Drayson Racing sets three Electric World Land Speed Records
The new records build on the Drayson Racing team’s existing electric land speed record portfolio.
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The FIA Land Speed Records Commission announced today the homologation of three new World Land Speed Records by Drayson Racing.
At Elvington Airfield in North Yorkshire, England from October 8th-10th Lord Paul Drayson and his teammate Jonny Cocker set these new electric records.
The airfield’s 3000m runway saw the team’s all-electric prototype racing car achieve three flying starts of 1 km in 10.802 seconds with an average speed of 333.271 km/h, 1 mile in 17.549 seconds with an average speed of 333.271 km/h and a 4 mile stopped start in 9.742 seconds with an average speed of 148.676 km/h.
On the new record attempts, Lord Drayson (CEO) commented: “We are continuing the testing and development programme of our electric drivetrain technology and we are delighted with the results achieved. The engineering challenge of accelerating a 995kg electric car to these speeds and then stopping in time on such a short runway is pretty intense, but it’s a great proving ground for our technology. It’s also an exciting way of demonstrating what’s possible with a state of the art electric vehicle.”
The new records build on the Drayson Racing team’s existing electric land speed record portfolio. The team is a pioneer of green racing technologies and was one of the first to sign up for the FIA Formula E Championship in 2014.
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