Thank you. Funny, that Cloud car got rebuilt a couple years ago, raced locally (Oregon) then sold and is still being run.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 21, 2022, at 2:40 PM, EV List Lackey via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Here are a couple of early EV list messages referencing Electrathon racing > and cars. I hope Bill doesn't object to the memories. :-) > > ===== > > Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 15:05:43 -0600 > From: Bill Dube' <bdube@xxxx> > Reply-To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <EV@xxxx> > To: Multiple recipients of list EV <EV@xxxx> > Subject: Re: Feasability of canabalising an old fork lift truck. > >> I am on an extremely low budget and would like to do my own >> conversion. The aim being to produce a car capable of driving 20 >> miles per day at a top speed of 50mph. > > Think small. The secret to building a cheap vehicle is to build a > small vehicle. My Electrathon vehicle will do about 45 mph in top gear, wide > open. It won't do this for long, but it will do it. Most Electrathon > vehicles travel about 25 miles in an hour. Some do more. Others do less. > They do this on two 22NF batteries that weigh about 64 pounds. The vehicles > typically weigh about 350 to 400 pounds with the driver. > > The big drawback is safety. The little 'thon vehicle might be tough > to see by a big ICE driver that is not expecting anything so small to be on > the road. I doubt that some ICE drivers would even notice as they squashed > you like a bug. > > I would think that a slightly larger vehicle would be best for > everyday use on main streets. My friend, Jay Taylor, converted an old BMW > Iseta (Steve Urkle type car). It had the range and top speed very close to > what you are asking for. I think he used a golf cart motor, 48 volts of > batteries, and a Curtis controller. I know that he didn't have a tremendous > amount of money into it. He also converted a motorcycle in a similar manner. > > Again, he didn't spend a lot of money to do it. These sorts of conversions > might be just the ticket for you. > > Paul Anschel <pa067203@xxxx> has converted a > motorcycle as well. I'm sure he didn't spend a lot of money either. You > might want to talk to him about his conversion. I think he has a small web > page too. > > > _ /| > \'o.O' > =(___)= > U > Bill Dube' > (dewBAY) > bdube@xxxx > ===== > > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 14:07:55 -0700 > Reply-To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <EV@xxxx> > Sender: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <EV@xxxx> > From: Bill Dube' <bdube@xxxx> > Subject: Electrathon Stuff (new record) > > I just got my Electrathon newsletter last night. I was happy to see > that a new distance record of just over 37 miles was set. This was on a > velodrome and was set by Loy Cloud in Dave Cloud's car. This is really quite > an accomplishment using 64 pounds of lead-acid batteries. > > Does anyone know if there is going to be a national Electrathon > event this year? I know last year's nationals were a nightmare for Gary > Raymond and I wouldn't blame him for intellegent pain-avoidance this time > around. > > I have a new (tiny) driver/helper this year and I fully intend to > make the "Black Canoe" fully functional for the coming season. > > _ /| > \'o.O' > =(___)= > U > Bill Dube' > (dewBAY) > bdube@xxxx > > David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey > > To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my > offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Then there was the lovable fully-armored Renfair performer > who insisted on showing everyone his artistic photography, > just so he could hear them say "Good prints, sweet knight." > > -- Anonymous > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
