KillaCycle Pilot Scotty Pollacheck "lights 'em up" alongside Team Leader Bill Dube.
One of our favorite guests from our shoot in Iceland, Bill Dube and his KillaCycle Team, made headlines this past week in Colorado with a new EV world speed record.
On Thursday October 23rd, 2008, Team KillaCycle set their latest drag racing world record at Bandimere Raceway. Rider Scotty Pollacheck piloted the wickedly fast all electric A123Systems NanoPhosphate battery powered motorcycle down the quarter mile in only 7.89 seconds, ending with a top speed of 168 MPH.
Scotty’s run qualifies as a new official NEDRA (National Electric Drag Racing Association) record, vaulting the KillaCycle into the history books as the world’s quickest quarter mile electric vehicle of any kind.
The KillaCycle’s A123Systems battery pack is comprised of 1,210 type ANR26650M1 cells arranged to deliver 375 VDC. The motorcycle’s Hi-Torque Electric motor was adjusted to draw 1850 amps for this particular run.
Click here to view a gallery of photos of the KillaCycle at Bandimere Raceway.
To read more about Team KillaCycle’s history making run visit their Bandimere 7.89 seconds blog entry here.
Congratulations Team KillaCycle!
[Source: Team KillaCycle]
