jonescg
100 MW
Battery has been just fine. We have a 9 kWh pack that sits around doing nothing. Unless we're given longer races, there's just no need for that many kWh, and therefore weight. Its only had two race meets and a couple of track days, but otherwise brand new.
The 6 kWh pack we're currently racing on was built in 4 days with no sleep in time for round 3 of 4 last year. Remarkably, it's working solidly and still giving enough power to perform. We did notice a tapering in top speed compared to last November - 242 km/h at the end of the straight versus 250 km/h last year. I reckon the colder weather has a bit to do with it, plus the pack is a bit "well used". We hope to have another pack in for testing this week, if I get the time to finish it...
Motor and controller are as solid as they've always been. We have to take about 5 Nm from the max torque setting as we're still pulling wheelies out of turn one (at something like 180 km/h) and it makes the grip a bit less forgiving.
Now everybody get building! We need more bikes!
The 6 kWh pack we're currently racing on was built in 4 days with no sleep in time for round 3 of 4 last year. Remarkably, it's working solidly and still giving enough power to perform. We did notice a tapering in top speed compared to last November - 242 km/h at the end of the straight versus 250 km/h last year. I reckon the colder weather has a bit to do with it, plus the pack is a bit "well used". We hope to have another pack in for testing this week, if I get the time to finish it...
Motor and controller are as solid as they've always been. We have to take about 5 Nm from the max torque setting as we're still pulling wheelies out of turn one (at something like 180 km/h) and it makes the grip a bit less forgiving.
Now everybody get building! We need more bikes!