I have been negligent in my reporting, but the Electrathon season has started off pretty good. I finished my new car just in time for the first race of the season. This new car differs slightly from the previous cars in that it is 2 inches taller. It uses the same wheelbase and width dimensions, but from front to rear, all the vertical dimensions are 2 inches bigger. (see pic below) What this does is (1) make the car easier for me to get in & out of and (2) makes the car easier for me to drive for the full hour of an Electrathon race. (Remember - I'm the oldest driver in the state; comfort is important:o) My "shakedown run" consisted of a quick drive up the street beside my house the day before I loaded up to go racing. My speedometer and amp meter/ shunt hadn't arrived yet, but I've been doing this long enough I can "feel" what the car is doing... hopefully:rolleyes:.
First event of the season was at Hillsborough Community College (near Tampa) on September 17th. My son started the first race mid-pack in the #13 car (10 cars starting) and, since I was driving a brand new unproven machine, I volunteered to start last. At the end of the first race my son had completed 101 laps and I had completed 99. For the second race of the day, my son started mid-pack again and I started outside front row. My son's #13 car fried its controller about halfway into the second race:mad:. I completed another 99 laps; pretty consistent for running with no gauges.
At the final tally, the first 4 cars had all completed 198 laps for the day. I was second across the finish line, 5 seconds behind the winner. The 3rd place car was 3 seconds behind me!:3dSMILE: