Slowly getting things up...
Here are some pictures from the event:
http://media.fsec.ucf.edu/photos/2238-Sunday-Challenge-2007/
More still to come.
Shawn
Shawn Waggoner (FLEAA) wrote:
> We are still working on getting the photos together to post to the
> website, however, I do have 2 videos I posted to YouTube. One is of me
> running our Prius through the Autocross and the second is of Andrew
> Roddy running his new AC Propulsion eBox (much more exciting...).
>
> This was Andrew's first time ever in the autocross and he barely had a
> 100 miles on the car!
>
> For your enjoyment:
> Prius- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V-bBgNWXfI
> eBox- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bbFmpcfChg
>
> Shawn Waggoner
> FLEAA
> www.floridaeaa.org
>
> Shawn Waggoner (FLEAA) wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> The Sunday Challenge was held this past weekend at the Florida Solar
>> Energy Center (FSEC) in Cocoa Beach. The event was organized by FSEC,
>> FLEAA and the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Saturday was a
>> large demonstration of EVs, HEVs and other alt-fuel vehicles as well as
>> a fun packed autocross. Sunday was a road rally from FSEC in Cocoa to
>> FIT's campus in Melbourne about 34 miles away.
>>
>> On Saturday, several companies and individuals had vehicles on display.
>> Hybrid Technologies had 3 of their vehicles on display (a PT Cruiser,
>> Smart EV and a Mini Cooper), Andrew Roddy had his shiny new eBox from AC
>> Propulsion on display, Patterson Cycles had their beautiful electric
>> motorcycle, Charles Whalen had his RAV4EV and sleek new Vectrix cycle,
>> and South Plantation High School brought their solar car. There were
>> several EV conversions and lots of Hybrids from almost every
>> manufacturer there on display.
>>
>> After tech and safety inspections, the autocross started with
>> approximately 18 vehicles in the staging area to compete! The autocross
>> was ran by Cliff Rassweiler of ProEV (The electric Imp couldn't make
>> it...so everyone else had a chance at first!). Bob Salem was down in the
>> area and was happy to jump in and help with some of the timing. The
>> autocross field was made up of EVs and HEVs. Andrew Roddy's eBox was the
>> EV to beat that day and there was definitely a battle of the hybrids
>> going on as well. There was a new Saturn Aura, Honda Insight and first
>> and second generation Prius' on the course. In the end the Prius' were
>> battling for first and second with a Gen1 taking first and Gen2 in
>> second with the eBox a close 3rd. (There was only one 1st, 2nd and 3rd
>> place trophy for the autocross, regardless of class). There was lots of
>> great competition and fun by everyone.
>>
>> Sunday brought some lousy weather and rain...and flooded roads. Not
>> enough to drown the spirits of the drivers though! The road rally
>> commenced as scheduled with everyone leaving FSEC on set intervals to
>> rally down to FIT's campus in Melbourne. The objective was to make each
>> checkpoint on the route on the exact time interval without speeding or
>> going to slow. There were vehicles from 3 classes enter: altered EV
>> (conversions), Production EV and Alt-fuel (hybrids/bio-diesel). Out the
>> field of cars, electric and hybrids, a cycle came in first. None other
>> than our own Charles Whalen on his new Vectrix took first place overall.
>> There was a winner of each class and one for overall.
>>
>> Complete results of the autocross and rally can be seen on the FSEC website:
>>
>> http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/media/events/sundaychallenge/pdfs/SC_07_Scoring.pdf
>>
>> More info ont he Sunday Challenge and agendas can be found on the main page:
>>
>> http://www.sundaychallenge.org
>>
>> Congrats to everyone who made the event a success and helped out, but
>> chiefly to Bill Young of FSEC & FLEAA who made the event a reality and
>> huge success!
>>
>> (Pictures will be posted soon...)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Shawn Waggoner
>> FLEAA
>> www.floridaeaa.org
>>
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Here are some pictures from the event:
http://media.fsec.ucf.edu/photos/2238-Sunday-Challenge-2007/
More still to come.
