one of their pioneers." [© greencarreports.com] ... [dated] http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096369_tesla-p85d-destroys-dodge-challenger-hellcat-on-dragstrip-electric-car-thrashes-707-hp-hemi-video Tesla P85D Destroys Dodge Challenger Hellcat On Dragstrip: Electric Car Thrashes 707-HP Hemi (Video) Jan 19, 2015 ... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1079928_fastest-electric-cars-green-monster-vs-white-zombie Fastest Electric Drag Cars: 'Green Monster' Vs. 'White Zombie' Oct 19, 2012 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Potter-s-Super-Slot-Car-Electric-Drag-Racing-4-jet-e-motors-tp4679346.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
