Dave Bolling racing his Tesla at our 2009 Event
(Photo: Kevin Gilbert)
Featuring Electric AutoCross
and Drag Racing
Join
us for the 2010 Power of DC in Hagerstown, Maryland. This will be our
10th Anniversary race. Last year was one of the best events we've had
yet and we hope to do it again with the Electric and Hybrid SCCA AutoCross
and EV Display on Saturday and the NEDRA
(National Electric Drag Racing Association) Drag Race on Sunday. The
AutoCross will be set up, once again, by the pros from the Washington
Chapter of the Sports Car Club of American and the hosts for the NEDRA
drag racing will be the Mason Dixon Dragway.
See the Photo Gallery including YouTube footage
from our 2009 event.
Registration Information
Also
having us again this year will be the Comfort Suites in Hagerstown (1801
Dual Highway in Hagerstown) who is also helping with the plans for this
year's event. Call Comfort Suites at (301) 791-8100 for reservations.
We would also like to thank the Hagerstown-Washington
County Convention and Visitor's Bureau for sponsoring and promoting
this year's race.
There's
plenty of time to get those EVs ready and to plan for the event. So
we hope to see you then. Check back often for further details. If you
do plan to attend or have questions just send me, Chip Gribben, an email
at futurev@radix.net. or call me at
301-490-0657. Cell phone is 240-687-1678.
Jimerico's New Adaptor
Plate to be Auctioned
New
for 2010 at the Power of DC is the introduction of Jimerico's
new universal adaptor plate system which fits Warp 9's and 11's as well
as the ADC 9's and the Kostov 9's. Developed by Jim Husted of High Torque
electric and Eric Pedersen of Mountain Machining Inc., the new adaptor
plate system simplifies the installation of the motor without expensive
machining and time consuming measuring. Included in the kit is a large
bearing that is much more suited for the side load being placed on it.
The bearing is good to 6K RPM's. We will be auctioning/raffeling off
this new adapator plate at the event on Sunday.
Fun Run in the Sun
Charlie Garlow and Jo Reyes are building an awesome solar powered X-Treme
BugE that will be traveling cross country beginning from the Power of
DC. Be there for the send-off on Sunday afternoon. Visit the Fun
Run in the Sun website for more information
2010 POWER OF DC SCHEDULE
2010 POWER OF DC SCCA AUTOCROSS AND EV SHOW
Friday, June 4
Arrivals for the the event. Although not an official event day.
Some people arrive the night before.
AUTOCROSS AND EV SHOW AND SHINE
Saturday, June 5, 9:00 am till about 4:00 pm
Location: Valley Mall (Macy's parking lot)
Near 1-70 and I-81
Hagerstown, Maryland
Racing Fee: $25.00 per car which will help pay for insurance. Spectators
are free. Open to EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids. Vehicle height cannot
exceed vehicle width or at the SCCA's official descretion. We will also
have an EV Shown and Shine, so bring your EVs to show
8:00 am to 9:00am - Arrive and set up
9:00 am to 10:00 am - Registration
10:00 am to 4:00 pm - AutoCross
12:00 pm - Lunch (plenty of places to eat at the Mall)
4:00 pm - Tear down
6:00 pm - Dinner, Reception and AutoCross Awards (Location to be determined)
DRAGRACE
Sunday, June 6, noon till 5:00 pm Location: Mason-Dixon
Dragway
21344 National Pike Boonsboro, MD 21713
Racing Fee: $25.00 per vehicle. $10 for spectators. Open to EVs and
hybrids. Must be a NEDRA member to compete for NEDRA records. NEDRA
Records only available for EVs. All vehicles must pass Mason-Dixon inspection.
Minimum age to race is 16 with driver's License. Driver must be the
one registered on the Tech Card.
11:00 am - Gates open
12:00 pm - Drag racing till 5:00 pm
6:00 pm - Awards Presentation/Raffle 6:30 pm - Tear down
7:00 pm - Dinner at Ledo's
Ledo Pizza (our usual haunt after the Power of DC)
1423 Dual Hwy
Hagerstown, MD
301-766-4900
2009 Power of DC
One of the Best of DCs ever!!!!
