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Two events on the same day
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I just received an email that the Emerald Coast Electrathon Classic 120 at Five Flags Speedway will be on March 29. This is a fun event at a great venue. But for those of us racing in the Tampa Bay Series, we have a race at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation the same day. As Electrathon grows, this will h...
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Electrathon America pamphlet/brochure
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I have been working on ways to build interest in the EA program...& trying to expand it here in OhioThe only printed info, about the program, is the rulebook...but, it is ~50 pages (a long read & kinda expensive ta make a bunch of copies...&/so, I have been working on a (1) page tri-fold bro...
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Cheapest possible Electrathon car
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How cheaply do you think a decent Electrathon car can be built? Something that is not be a piece of junk and can actually complete races. Let's say with two sets of batteries. Price everything cheaply, but no ridiculous sweetheart deals. $1200? $1000? $800? What do you think? -- Edited by Archer321 on...
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Video of Formula E with good tech break down
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Aluminum Frame Design Questions
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I was working on designing a new frame for the fall races, and I have a few questions. My first question: Is this legal? All of square tubing is .125" thick aluminum and either 1x1 or a 1x2. My second question: How do I make this smaller/lighter? Whenever I change to using less support or using 1x1s instea...
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New source for Electrathon parts
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This site just came online a week ago or so. Caters to educators and others that have to work through purchase orders. Www.ElectrathonParts.com
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Slow moving cars
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Do you think cars moving under half their normal speed should be blacked flagged for safety reasons??
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repairs
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Do you think it is safe to have teams doing repairs alongside the track or should they be do in the pits.
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steel or aluminum frame what is better
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What is the best material for a frame??
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Design Questions
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Some back story first. I was on a team in high school from 2015 to 2016 so i have some basic understanding but there are still a few concepts that I'm unsure about. These concepts include: Shocks or no Shocks Car Bottom close to road or held up a few inches As light as possible or is that not as important Fi...
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Vehicle weight importance
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I am going to start this by qualifying that I am not claiming to be an expert. These statements are based only on my own experience, observations, and opinions. I welcome yours. I've seen several opinions over the last several years concerning the importance/unimportance of vehicle weight in El...
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What's your favorite track?
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We all have had different experiences at different events around the country. We all probably like something different. Some of us I'm sure, have been to more events in more places than others. So what was your favorite track to run on and why? I have raced at six different venues in the last four ye...
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Ballast Weights
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Hello there, I'm new to this forum, and I need some help. I am currently working on one of the electrathon cars, and I don't know what to use as ballast weights. I you guys could help out by sending links, that would be much appreciated.
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Daytona race prep
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So who's going to Daytona and how are you prepping your car for it? As I see it, this will be a much different sort of race than the usual. With just one hot lap at a time, this seems closer to a drag race than the endurance race we're use to. That being the case is anyone doing anything different to their cars...
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1980 Electrathon footage
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You have got to see this! Great footage of 1980 Electrathon racing in the UK. https://youtu.be/WLQNpH1CgbI
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Is There a Schedule?
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I am somewhat new to the organisation and considering building a car for the 2019 season. I looked over this website and did a google search for a schedule but all I find is the occasional mention of events in years gone by. I watched a few Utubes and it looks like fun but if there's only a couple of races nea...
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Fastest 2018 High School Electrathon teams who are they?
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Just for discussion who are the fastest High School Electrathon teams regionally and nationally?
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interior key rule
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as stated in the rules there must be a key that is able to turn off the car both inside and outside. how about for the inside key use a circuit breaker? this should be safer cause it means in the event of a short or something, that the car would automatically turn off without the driver needing to turn the whe...
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2018 rule changes
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I have just looked over the newly released rule book for next season and noticed the change in roll bar height requirement on page 4. I sort of expected that change but I failed to notice anything else new. Did I miss anything else? If I did, please point it out here. Thanks.
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"Speeds in excess of 20 mph"
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Recently found this article of a race in Friday Harbor, WA, during the first year of electrathon races in the U.S.
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Getting Cars to conform to Electrathon America rules
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As a Tech inspector (northwest region) I am concerned about the number of cars I inspect that seem to have been built without reading the rule book.... Over the past few years I have seen cars that have had NO barrier (belly pan) between the driver and ground a car with no discernible side protection, a...
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Electrathon Speed Race
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Here in Tampa we are going to do a speed race in March. Same rules as a normal race but now we will only race for 20 minutes, the track we will be on is my high school's 1/4 track around the football field. Teams are talking about going 35-40 on lead acid, and the lithium teams think they can go 45-50. Our last r...
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Kansas Speedway Event (please chime in)
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The Kansas group is working to schedule another Electrorally at Kansas Speedway and would like to feedback from you. The past couple of races have been successful, but we want to continue to grow. If we scheduled an event during the late spring/early summer, would you be able to/and or interested...
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NEED A NEW PRESIDENT SOON!!!
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Hi all, Wanted to let everyone know that I am retiring from full time teaching this coming spring. This is my 30th year at Willamette High and I will be 63 by the end of school. I plan on coming back half time for the next 2 years and just teach my Electrathon or Industry and Engineering Systems classes if...
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This forum needs more pictures!
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His Res Photos Needed
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My name is Ken Fiallos Pres, of the Electrathon America Foundation. We need some hi resolution photos for our National Marketing Brochure for Dec 5th, 6th, 7th National Electrathon Championship Race at Disney World. We would particularity like some of pix like of Mike Lewis's sleek car. Please sen...
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What Is Outdoor Marketing
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outdoor advertising offerings can take numerous different bureaucracy, such as billboards, partitions capes, digital billboards, transit ads (planes, buses, trains, stations, airports, and so on), eight sheet posters, and various other progressive signs each digital and conventional OOH...
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Current record(s)?
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So I am aware of the "top ten" records printed on the back of the EA handbook, but I notice that they only span a ten year period from 1999-2009. Has there been any significant changes in the record performances in the last seven years? Are national speed trials still held? Did those work the same as ou...
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Blue Sky kits and rule 4.4
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It seems that the Blue Sky kits make up the majority of the cars in competition. Many if not most of them seem to be running front wheels that are 16" in diameter. In every case I've seen with standard rollbar and 16" wheels, if you were to draw a line from the top of the roll bar to the top of the front wheel a...
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Hood River 2016-Video
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I have no idea what I am doing, still working out how to use the GoPro but here is a short bit from the Hood River race earlier this month. Also, another plug for reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/Electrathon/ The community if pretty much non existent, but i...
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