On 21 Mar 2018 at 10:47, Paul Compton via EV wrote: > Definitely not 'Kids' books!
Oops, sorry, no offense meant! I misread the linked bio page. I'm not familiar with the Ratha books, but they sound interesting. I'll check them out. Regardless, still glad to hear she's doing well. Clare had a lot of EV work going back in the day. She was active in (a founder of maybe?) WE'RE-IT, the Women's Electric Racing Team. WE'RE-IT competed in EV track racing events, including the Phoenix APS Electrics. I'm pretty sure that another EVDL member of that era, Mary Ann Chapman, was also a WE'RE-IT member. Mary Ann designed the outstanding Desert Lightning S10 conversion, and IIRC had a hand in helping to formulate the NEC's first EV charging regulations. They messed it up anyway. :-( Below is another from the same series of Clare's old EVDL posts. She drops a few famous EV names here, including Bob Schneeveis, Otmar Ebenhoech, and Allan Cocconi. Bob Schneeveis's Snow White: https://web.stanford.edu/dept/SUL/library/extra4/sloan/EVonline/evaosc/94 04/page8.htm https://v.gd/4IiWHI Otmar Ebbenhoech, creator of the Zilla motor controller and all kinds of unorthodox EVs from an electric sofa to his current project, a Tesla-powered stretched VW Westfalia: http://cafeelectric.com/stretchla/about/ Allan Cocconi, genius EE, whose gorgeous T-Zero roadster inspired the Tesla Roadster Mk I: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Propulsion_tzero ===== >From Ce****@AOL.COM Mon Sep 16 08:53:29 1996 Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 01:12:42 -0400 From: Clare Bell <Ce****@AOL.COM> Reply-To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> To: Multiple recipients of list EV <[email protected]> Subject: EVs in SCCA I'm really glad to hear that SCCA is considering a class for EVs. Actually, here in Northern CA, a number of EVs have already raced in SCCA Solo 2 Autocross. The first one that I know of in this area was my #13 Porsche 914, which ran at San Jose Fairgrounds (parking lot autocross) in the summer 1993. Dan Sullivan and I took turns at the wheel. Sullivan (not the famous one, but a very good road race driver who also drives the ESR 1) turned some pretty good laps against gas cars. I didn't do too bad, except I spun the Porsche. During 1994 and 1995, I ran #13 intermittently in SCCA Solo 2 events in the San Francisco Bay SCCA Region. These included Candlestick Park, Oakland Coliseum, Mather Airforce Base and others. I was usually asigned to class OSP (Open Street Prepared). Since I'm not the best autocross driver (yet), I've hunted up folks who run gas 914s and put them in #13. Several have come away with impressive times, so the car can definitely do it. #13 also was the first electric on-track at Sears Point Raceway during an SCCA Solo 1 road race (also 1993). The EV ran demo laps with Sullivan driving and me as passenger. Great fun! Bob Schneeveis usually excels at anything mechanical he attempts and he's been cleaning up the SCCA Solo 2 track with SnoWhite and his Fiat X1-9 since 1994. SnoWhite with Otmar Ebbenhoech at the wheel, has posted some impressive times. SnoWhite has gone in A-Modified, the Fiat runs against me and #13 in OSP. Bob himself drives the X1-9 and regularly pastes me. (The limitation here is the driver -- me.) With Otmar's 1000-amp controller, the Fiat is one mean machine. The ESR-1 has also been running Solo 2 autocross, and has developed into a worthy competitor for SnoWhite. I think some electric Rabbits here have also run Solo2, though Rabbits have a tendency to lift a rear wheel in corners. Recently both Bob's Fiat and my Porsche have been sidelined -- Bob because he needs his monster controller back and me because I blew up the Porsche's motor. But as soon as I get my motor back in and Bob has the 1000-amper, watch out, gas cars! Actually the SCCA crowd gets a bang out of the EVs. Every time I've gone, people have said, "I'm really glad you're here", or "What a neat idea!!" etc. I've had no negative responses. If the SCCA National Committee wants to know what it is like to have EVs in Solo2 competition, they should talk to the SF Regional. Previous president Katie Elder (she's really good) has driven several of the above EVs. It helps if the EV entry drivers work the track and help with tech inspect. And if EV drivers learn how to do tech inspections, they can help formulate the tech inspect rules for their cars. Hey, you guys with EV tire-burners, such as Rod Wilde's RX-7, John Wayland's White Zombie and ??; make' em handle and take 'em out to Solo2. It educates the public and it's a ton of fun. I also think that Al Cocconi should put his Honda CRX in SCCA Solo 2. That car would absolutely macerate the gas-guzzlers and bring AC Propulsion a lot of publicity. Hey, Allan, if you'e looking for someone to organize an EV racing team, or even a womens' EV racing team. WE'RE-IT has done pretty decently at Phoenix, all told, considering. Or get a Cocconi drivetrain in #13? Dream on, Clare.... cb David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