August 28-30, 2009
NEDRA
News, Sept 1 - The 9th
Annual Power of DC held in Hagerstown Maryland August 28-30
was a complete success with 17 vehicles racing, two NEDRA Records broken
and two more inductees into the NEDRA 100 mph Club.
Below is a video of Don Auker's electric Tesla vs Shawn
Lawless' (OBS-Orange Blossom Special) electric junior dragster driven
by Chip Gribben.
Production EVs
1) 12.672 (103.93 mph) Dave Bolling - 2009 red Tesla Sport
2) 12.975 (103.42 mph) Don Auker - 2008 blue Tesla
3) 13.297 (99.36 mph) Tom Jamison - 2009 prismatic blue Tesla
4) 16.008 (87.76 mph) Ken Barbour - 2009 Mini-E
5) 20.117 (62.57 mph) Bryan Murtha - Ranger EV
6) 20.856 (63.73 mph) Bryan Murtha - RAV-4 EV
NEDRA RECORD
Unofficially, the James Madison University Norton Electra is the SMC/H
record holder at 16.448 (81.62 mph) and Dave Cover in the SC/B class.
BEST OF SHOW
1) Jeff Disinger - Awesome airbrushed drag bike, "Predator"
2) Alan Arrinson - Really cool and detailed teal green VW Truck
3) James Madison University - 1950's era beautifully restored "Norton
Electra"
Sponsors included:
KTA Services
EV Parts
Manzanita Micro
EV Consulting
Hot Juice Electric
Hi-Torque Electric
Hagerstown Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Valley Mall
Florida Electric Auto Association
Electric Vehicle Association of Washington DC
Younger Toyota
Comfort Suite
The Tractor Store
Westwall Murray
Visit the Power of DC Website for all the info and feel
free to contact Chip Gribben at pr@nedra.com
or (301) 490-0657.
2008 Power of DC
2008
POWER OF DC RACING UPDATE
June 5, 2008 - Despite a few scattered thunderstorms the 2008 Power
of DC was a successful event with 144 AutoCross runs made on Saturday
and 2 NEDRA records broken on Sunday! Both events had 15 vehicles racing
on both days and many more EVs and hybrids in attendance and on display.
People came from across the US to the Power of DC from Virginia to California.
CBS News, NBC, Planet Green, The Herald and the Discovery Channel came
out to cover the excitement.
At
the AutoCross on Saturday David Chen sped his Blue Streak 48-volt
E-cart around the course in just 24 seconds. Dave Erb, driving Bob Salem's
EV Rabbit truck, ELECTRKwent head to head throughout the day
with Roy Nutter's US Electricar S-10 Pickup truck. Dave Cover easily
handled the pylons with his Porsche 944 and Joe Lado did 27 laps on
the course with his bright yellow Destiny 2000 Fiero! The course
was set up by SCCA professional driver Brian Garfield and the staff
of the Washington Chapter of the SCCA.
On
Sunday, NEDRA President
Shawn Lawless debute his new dragster, Juiced Up piloted by
Eric Stanislaw, and on it's second run made a 131 mph pass at 9.75 seconds.
Shawn's other entry, AGNuS (All Go No Show) drag bike, with
rider Bryan Seara made a run at 127 mph in 9.98 seconds. Andrew Barlow,
from California, took home a NEDRA record with his 24-volt bike Orange
Crush, running 58 miles an hour in the quarter.
POWER OF DC T-SHIRTS AND PROGRAMS We actually ran out of shirts and are printing more. If you
would like to order one give me a call at 240-687-1678 or email at futurev@radix.net
2008 POWER OF DC SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 31 from 9am till 5pm
Location: Southend Shopping Center next to Aaron's
1181 Maryland Avenue, Hagerstown
Racing Fee: $25.00 per car which will help pay for insurance. Spectators
are free. Open to EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids. Vehicle height cannot
exceed vehicle width.
