Due to the extreme conditions, we kept the tire warmers on all the way to the starting line trying to keep every last bit of heat in the Yokohama rains.
Dai was ready for what he called the most challenging drive of his entire life.
Tire warmers are off just seconds before Dai is given the green flag.
Dai is off. Daryl Sampson of Turn 14 Distribution got to throw the green flag which I thought was pretty cool.
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Very cool! Congrats to Dai and the team! BEV has come a long way, and this format is perfect for the current state of battery tech. Exciting times!
Thank you!
Mike, these Pikes Peak race support stories are the best. When you talk about this car reaching the damping limits of conventional shocks, what are you options when that happens?
since we were using the stiffest commercially available springs, fortunately this was not an issue. If we had to somehow go stiffer, I would have to find another manufacturer and possibly do something like off-road shocks that have bigger pistons and more fluid flow.