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EVents 2005

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This page is an Archive of EVents which took place in 2005.

EVents

Calendar

<calendar> name=EVents view=year year=2005 </calendar>

Descriptions

2005, Oct 29th, Sierra Club

See http://www.seattleeva.org/maillist/?show=2005./10./45


2005, Oct 22, Alt-Fuel Vehicle Rally

Thanks to everyone who participated in Seattle Parks and Recreation's April Alternatively Fueled Vehicle Rally!

October 22nd from 9:30 am-2 pm, Seattle Parks is again hosting an Alternatively Fueled Vehicle Rally, this time, at Greenlake. We'll be using the small lot near the boat house on the South Side of the lake. There is somewhat limited parking there, so registration for the even will be important. Please take a minute to send the following information to daveb(at)drizzle.com.

   Info We Need:          
  • Name
  • Name of Company
  • Phone #
  • email address
  • # of vehicles
  • type of vehicles

As in years past, you are welcome to bring your vehicle but cannot sell anything on-site or test drive the vehicle. You're welcome to bring literature with you and to start vehicles to demonstrate. Please email us if you have questions.

I know that this is a little early to advertise for October, but I'll be gone this summer working on a special assignment, so am trying to get a jump on it.

Thanks again for your participation!

"Seattle Parks and Recreation will work with all citizens to be good stewards of our environment, and to provide safe and welcoming opportunities to play, learn, contemplate and build community."

2005, Sep 24, 1st Annual Recliner races!

Participation get in free, spectators are charged $8 for admission.

  • When : Sep 24th, gates open at 8AM.
  • Where : PR (Pacific Raceway) east of Kent, Wa (Old SIR Race Way)
  • Specs : One Lazy-Boy type recliner, Less then 200Lbs of batteries, smaller than 8' by 4'.
  • Course : ~10 minutes. "Course may be small and tight"
    Have good Steering and Braking.
    Go-Kart type track.
    might be a Drag Race aswell.
  • Winner gets "BIG trophies" for Win, Place, and Show.
    I also hear there is a $1000 purse for first place.
  • Parameters : Rules? Who Needs 'em

Build Party at FT's, Aug 21

Don 'Father Time' Crabtree had a build party for the Recliner races. Food was very abundant, but SEVA folks were not. ( unfortunately ) There was Father Time, Steve Lough , Ryan Fulcher, and Dave Barden. Enough folks to get some quality EV Building going, but not enough to eat all the chicken, baked beans, potato salad, brownies, etc. Below are some pictures of the Progress:

Two Motors MO-BETTAAAh
The MASTERS Plan
The FRAME is Born

Post Event

Lineup of the Loungers.

  • 1st place
    Builder:Dave Cloud
    Driver:?

  • 2nd Place
    Builder & Driver:
    Byron Sanborn

  • 3rd Place
    Builder:Dave Cloud
    Driver:?
    Clocked at 52.6mph

  • Builder & Driver:
    Don "Father Time" Crabtree

  • Builder:Mark Taeschner
    Driver:?

  • Builder:?
    Driver:?

  • Builder & Driver:
    Chuck Lyford

  • Builder:?
    Driver:?

2005, Sept 18, 2nd Annual Sustainable Ballard Fair

Steven Lough writes, we have been invited to attend the 2nd Annual Sustainable Ballard Fair on Sept 18th. Contact Aaron Kahn, Transportation Guild Coordinator, Sustainable Ballard (206.227.9542) (akahn-at-windermere.com). need link to site! Tracy Carroll is still looking for members to participate in this event! Event to be held at Bergen Place Park and Marvin's Garden Park (they are next to each other) in downtown Ballard. More information at sustainableballard.org, Map of Ballard Ave Nw & 22nd Ave Nw Ballard, WA 98107, US from mapquest.

  • Sunday Sep 18th, 11am to 5pm
  • Bergen Place Park is a triangular park at the intersection of NW Market Street, 22nd Avenue NW and NW Leary Way, in beautiful downtown Ballard.
  • Marvin's Garden Park is located just across 22nd Avenue NW from Bergen Place, at the intersection of Ballard Avenue and 22nd Ave NW, one block north of the Ballard Farmer's Market.
  • Jamie Marshall would like to bring his Sparrow!
  • Ryan Fulcher will try to bring his Prius and Scooter.


