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If you are like me, you love the sound of a performance racing engine being put to work.

But, there is another sound of racing that has made its place in racing today.  PRI is not ignoring EV racing and even has a special section of PRI to showcase what is going on with electric vehicle racing and providing EV racers with a chance to see just what is out there.

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Above is an EV version of a formula car and below is an EV dragster.  It has the electrical equivalent of 2,400 hp and has run the quarter mile in just 7.47 seconds with a trap speed of 202.82 mph.

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And if that is not enough here is a shot of Don Garlits version of an electric rail.

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Just because they run on batteries and have electric motors, the engineering is not trivial.

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Turn 14 distribution is a proud sponsor…

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Wherever EV racing goes it is going to be interesting to watch!

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