Whitby’s Electric FFR ‘33 Hot Rod Competes in the 2012 Power of DC

[Mad Dog]

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You may remember when we posted that our good friends at Whitby Motorcars built an all-electric Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod (http://www.factoryfive.com/whats-new/whitby-goes-all-electric/) a year ago. Today, Whitby owner Jeff Collins e-mailed us some photos of the car taking part in an autocross at FedEx Field in Landover, MD!

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Ken Clayton drove the Hot Rod during the Power of DC Autocross event held last weekend where they ran a time of 82.8 seconds in the pouring rain! Ken said that the car handled really well and also said, “they had several FFR Roadsters there and on a dry pavement they were running in the low 70′s.”

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Thanks to Ken, Mike, and the crew at Whitby for sharing this fun story!

[WIS89]

Way to go Jeff and team!!

Looks like you all had a blast. But even better, demonstrated the awesome capabilities of the car, and the viability of the electric version. Good for you all! I have to confess that I am not at all "shocked" that you did well!! And I got a real "charge" out of your story! Hopefully there will be little "resistance" to folks accepting this idea!

OK, I am done with the puns; it had to be done! Sorry y'all!!

Regards,

Steve

[Tom Veale]

Thanks for the photos. Somehow still photography and no sound seems appropriate for an Electric Hot Rod! There wouldn't be much sound anyway!! :)

(except for some cheering, of course!)

Slip-slidin' away in the '33 can be a lot of fun in the wet.