2005, Sept 4, Sunday, NEDRA Woodburn Nationals

The 2005 NEDRA Woodburn Nationals took place at Woodburn Dragstrip.
Here are some links to the first message in various discussion threads, Photos, and Videos.

2005, Sept 2-4, Wayland Invitational Street Drags

John has been working on this since last year, it is being billed as the Wayland Invitational Street Drags at PIR (Portland Intl Raceway) which opens at 6pm Friday nite. The EVent will no doubt continue and will be a virtual EV circus on Saturday at the Wayland Juice Bar. Finally wrapping up with the NEDRA Woodburn EVent on Sunday...

Per an EVDL post from Ken Trough regarding the Sept. WIRED magazine coverage of NEDRA Nationals electric drag racing championships in Woodburn Oregon. Don't forget the Wayland Invitational, and Electric Breakfast and Media.

2005, Aug Weekends?, John Lussmyers Fence Building Party

John Lussmyer has also invited folks back to his Digs on Whidbey for Fence building. John also brought a sample of his "Low Battery monitoring module" It can scan up to 10 batteries, and lets you know by sound and/or blinking lights, when a battery ( or cell ) has fallen below your pre-set threshold. Pretty Cool, and only $25 bucks. The Fence seems to be an ongoing project, not sure which weekend it will be finished?



2005, Aug 13, Saturday, Rolling Thunder rally

Short notice for the Rolling Thunder rally at Magnuson Park, this Saturday, will be having Ed Begley Jr. (EV ENThusiast !!) as a guest speaker at 5 pm Also other transportation folks will have booths too.

Kendra Williams (kendrawb -at- namshub.org), the Tabling Coordinator said: We would be delighted to have an electric vehicle or two on display at the Rolling Thunder Festival. If you just want park the vehicles we will try and find a space either at the front gate parking lot or along the access road inside the festival. If you plan on sticking by the cars and talking to people, you may want to bring a canopy or some sun protection. I will be at the front gate checking in tablers. You can ask for me.

Directions: Driving North on Sand Point Way NE, take the NE 74th St entrance into Magnuson Park and look for the signs. We will be on the playfield just about a block into the park, on the right.

Other Information for Tablers:

  • Tablers are expected to provide their own tables, chairs, display setup and other needed items. Electricity will not be available.
  • Tablers should arrive between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Official start time for the festival is noon.
  • Tabling will end at 5 p.m. with tear down no later than 9 p.m.
  • Two people per table will be admitted free.
  • The cost per table is $25. Please bring a check made out to Seattle Thunder to the event.

More Information:

Ed Begley Jr. & Steve Lough

Steves Post on the EVent:

First I want to give a BIG THANK YOU to Mark, of MC Electric for spending his whole Saturday in the HOT SUN with me. It would have been quite an EV disaster with out him and his blue canopy, for all I had brought was a small picnic table umbrella. The vehicle he brought, a green mini-Hummer Look-Alike NEV, was quite a HIT with the folks too. I dreamed up the phrase, " This Hummer really HUMMMMMMSS.... "

I thought the general public turn out was shy for all the effort and some 2 dozen booths, and displays which everyone put into the event.

Ed Bagley Jr. was very gracious. (SEE OUR PICTURE ) and I was able to give him a quick run down of what SEVA had been doing the last 25 years.

His speech before the whole gathering was on sustainable simplicity, and... " If you can not afford to do a complete solar house, or buy an Electric Car, at least do what you can afford. Pick the low hanging fruit. Buy some compact fluorescent bulbs. Ride the Bus, buy a bicycle.. Don't give UP. Progress is being made. There are 4 times more cars in LA county than 20 years ago, yet Ozone emissions are HALF" Of course he spoke very highly of Electric Vehicles over and over again. I am going to try and find his e-mail address so we can keep in contact.

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