Re: [EVDL] article: World’s first 1 megawatt all-electric race car to compete at Pikes Peak

2015-04-04 Thread Thos True via EV 
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 
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 
> > 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:
>
> 
>
> 
>
> 
>
> 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:
>
> 
>
> 
>
> Cheers,
>
> Roger.
>
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Re: [EVDL] article: World’s first 1 megawatt all-electric race car to compete at Pikes Peak

2015-04-02 Thread Roger Stockton via EV 
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 
> 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:







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:





Cheers,

Roger.

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Re: [EVDL] article: World’s first 1 megawatt all-electric race car to compete at Pikes Peak

2015-04-02 Thread Ben Goren via EV 
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  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
> 
> On Apr 1, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Ben Goren via EV  wrote:
> 
>> Seems reasonably legit. Nothing about it seems unreasonable.
>> 
>> http://driveeo.com/blog/racing/eo-pp03-one-megawatt-electric-race-car/
>> 
>> The "pp03" refers to "Pike's Peak #3," and they ran it last year and the 
>> year before:
>> 
>> http://driveeo.com/pikes-peak/pp02/
>> 
>> http://driveeo.com/pikes-peak/pp01/
>> 
>> b&
>> 
>> On Apr 1, 2015, at 6:31 PM, Paul Wujek via EV  wrote:
>> 
>>> It's April 1, so maybe this is true:
>>> 
>>> http://www.electricautosport.com/2015/04/worlds-first-1-megawatt-all-electric-race-car-to-compete-at-pikes-peak/
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Re: [EVDL] article: World’s first 1 megawatt all-electric race car to compete at Pikes Peak

2015-04-02 Thread Ben Apollonio via EV 
Really?  I was pretty sure the title of "first megawatt all-electric race car" 
went to the Maniac Mazda over a decade ago...

-Ben

On Apr 1, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Ben Goren via EV  wrote:

> Seems reasonably legit. Nothing about it seems unreasonable.
> 
> http://driveeo.com/blog/racing/eo-pp03-one-megawatt-electric-race-car/
> 
> The "pp03" refers to "Pike's Peak #3," and they ran it last year and the year 
> before:
> 
> http://driveeo.com/pikes-peak/pp02/
> 
> http://driveeo.com/pikes-peak/pp01/
> 
> b&
> 
> On Apr 1, 2015, at 6:31 PM, Paul Wujek via EV  wrote:
> 
>> It's April 1, so maybe this is true:
>> 
>> http://www.electricautosport.com/2015/04/worlds-first-1-megawatt-all-electric-race-car-to-compete-at-pikes-peak/
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Re: [EVDL] article: World’s first 1 megawatt all-electric race car to compete at Pikes Peak

2015-04-01 Thread Ben Goren via EV 
Seems reasonably legit. Nothing about it seems unreasonable.

http://driveeo.com/blog/racing/eo-pp03-one-megawatt-electric-race-car/

The "pp03" refers to "Pike's Peak #3," and they ran it last year and the year 
before:

http://driveeo.com/pikes-peak/pp02/

http://driveeo.com/pikes-peak/pp01/

b&

On Apr 1, 2015, at 6:31 PM, Paul Wujek via EV  wrote:

> It's April 1, so maybe this is true:
> 
> http://www.electricautosport.com/2015/04/worlds-first-1-megawatt-all-electric-race-car-to-compete-at-pikes-peak/
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[EVDL] article: World’s first 1 megawatt all-electric race car to compete at Pikes Peak

2015-04-01 Thread Paul Wujek via EV 

It's April 1, so maybe this is true:

http://www.electricautosport.com/2015/04/worlds-first-1-megawatt-all-electric-race-car-to-compete-at-pikes-peak/
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