8:00 am to 9:00am - Arrive and set up
9:00 am to 10:00 am - Registration
10:00 am to 4:00 pm - AutoCross
12:00 pm - Lunch (available at the event)
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Range rally (tentative)
2:00 to 3:00 pm - Judging for Show-n-Shine
4:30 pm - Drag Racing at Mason Dixon (approximate time)
5:00 pm - Raffle
5:00 pm - Awards (tentative - may be at dinner)
6:30 pm - Dinner and Reception at Richardson's Restaurant
Racing Fee: $25.00 per vehicle. Rainchecks from last year's event are
accepted. Open to EVs and hybrids. Must be a NEDRA member to compete
for NEDRA records. NEDRA Records only available for EVs.
10:30 am - Gates open
12:00 pm - Drag racing till 4:00 pm
1:00 pm - Lawless $500 1/8 mile motorcycle challenge
5:00 pm - Awards Presentation/Raffle 6:30 pm - Dinner and Reception at Ledo's Pizza
Ledo Pizza (our usual haunt after the Power of DC)
1423 Dual Hwy
Hagerstown, MD
301-766-4900
SPONSORS
Visit our sponsor page for links to the
sponsors who have made this event possible.
Click here
for a detailed layout of the Saturday Events.
HOTELS
Comfort Suites (1801 Dual Highway in Hagerstown)
is offering PDCers a special $75.00 per night rate on a first come first
serve basis. A 30 percent discount off their regular rate. Call 301-791-8100
for reservations
The Plaza
Hotel located at Exit 5 off I-81, 1 mile north of
I-70, is convenient to the AutoCross and is offering discount rooms
for the event. Call 800-732-0906 for reservations.
$75.00 - Standard Room - 1 person
$85.00 - Standard Room - 2 people
For both hotels, mention Power of DC when
you make your reservations, to receive the discount prices. There is
a Jazz Festival the same weekend so reserve early.
Click here for a listing of other area
hotels. There are hotels along Dual Blvd which is on our hotel page
and along Halfway Blvd.
AIRPORTS AND TRANSPORTATION
Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) Baltimore, MD 21240
(77 miles to Hagerstown, 1 hour 20 minutes)
Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) 1 Saarinen Circle
Dulles, VA 20166-7506
(60 miles to Hagerstown, 1 hour 10 minutes)
The area is served by Baltimore International Airport (BWI),
Dulles and National Airports. Each airport is about 70 miles from Hagerstown
(1 hour 15 minute drive). Hagerstown Regional Airport transfers from
BWI and also serves the area, however please check with your booking
or travel agent concerning flights to Hagerstown Regional.
Planet Green from the Discovery Channel and the Travel Channel are
both expected to be at this year's event.
EV AUTOCROSS
The Sports Car Club of America will be setting up our AutoCross event.
This event is open to both hybrids and EVs. Vehicles should not be higher
then they are wide. Charging will be provided.
NEDRA DRAG RACING
We will be racing a NEDRA sanctioned drag race on June 1 at the Mason
Dixon Dragway. See the NEDRA website
for appropriate rules, records and classes. Charging will be provided.
CHARGING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
A 70 kW diesel generator will be available on both days. The electric
panel, designed by BadFishRacing's Darin Gilbert, will have available
a NEMA 10-30 and 14-30 240 volt outlet as well as 16 120 volt outlets.
Call Chip Gribben at 301-490-0657 or cell at 240-687-1678 or email
at futurev@radix.net if you need
more information.
AUCTIONS AND RAFFLES
We will be auctioning off custom made 6.7 inch motors built by Jim Husted
and a motor provided by Thunderstruck Motors. And we will also be raffling
off some other goodies provided by our sponsors. Bidders must be present
at the event.
Also
having us again this year will be the Comfort Suites in Hagerstown (1801
Dual Highway in Hagerstown) who is also helping with the plans for this
year's event. Call Comfort Suites at (301) 791-8100 for reservations.
We would also like to thank the 
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plenty of time to get those EVs ready and to plan for the event. So
we hope to see you then. Check back often for further details. If you
do plan to attend or have questions just send me, Chip Gribben, an email
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