Yesterday we did our first race on the track. We were about 10 bikes to start, including Agni Motors who won last year and Motoczysz who have spent a couple of millions developing their bike. Halfway through the race we were on third place, and the bike went really well. Suddenly something happened and Chris had to pull to the side. Our average speed so far was 80mph/124kmh, which could be much better. Agni finished first at about 99mph and Motoczysz at about 97 (halfway). They had to push the bike up the latest hill though. Someone said that they are only able to use 30% of their motorpower, if they use more they will drain the batteries too soon. It would be cool to see it doing 100% :-)
We have been working hard to find out what the problem is, and it seems to be a software problem. We still had battery power left, and nothing was overheated. Regarding the batteries we will put back the 2 packs again, just to be sure.
Today it's sunday, but our friends/competitors Ecolve helped us get in contact with PG, the manufacturer of the motor controller. They will be ready to send a engineer and a replacement unit by tomorrow if needed. Will will first reset the software and see if it helps.
The rules for qualifying were changed, so we are already qualified.
Tomorrow will be an exiting day. Again. We will see if we can get the bike up and running, and it's my birthday!
Cheers!
