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 <ev@lists.evdl.org> > 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: <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/8415020a.htm> <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/8415021a.htm> <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/8415023a.htm> 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: <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/7080033.htm> <http://www.veva.bc.ca/woodburn/1999/783000e.htm> Cheers, Roger. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
