Friday, October 24th, 2008...1:45 pm
New World Record at Bandimere 7.890 second (also 174 MPH!)
The KillaCycle, ridden by Scotty Pollacheck, made drag racing history AGAIN at Bandimere Speedway October 23rd, 2008. 7.89 seconds @ 168 MPH is a new official National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) record and makes KillaCycle the world’s quickest electric vehicle of any kind in the quarter mile! This was the very last run down the strip for this season at Bandimere. What a great way to finish the year.
Lightning struck twice on the mountain as we set the new mark for top speed in an earlier run that afternoon, 7.955 seconds@ 174.05 MPH. The M&H Racemaster tire really gripped the awesome track prep provided by Larry Crispe and the crew at Bandimere Speedway. We turned up the launch current to 1850 amps per motor, well beyond what we ever had before, and still did not slip the tire! (The all new temperature-controlled track surface provided the very best possible traction.)
Jim Husted at Hi-Torque Electric did his magic to the motors and they were able to withstand more RPM, current, and voltage from the battery pack than we thought was even possible. This is what delivered the “back half” performance that made the new top speed record possible.
The A123 Systems NanoPosphate batteries are changing the entire landscape for electric vehicles, and battery-powered devices in general.
The History Channel recorded it all that day. The footage will air early in 2009, perhaps February or March.
If you don’t want to wait that long for the professional footage, here is a video clip (digital camera) of the run
(You can go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVv0NVLFPig if the above link doesn’t load)
Nice write-up with a few more interesting facts added in click here on AutoBlogGreen.
Please visit the National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) site to learn more about fast, exciting, and “green” drag racing.
10 Comments
October 24th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Thats one scary giant electric drill
Congratulations!
P.S. Did a motor go? It seems it doesnt matter it is the fastest EV in the world.
We “sindged” one motor slightly. We turned the bike around a bit too fast and the motors did not have time to cool off enough between runs.
October 24th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Congratulations to the KillACycle team.
Another great ending for the year.
Are your motors AC? If so, is that why you reached
a higher speed?
October 25th, 2008 at 7:34 am
We are still running DC motors. We are always finding better ways to make them take more HP, however.
AC is is coming soon, but is not completed yet.
October 25th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Hey Bill & Scotty!
Good job! I wish there were more people in the stands to get to see you break your old record! We look forward to seeing you back at P.I.R. sometime… (^:
Congratulations!! (^: Carol
October 27th, 2008 at 12:55 am
We Congratulations!!
From SWEDEN elecetric Drivers
Tommy
Stort tack!
Må dina batterier alltid vara laddade!
// Eva
October 27th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
YES!! Nice work guys! I love watching those numbers going up.
October 27th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
…And the time numbers going down!
October 28th, 2008 at 3:45 am
Congrats on the time, and the record.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:05 am
First i would like to congratulate Bill the owner and Scotty the driver for their new record. I don`t think that AC drive will do what DC drive can, but anyway good luck and keep it up.
November 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Congratulations on the 7.89s run! According to Jim’s blog (http://www.hitorqueelectric.com/index.php?s=killacycle ), the brushes in Killacycle’s motors tend to take a beating and be a weak point. Switching to AC drive will eliminate the brushes but we’ll have to wait and see how the “magic smoke” finds it’s escape next. So far, controllers and motors sound like the weakest links; at some point won’t their power handling capacity catch up with the A123 pack!?
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