Shawn
Shawn Waggoner (FLEAA) wrote:
> We are still working on getting the photos together to post to the
> website, however, I do have 2 videos I posted to YouTube. One is of me
> running our Prius through the Autocross and the second is of Andrew
> Roddy running his new AC Propulsion eBox (much more exciting...).
>
> This was Andrew's first time ever in the autocross and he barely had a
> 100 miles on the car!
>
> For your enjoyment:
> Prius- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V-bBgNWXfI
> eBox- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bbFmpcfChg
>
> Shawn Waggoner
> FLEAA
> www.floridaeaa.org
>
> Shawn Waggoner (FLEAA) wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> The Sunday Challenge was held this past weekend at the Florida Solar
>> Energy Center (FSEC) in Cocoa Beach. The event was organized by FSEC,
>> FLEAA and the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Saturday was a
>> large demonstration of EVs, HEVs and other alt-fuel vehicles as well as
>> a fun packed autocross. Sunday was a road rally from FSEC in Cocoa to
>> FIT's campus in Melbourne about 34 miles away.
>>
>> On Saturday, several companies and individuals had vehicles on display.
>> Hybrid Technologies had 3 of their vehicles on display (a PT Cruiser,
>> Smart EV and a Mini Cooper), Andrew Roddy had his shiny new eBox from AC
>> Propulsion on display, Patterson Cycles had their beautiful electric
>> motorcycle, Charles Whalen had his RAV4EV and sleek new Vectrix cycle,
>> and South Plantation High School brought their solar car. There were
>> several EV conversions and lots of Hybrids from almost every
>> manufacturer there on display.
>>
>> After tech and safety inspections, the autocross started with
>> approximately 18 vehicles in the staging area to compete! The autocross
>> was ran by Cliff Rassweiler of ProEV (The electric Imp couldn't make
>> it...so everyone else had a chance at first!). Bob Salem was down in the
>> area and was happy to jump in and help with some of the timing. The
>> autocross field was made up of EVs and HEVs. Andrew Roddy's eBox was the
>> EV to beat that day and there was definitely a battle of the hybrids
>> going on as well. There was a new Saturn Aura, Honda Insight and first
>> and second generation Prius' on the course. In the end the Prius' were
>> battling for first and second with a Gen1 taking first and Gen2 in
>> second with the eBox a close 3rd. (There was only one 1st, 2nd and 3rd
>> place trophy for the autocross, regardless of class). There was lots of
>> great competition and fun by everyone.
>>
>> Sunday brought some lousy weather and rain...and flooded roads. Not
>> enough to drown the spirits of the drivers though! The road rally
>> commenced as scheduled with everyone leaving FSEC on set intervals to
>> rally down to FIT's campus in Melbourne. The objective was to make each
>> checkpoint on the route on the exact time interval without speeding or
>> going to slow. There were vehicles from 3 classes enter: altered EV
>> (conversions), Production EV and Alt-fuel (hybrids/bio-diesel). Out the
>> field of cars, electric and hybrids, a cycle came in first. None other
>> than our own Charles Whalen on his new Vectrix took first place overall.
>> There was a winner of each class and one for overall.
>>
>> Complete results of the autocross and rally can be seen on the FSEC website:
>>
>> http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/media/events/sundaychallenge/pdfs/SC_07_Scoring.pdf
>>
>> More info ont he Sunday Challenge and agendas can be found on the main page:
>>
>> http://www.sundaychallenge.org
>>
>> Congrats to everyone who made the event a success and helped out, but
>> chiefly to Bill Young of FSEC & FLEAA who made the event a reality and
>> huge success!
>>
>> (Pictures will be posted soon...)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Shawn Waggoner
>> FLEAA
>> www.floridaeaa.org
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> For subscription options, see
>> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev
>>
>>
>
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