[PPRAANet] For those doing the 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

[John Bloodgood]

The electrics can be fun to watch.  Year before last an electric won the race.  https://arstechnica.com/cars/2015/07/1-megawatt-electric-car-sets-a-new-record-at-pikes-peak-hillclimb/  They don't lose power with gains in altitude the way gas engines do.  Funny thing is they have to have sirens on them so people know they are coming, whereas the gas powered cars you can hear from a long way off.  In fact, in 2015 the first car on the course was a quiet electric so when the second car, a gas powered Porsche, came up backfiring like cannon shots and roaring like a jet, it scared my log keeper (wife).  You can watch the 2015 winning run at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMjsAMlXGBI  (you may catch a really quick glimpse of our blue Ford Escape as he makes a left at 3:05).  They also typically have a few electric motorcycles.







John Bloodgood, KD0SFY
Emergency Coordinator & Public Information Officer
Region 2 District 2, Colorado ARES (Pikes Peak ARES)
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From: ppraanet-bounces at mailman.qth.net <ppraanet-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Glenn <n3ulw at comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 9:29 AM
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Subject: [PPRAANet] For those doing the 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

     To All:

   Keep your eyes out for this car!! Faraday Future announced this
morning that its FF 91 electric car will be participating in the 2017
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. 1,050 horsepower on tap from its
electric all-wheel drive system and four-wheel steering and
torque-vectoring.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/faraday-future-bringing-its-ff-91-electric-car-to-the-pikes-peak-hill-climb/?ftag=CAD13782fc&bhid=21088775958325053417569391943282

     Glenn  n3ulw

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