Electric drag bike 200+ mph in quarter mile

[D. Newland]

Saw this on another website. Dang this thing is fast.

Anyone know anything about it?

Drag bike (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqlyG-HIB5k&feature=player_embedded)

[monica]

It's an all electric drag bike built by Orange County Choppers in conjunction with Shawn Lawless (who owns the bike) of Lawless Industries. It's piloted by Larry "Spiderman" McBride and is the first electric vehicle to break the 6 second quarter mile and go over 200 mph in the quarter mile! This run set a National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) record in the DMC/A3 class. The record run was a debut for the bike's new battery pack built by Derek Barger of High Tech Systems. The 250 pound, 355 volt lithium battery pack has a capacity of 14.2 kWh packing in 1340 hp! The bike also features a 13-inch GE motor built by NEDRA Record Holder Dennis Berube and a 4000 amp Zilla speed controller custom designed and built by Otmar Ebenhoech.

For more information and photos see www.nedra.com.

Monica Gribben