What's it like to drive a car in an electrathon race? In Car Video: 2008 Fall CNY Electrathon Challenge at Oswego Speedway. Thanks to the Caz HS Racing Team and Communications Club, you get a first hand look at what it's like behind the wheel! The team mounted a camera in their car #NY12, and captured almost the whole race from the vantage point of the driver. Special Thanks to Emma Marsch and Tyler Lawrence for the painstaking editing they did to make this video happen!
Think it's easy? What does it take? What do you have to look for? What do the flags mean? It's easy, right? What's it like going 35 mph with your rear end 1 1/2" off the ground? Watch and see... Proposed EA Handbook Rule Changes: Let your voice be heard! Electrathon America is proposing some rule changes for next season's handbook, and now's the time to let NY Electrathon know what you think! Click Hereto see the changes and add your input to the forums!
The rain held off on a crisp fall evening at "The Indy of the East" as 300+ people came to cheer for their hometown team. Top three places are listed below. Watch for more pictures and news in the coming week!
NY Electrathon has been making the news. Click on the links below to hear an excerpt of a radio show, to see a story on News Channel 9, or to see articles about local teams prepping for the CNY Fall Electrathon Challenge at Oswego Speedway.
From the NYS Fair: Build your own roadworthy electric car!
Blue Sky Design, the company that builds the parts for the electrathon car you see on display at the fair also makes a kit to build your own Personal Electric transport for around $5000! It's called the BugE and it can be built street legal!
NY Electrathon is a website maintained by Chris Hurd and his students at Cazenovia HS in Central New York in order to get more New York teachers and students involved with electrathon racing. We also hope to make this an exceptional source of information for all things electrathon.
