At a local airfield in Yorkshire, England, barely long enough for the required 'measured mile', the Drayson Racing Technologies managed to shatter the Electric Land Speed Record by a startling 29.7 mph. The car used for this historic run was the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, which was specifically modified for the task at hand. Powered by four electric motors, good for a combined 600 bhp, it achieved an average top speed of 204.185 mph or 328.604 km/h. We captured the record breaking B12/69EV when it was running at full power during the Goodwood Festival of Speed. In that guise, the four motors produced a combined 856 bhp.
Shortly after the company's inception, McLaren employed the services of Trojan to construct the production cars sold to customers. This arrangement lasted until the end of 1972 when McLaren ended its customer car program. To fill this void, Trojan set about creating the company's own racing car for the 1973 season. Known as the T101, this machine was designed to run in the popular F5000 championships on both sides of the Atlantic. Especially early in its life, the car proved successful, particularly in the hands of future World Champion Jody Scheckter. The Trojan T101 featured today was used among others by John Watson. Buoyed by the promising results in the manufacturer's debut year, the team stepped up to Formula 1 with the Trojan T103 Cosworth. The car boasted a clean-sheet design by Ron Tauranac of Brabham fame but sadly two tenth place finishes were the best results. After eight Grand Prix starts, the funds had run dry and the team withdrew from F1. The only T103 Cosworth raced in period has more recently been restored for historic racing and we captured it last year Monaco and Paul Ricard.
On Sunday, Pikes Peak will once again host the annual race to the skies. The entrants have already had several goes at the hill climb during practice, and today we have added new shots from the mountain to our Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution and Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak galleries.

Enjoy the links:

2012 Lola-Drayson B12/69EV - Images, Specifications and Information

2013 Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution II - Images, Specifications and Information

2013 Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak - Images, Specifications and Information

1974 Trojan T103 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information

1973 Trojan T101 Chevrolet - Images, Specifications and Information