OH well, If Don won't tell ya....
Alright, I have gotten my email & IMs full 4 times and I guess if Dons not gonna tell ya, I guess its my place to do it!
Here Goes:
Dan O going to NHRA was a plot, We had this all planned out! We secretly funded the new Bernstein deal to draw Ray away from being Top Dog at NHRA, and stick a racer back in the saddle.
Heres the Scoop:
We have a Prototype Battery Operated/ Electric Powered Dragster, that in testing at Bonneville has topped 304.78 mph in the standing 1/4 mile. The secret to acheive it being a raceable machine we had to make sure of this; to get it spooled up enough to take off and get a respectable 60' time.<.80 // it was a chore to get 4201.60 lb-ft torque down from an electric motor < currently the best ET we have achieved was a measly 5.609, but our engineering department is working throughout the Holiday season to make this a best case low by seasons start in Pomona.>
With Dan now in the Top Spot, we have assured him. that this will lessen the cost from Nitro Racing and still keep the excitement of the 1320, and still maintain our spot as the leading charger company.
The hard part was to adjust weight versus repectable horsepower, Engine displaced by a battery box was the chore, The offset of torque and thrust, while maintaining power to, & downforce on, the drive wheels.
Now, assuredly, we at Schumacher Electric are the Official Battery Charger Company of NHRA and have plans for the other teams to benefit by offering dyno-time & blueprints to the system for parity across the field.
It should be late 2007 for the Funny Cars, but they should be inplace by the 08 racing season.
Happy New Years to All, and a Grand Racing Season for 2007