Thread: Electrathon - A Different Kind of "Hotrod"

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Don,
If you take a look at some of the cars that ran at Tampa last weekend (www.electrathonoftampabay.org) you will see that some of those teams obviously built their cars with few or no bends. The important thing is you built a car and got involved.

The venerable Scott 1 hp motor is probably the most commonly used motor in Electrathon. They are reliable and fairly efficient and they don't break the bank when you buy one.

If the car is difficult to drive, it could be a real handful on some of the twisty parking lot courses we run. I have attached a picture of a front-drive car from Miami that uses a Scott 1 hp. Notice that this car uses a go-kart style "butterfly" steering wheel. If you would like more info or pictures of this car, I can put you in touch with the owner/driver. Another option would be to go to a twin-lever style steering like some of the cars that were at Tampa.

If you look at the build part of this thread you will see that I use a combination of 1/2 and 3/4 inch EMT. Yes, the stuff works great for this. You can get conduit benders for cheap at Lowe's or Home Depot (or any hardware store) that will allow you to make all the bends and curves you need.

If your computer uses XP or Vista, there should be a "Picture Manager" program where you can crop and resize pictures. 640 x 480 is about ideal for this forum.