On june 26th, 2011 I went out to an event called Refuel at Laguna Seca. It was an all electric car event. I came in second in my class of converted cars. The Tesla cars were wicked fast. I remembered tailing and passing a blue Nissan Leaf in the event and thinking wow I am faster than a Nissan Leaf! My garage build car is better than a production car. However there is a U-Tube video of the tan Leaf in this picture being behind me for about 2 minutes and then passing me. Hmmm....
Not sure what happened here. Possibly a case of thermal cut back? My controller starts to reduce power when it hits 85C. Time for liquid cooling and a fan. Currently I am just using a large heatsink with vertically mounted fins. Although on the freeway even going 90 it has never been a problem. But on a race track I was pushing the 550amp controller to it's limits. It was loads of fun though. Even if I got my ass kicked by a boxy economy car. :-) Speaking of getting my a#* kicked, Here's a shot taken from a Tesla Video camera. I bet the guy was thinking...Who's the guy in the slow blue car?
Speaking of getting my a#* kicked, Here's a shot taken from a Tesla Video camera. I bet the guy was thinking...Who's the guy in the slow blue car?
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