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[Nunz]

200 mph electric quarter mile was done nearly a decade ago.

In a dragster?

 

[Cliff]

Electric Motorcycle Breaks 7-Second, 200 MPH Quarter Mile

In the time it takes you to read this sentence, Larry "Spiderman" McBride set the first 200 mph quarter-mile run on an electric motorcycle. Crossing the line in 6.94 seconds and at a terminal speed of 201.37 mph, Spiderman and his Lawless Electric Rocket bike have set not only an electric...

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On a motorcycle.

 

[Jimbo]

Sometimes the future just might be steering us right in the face and we just don't want to admit it.
Another mile stone in drag racing may change everything down the road and bring in a lot more new fans.

Just thinking out loud.
Jim Hill
www.nostalgicracingdecals.com

 

[robinjackson]

This just appeared yesterday on RoadAndTrack.com about the Young Brothers' 'Black Current' electric VW:

This All-Electric VW Beetle Drag Car Can Run an Eight-Second Quarter-Mile

A silent killer.

www.roadandtrack.com

 

[Cliff]

Robin, this was cool! Really liked the way the car looked & it always seemed to go straight. When I watch videos of Santa Pod, there are always a bunch of Bugs. Love those cars. By the way, do you guys have any idea of when drag racing will start again in UK?

 

[robinjackson]

Thanks, Cliff. I'm not a VW fan myself, but I'm always amazed at the sheer numbers that show up when Santa Pod hosts VW events. They come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and performance capabilities. A few years ago, one of the announcers commented, "We've just had a camper-van go down the track quicker than the quickest Ferrari we've ever seen here!"

On the other hand, I remember watching one match in which a guy dialled in at 17 seconds had to give a 6-second head start to the woman in the other lane. Not often you see a 23-second dial-in at a dragstrip -- humans can run the distance in less than twice the time. They took a while to reach the finish, and when they did, the woman won.

As of this moment, we have no idea when it might all start again. Just like everyone everywhere, to be frank.