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White Zombie Blasts Past 12.2 Second Mark |
by Roderick Wilde
(9/29/2005)
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 Editor's Note: Roderick's reports from Sept. 28th convey the excitement of electric drag racing...
This just in via John's cell phone at the PIR track in Portland, Oregon. "White Zombie" with Tim Brehm trying to hold on to the wheel just blasted into the 12.2s with a 12.275 second run at 104.78 mph. The 60 foot time was 1.629 seconds. The two previous runs were in the 12.3s. The Zombie is HOT tonight. 12.2s are textbook Viper times. Watch out all you over-flexed "Arnold" cars, the "Zombie" is on the loose.
NEWS FLASH: Just in, "White Zombie" was down to one of the final rounds in its first night of racing in the Pro Stock Division of bracket racing as it lined up against an 11 second Camaro and blew his doors off. Both cars broke out but the Zombie got the win. The Zombie ran an incredible 12.181 ET at 105.12 mph making the crowd go wild. They had dialed in a 12.19. Some guy in the crowd was so excited he grabbed the phone from John's hands telling me how the Zombie had ate his neighbors car and when he went to look at the engine that did the deed he was blown away as he couldn't find it. Only this little tube  in there. He was so excited and so hilarious! The sixty foot time was an extremely impressive 1.613. It's all over for the Viper crowd now! Jim Husted, I hope you are reading this.
In the last run of the night there were only two cars left standing from the eliminations, "White Zombie" and an ultra hot built Camaro. As they lined up for the final shoot out for the cash the crowd went crazy cheering on the little electric. The Zombie did its best time of the night with only a two thirds charge. It turned a 12.151 second ET at 106.25 mph which is also its top speed so far. The sixty foot time was an even more impressive 1.611 seconds.  The eighth was at 7.602. Even though it lost the final round this little car continues to astound the gas crowds in the stands as it gets quicker and quicker. They're definitely out hunting for the elevens now. This all is making me feel as though we may be nearing the hundredth monkey for EV awareness. Much congratulations go to John Wayland and Tim Brehm of team "Plasma Boy Racing". This was Tim's first night ever of bracket racing and he made it to the final round. How impressive is that?!
Be sure to checkout the video on the PlasmaBoyRacing website link below!
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