Sprint/Hillclimb. What class would a Tesla be in?

[papercup]

Serious question. Anyone know?

cheers

Andy

[anonymous-user]

sports libre at a guess but what capacity i wouldnt know. libre is pretty much a "catch all" category and caters for the MSA defined sports libre stuff, as well as whatever turns up and the eligibility scrutineer cant shoehorn in elsewhere!

[carl_w]

There's an apocryphal story of someone running an electric car at a hillclimb with 1500 yards of cable...

[eastlmark]

at least the return loop will be all down hill.

[papercup]

eastlmark said:

at least the return loop will be all down hill.

Its a sprint, not a hillclimb. I just said both as its the same class.

Quarter mile, standing start. But a sprint, not a drag race.

[eastlmark]

If you are serious about it, I suggest you contact the organising club of the championship you intend to run in to sort out a class for you. expect some protests should you win though!

[GreenV8S]

papercup said:

Serious question. Anyone know?

cheers

Andy

Probably none, unless you can find a local championship with unconventional tech regs (or an organising club willing to extend their regs to let you in). In the same way that you wouldn't eligible to compete on a push bike, or roller skates, and so on. The conventional regs are set up for petrol/diesel engined cars.

[Porlock]

As a C of C I think my easy answer would be to make a class for Tesla's and try to encourage a few more out!! I did pose this question at an MSA forum early this year and Tony Fletcher was doing the forum told me that the MSA have it in hand?????

[carl_w]

I have a feeling that someone is campaigning an electric car in the British Hillclimb Championship next year, so presumably the MSA do indeed have it in hand. www.uphillracers.com might be a better place to ask, or the HSA forums.

Edited by carl_w on Sunday 8th November 13:55

[rustybin]

There is a new reg in the blue book next year stating that requirements will be available from the MSA and included in the Supplementary Regs for the events, so down to the organiser effectively though I would also get on to the MSA and enquire as to what their 'available on application' requirements will be as they may weel provide guiudance on internal combustion equivalence.

[Skylinecrazy]

carl_w said:

I have a feeling that someone is campaigning an electric car in the British Hillclimb Championship next year, so presumably the MSA do indeed have it in hand. www.uphillracers.com might be a better place to ask, or the HSA forums.

Edited by carl_w on Sunday 8th November 13:55

Isn't Graheme wright running an electric car?

[lord summerisle]

Skylinecrazy said:

carl_w said:

I have a feeling that someone is campaigning an electric car in the British Hillclimb Championship next year, so presumably the MSA do indeed have it in hand. www.uphillracers.com might be a better place to ask, or the HSA forums.

Edited by carl_w on Sunday 8th November 13:55

Isn't Graheme wright running an electric car?

GWjunior was in the middle of building his electric hillclimber, but ran out of budget before the start of the season. He's been concentrating on his budget single seater project - to have an OMS Hornet rival ready for sale

[peterperkins]

There is a Rally CVT MK1 Insight that's irked a few in the 1000cc championship by giving a good performance. I'm now involved with tweaking the electric side to get some more power to show the Micra boy's who's boss!! We have just fitted a lithium battery for three times available capacity
In this particular situation the motor is basically on full power or full regeneration for as long as the battery lasts suplementing the 1.0L 3 cylinder vtec sewing machine.

A few older videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig4yUAS7qIg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al7trVA1pTQ

[Skylinecrazy]

lord summerisle said:

Skylinecrazy said:

carl_w said:

I have a feeling that someone is campaigning an electric car in the British Hillclimb Championship next year, so presumably the MSA do indeed have it in hand. www.uphillracers.com might be a better place to ask, or the HSA forums.

Edited by carl_w on Sunday 8th November 13:55

Isn't Graheme wright running an electric car?

GWjunior was in the middle of building his electric hillclimber, but ran out of budget before the start of the season. He's been concentrating on his budget single seater project - to have an OMS Hornet rival ready for sale

The Raptor?