Electric Stocker

[Andy Friar]

I would rather watch belt sander races than electric race cars.



I need the engine noise, vibrations and race gas smell.

[farmco r/sa]

Originally Posted by Andy Friar

I would rather watch belt sander races than electric race cars.



I need the engine noise, vibrations and race gas smell.

There is a guy that races a Tesla at our friday night street ET program .
Runs 13's and is very competitve. Guess The air density doesn't affect him much... Maybe Elon Musk will work on getting Tesla's in the guide ??

[Carguy49]

I am not ready for electric cars in drag racing, but I guess they are coming. I know the development work has been done on the eCopo. That car is FAST. It is weird not to hear anything as they pass by you.

[FireSale]

Stuff I never thoughgt I'd see at the strip:

Late model Cadillac CTS
Late model BMW
Volvo wagon (beat me)
Ford Fiesta ST (slicks on the front, guy tuning it with a smartphone in the lanes)
Two new VW beetles fender to fender stripe to stripe (1966 Milan Dragway)
Note: The race was so long that the fans had time to joke about it, make wagers and cheer winners before the win light.
Jody Lang in a Corvette.

Pacific Raceways has had charging stations in the pits for several years now.
Garlets has an electric dragster project.

Electrics are strange, but I welcome anything that keeps the sport going.

Originally Posted by farmco r/sa

There is a guy that races a Tesla at our friday night street ET program .
Runs 13's and is very competitve. Guess The air density doesn't affect him much... Maybe Elon Musk will work on getting Tesla's in the guide ??

Lmao^^ Tesla in the guide. Good one!

Nooo they should not race against fossil fuel cars. Yes they have to get the car to work, yes they have to cut a light ,drive the stripe and track temp ... The technology in those vehicles are way beyond fossil. And so are the FS cars...JMHO! Pretty sure they have an Electric car association.
My vote, H... no!
Surprised a Fast Hybrid car has not shown up..

[Nmbr1GMfan]

I read somewhere on the internet (so take it with a grain of salt) some tracks were banning electrics because they weren't equiped to handle a battery fire at this time.

[Myron Piatek]

Garlits has been working on a battery powered dragster for quite a while now and has been 7.20's at just under 190 mph! Needless to say, his goal is 200.

[Mike Pearson]

I doubt you will see them around in our type of racing in the near future. NHRA would have to get some very electronic savvy tech personnel to be able to monitor what ever rules that would have to be written for the electric cars or hybrids. I am not in favor of them in our classes.

[FireSale]

Section 4G is Electric powered vehicles. It's followed by Electric powered motorcycles. Harley has a killer eBike.

[farmco r/sa]

Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

Garlits has been working on a battery powered dragster for quite a while now and has been 7.20's at just under 190 mph! Needless to say, his goal is 200.

If you google electric drag bike there is some interesting stuff.
I remember seeing something about a European electric
formula 1 type series. I wonder if that is doing any good ?