http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2015/09/watch_short_circuit_electric_d.html Watch Short Circuit electric dragster race over 110 mph to set new world record By Lynn Moore | September 21, 2015
[video http://video-embed.mlive.com/services/player/bcpid1949050400001?bctid=4499491809001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAQBxUr7k~,PsMaWpexSO1o2JBTRvXgK2F46WvPiWEP Short Circuit, an electric dragster built by students at Muskegon Community College, sets a new world record on Sept. 9, 2015. image http://imgick.mlive.com/home/mlive-media/width380/img/chronicle/news_impact/photo/18804536-large.jpg The electric dragster Short Circuit, built and maintained by Muskegon Community College students recently set a new world record by beating its old record ] MUSKEGON, MI – A record-setting electric dragster has done it again, this time at more than 110 mph. Short Circuit, the vehicle Muskegon Community College's Motorsports Club races at electric drag races, broke its old world record at the U.S. 31 Motorsports Park in Martin recently. On Sept. 9, the student-built electric car traveled a quarter mile in 11.7421 seconds, which translates to 110.57 mph. It actually was the slower, time that night. Driver Jeff Montella's first pass was at 112.37 mph. The dragster needed to make two trips down the track in times that were within 1 percent of each other to make the record. The new record beats the old record of 12.369 seconds. That was set at the Milan Dragway near Detroit in 2013 by Short Circuit. "The fact Muskegon Community College is setting records is pretty cool," said Al Thomas, MCC's automotive coordinator and MCC Motorsports Club's advisor and the Short Circuit's team manager. To shave more than a half-second off the record may not seem like a lot, but actually is "a real big different," said Thomas , who is Midwest regional director of the National Electric Drag Racing Association. Changes to the dragster's electric motor allowing for voltage and amperage to be turned up higher made the difference, Thomas said. He said track conditions were also likely better than the previous record set in late October on a cold slick track. Short Circuit was built and is maintained by students in the college's automotive technology program and the Motorsports Club. "The students love building, showing and racing their creations," Thomas said. [© mlive.com] ... http://videos.mlive.com/mlive/2015/09/electric_dragster_world_record.html Electric dragster world record ... https://www.facebook.com/MCC-Motorsports-Club-201482026558055/timeline/ MCC Motorsports Club - Muskegon Community College ... ... [dated] http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/11/electric_dragster_short_circui.html 12.369s 2013 Short Circuit record set @Milan Dragway near Detroit-MI 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-MuskegonCC-students-electric-dragster-Short-Circuit-record-v-tp4677748.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)
