Posted on 07/16/2017 5:01:57 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
Formula E took over part of the waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook on Sunday, the second of two race days for the Qualcomm New York City ePrix.
The Formula One-style, open-wheel cars reach speeds of 140 mph but only about 80 decibels, compared with 130 decibels for the cars with combustion engines. Instead of screaming down the straightaways the way F1 cars do, FE cars buzz like giant, steal hummingbirds. And they run clean and green.
Sam Bird from the DS Virgin Racing team won Sunday’s 49-lap race over the narrow 1.2-mile, 10-turn track from the pole to sweep the weekend races for team owner Richard Branson, the billionaire adventurer.
The 3-year-old FE series is sanctioned by the International Federation of Automobiles, the governing body for Formula One, making the New York City ePrix the first race run by a major motorsports organization in the five boroughs. The street course was squeezed into an industrial area that has become more residential in recent years. Red Hook is known for its microbreweries, food trucks and an Ikea where New Yorkers can buy cheap furniture for their expensive apartments. With the track right next to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, the Statute of Liberty had a great view of the starting grid.
Twenty drivers started the race with enough battery power to make it through about 25 laps. They switch cars during the race and the key is energy conservation. Drivers are careful not to lean too hard on the accelerator and can recharge the battery when braking.
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Steal hummingbirds? That’s legal in New York?
NOT “green”, battery powered. All of the pollutants are on the front end, and the waste stream. Gives the appearance of being “green” allowing libs to feel good about themselves.
Well that makes my leg feel tingly and warm like suffosed two when said events coincide... Hope they are charging up batteries with clean nuke Power.
In Seattle they have electric car drag racing; they accelerate faster than fuel dragsters and a higher end speed.
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Fake F ing news they are not ENGINES they are MOTORS Idiots
Wow! Can’t wait to see the Indianapolis 75.
Let’s see them do the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the NASCAR Daytona 500 or Coca-Cola 600 against the fuel burners.
They SWITCH CARS During the Race !?!
You Got to be kidding me!
What’s The Point?
Me: "So - what's it run on?"I then broke it to him that the juice he gets from his outlet comes from the power company, which is coal-fired. He wasn't too thrilled to hear that.
Him: [proudly] "It's an all-electric!"
Me: "Ah! So it runs on coal."
Him [sputtering] "No...no! It's electric powered!"
LAME.
You Got to be kidding me!
They should have stuck with slot car racing...
Yeah! Right! Those batteries have to be recharged! Where does the power for recharging come from?
Why,...From Those old "polluting" power plants!
I guess they didn't consider that!
Nitwits!
Your ESL class is in room 102, just down the hall.
Do you have a link for that? All I found is 185 mph cars that were somewhat ironically cooled with dry ice.
Formula Dentist Drill.
They were so fast, they ran away from the rest of the field -- but were a flop.
Why? They were too quiet!
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"Whissshh" was a flop.
Does anyone think, "Whizzzzz" will be a bigger hit with serious racing fans?
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Maybe spoked wheels and playing cards... '-)
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