9th Annual Power of DC
August 28-30, 2009

Featuring SCCA AutoCross, NEDRA Drag Racing,
East of the Mississippi EAA Conference
and the Fun Run in the Sun Solar Car
Cross Country Launch

Join us for the 2009 Power of DC in Hagerstown, Maryland. This will be our 9th annual race. Last year was one of the best events we've had yet and we hope to do it again with an EV Show and Display Friday, the Electric and Hybrid SCCA AutoCross on Saturday and the NEDRA 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 drag racing will be the Mason Dixon Dragway. The drag race is sanctioned by the National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA). Below is the design for this year's T-shirt. The sponsors will be listed on the back.

East of the Mississippi EAA Conference
Register for the Conference here

Being held in conjunction with the Power of DC is the East of the Mississippi EAA Chapters Conference August 28-30.

Guest speakers include Jon Lilley, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Project Coordinator, and Nat Pearre, Energy & Transportation Analyst, with the V2G EBox (shown to the right) from the University of Delaware. Robb Protheroe from Plug-in Supply will also be at the Conference to discuss Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle technology and will have his line of products on display.

Visit the East of the Mississippi web page for the full conference agenda and registration.

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

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. Comfort Suites is offering us a special $75.00 a night rate. For reservations call them at Phone: (301) 791-8100. Just mention "Power of DC." 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 pr@nedra.com. In the meantime check out the photos and summary of the 2008 event.

2009 POWER OF DC SCHEDULE

Friday, August 28

Location: Comfort Suites
1801 Dual Highway
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm - Arrive. Charging available at the hotel
7:00 pm EV Show and Display open to the public at Comfort Suites

See the East of the Mississippi EAA Conference for the conference agenda which will coincide with the Power of DC Racing agenda.

2009 POWER OF DC SCCA AUTOCROSS
Saturday, August 29 from 9am 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.

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 at Golden Coral, right next to the where the AutoCross is held.

2009 POWER OF DC DRAGRACE
Sunday, August 30 noon till 5:00pm (this is a guestimated schedule)

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

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.

2008 Photo Gallery (Over 100 pictures from two days of racing)

Race results for AutoCross and Drag Race

MEDIA LINKS

MSNBC Hagerstown 25
Story and Video
http://dcpages.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=5107
Search "Owners Of Electric Cars Showcase Their Wheels At Mason Dixon"

The Herald
News Story
http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=195366&format=html

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

Richardson's Restaurant
710 Dual Highway
Hagerstown, Maryland
301-733-3660

Sunday, June 1 from noon till 5:00pm

Location: Mason-Dixon Dragway
21344 National Pike Boonsboro, MD 21713

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.

DOWNLOADABLE FLYER

Download the official 2008 Power of DC Flyer

MAP OF 2008 EVENTS

A convenient map lists times and locations of the events and hotels.

JPEG Version of Map
PDF Version of Map

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.

REGISTRATION

Please RSVP at futurev@radix.net

MEDIA COVERAGE

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.