ELMOFO enter final round of the 2014 Australian eFXC Superbike Race Series

ELMOFO will have an entry in the last round of the 2014 Australian eFXC Superbike Race Series this weekend in the form of a recently purchased Brammo Empulse TTX.

This particular bike has enjoyed a lot of success in the US in the hands of Eric Bostrom. The ELMOFO team will have local pro-rider Simon Galloway to race the bike in an effort to promote Brammo production bikes in Australia.

There should be a good mix of bikes at the final round at Eastern Creek including some modified production along with some super-high-powered privately built bikes.

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WORLD FIRST: Electric Racer beats field of petrol powered cars.. twice

With less than 4 weeks to go until the inaugural FIA Formula E race in Beijing China, an electric race car in Australia has already made history.

In what is believed to be a world first, a battery powered Radical SR8 entered by ELMOFO in the NSW SuperSports State Championship has become the first electric car to win a race against petrol vehicles in a sanctioned race event. To prove it was no fluke, it won twice!

Not only did the EV win two of the three races comprising round four of the championship, held 17th August at Wakefield Park Raceway, the ELMOFO Radical, driven by Garth Walden, also set the fastest lap time for the entire meeting (57.6870 sec) beating all other categories which included Formula 3 and Sports Sedans.

The ELMOFO Radical is similar in concept to the current Nürburgring EV lap record, the TMG EV P001 built by Toyota Motorsport GmbH and the TMG EV P002 modified by TOYOTA Racing Development U.S.A. to tackle Pikes Peak in 2013.

The race winning electric Radical SREV was built by Newcastle based Solar PV systems firm Solar Power Australia. The car delivers 280 kw (375 hp) and 570 Nm (428 ft-lbs) of torque almost instantly from its twin sequential BLDC motors. Power is controlled by dual Rinehart Motion Systems inverters which are fed voltage from a 37 kWh lithium ion battery pack controlled by a Batrium BMS. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a single speed limited slip differential. Performance specs for the all-electric racer, built on a Radical SR8 chassis, include 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.5 seconds, 0 to 160 km/h (100 mph) in 6.5 seconds with a top speed of 265 km/h (165 mph).

The 2014 CAMS NSW SuperSports Championship is mostly a one-make series for Radicals, with a couple of Stohr WF1 single seaters also contesting the series. The ELFOMO team have worked hard over the previous three rounds to debug the car and the wins are a just reward for achieving solid reliability. Since the beginning of the season the car has demonstrated it had raw speed by routinely qualifying on the front row of the grid. In only round 4 of the championship the battery powered racer dominated from the front with Walden blasting well ahead of the pack for the first 4 or 5 laps and then backing off a little to preserve the car.

The ELMOFO team would like to thank Rinehart Motion Systems, AM Racing, Batrium, Garth Walden Racing, Royal Purple and the Supersports Racecar Club Committee who have been very supportive of the car, scheduling some races of a length that the battery powered vehicle could complete to ensure it’s inclusion in the series.

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Brammo Expands into Australia and Welcomes ELMOFO to Dealer Network

Brammo has announced the appointment of ELMOFO (Electro Motive Force) as their importer and distributor for Australia.

Brammo is excited to partner with ELMOFO, who have a deep understanding of the Australian EV market and the challenges associated with building premium electric vehicles.

Commenting on this latest appointment, Founder and CEO of Brammo Inc., Craig Bramscher, said, “Our vision continues to be to bring our world-class motorcycles to leading global markets. This partnership marks a significant milestone in our expansion. We look forward to being part of the Australian EV market and working with ELMOFO.”

"Over the past two years, ELMOFO has been searching globally for the best two wheel EV company to provide electric motorcycles to the Australian market. Brammo offers award-winning, leading-edge technology that will bring a real world impact to Australian riders," said Brett Sutherland, CEO of ELMOFO.

ELMOFO have been racing a battery powered Radical, the current electric lap record holder and the only electric powered vehicle in a field of petrol powered cars in the NSW SuperSports State Championships.

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ELMOFO Electric Radical First Race at Eastern Creek [VIDEO]

The Electric Radical SR8 built by Newcastle based ELMOFO had it's first race yesterday at Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek).

With Garth Walden at the wheel for the first official CAMS sanctioned race meeting for an Electric Vehicle. The instant torque can make this car a bit of a handful on tight track sections, particularly with cooler tyres.

The ELMOFO Radical, the current electric lap record holder, was the only electric powered vehicle in a field of petrol powered cars in Race 1 of Round 1 of the NSW SuperSports State Championships.

The car performed as expected during practice, qualified 3rd (of 7) in it's class and was positioned 5th (of 9) on the grid for the start. The 2 front runners are super-light and faster Stohr racers which are in a different class to the Radicals.

The 500 hp and 600 Nm of instant torque enabled Garth to wheel spin his way to the front of the Radical field which he led for the whole race until the last 150m where a technical issue caused a sudden power drop and let 2 cars pass just before the finish line.

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ELMOFO 500 hp Electric Radical SR8 Track Testing [VIDEO]

Solar Power Australia's ELMOFO (Electro Motive Force) Electric Radical SR8 has logged more testing laps around Eastern Creek Raceway, now known as Sydney Motorsport Park.

The team are chasing more track time to tune the dual RMS PM150 Inverters to suit the 500 hp EVDrive Dual-Inline Stacked Motor.

The Radical currently holds the EV lap record at the 3.9 km circuit of 1:37.5.

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Radical sets EV Lap Record at Sydney Motorsport Park [VIDEO]

Ex-Australian Touring Car driver and multiple Australian Motorsport Champion John Bowe took to Sydney Motorsport Park to set an EV (Electric Vehicle) lap record in the ELMOFO (Electro Motive Force) Radical SR8.

Bowe set a 1:37.5 lap which stands as the EV lap record at the 3.9km circuit. For reference the time is approx one second shy of the 1992 Group A touring car lap record of 1:36.21 set by John Bowe driving a Ford Sierra RS500, although several corners have been re-profiled since then.

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ELMOFO Electric Radical SR8 aims for new lap record

Following a 12 month build process the Electric Radical SR8 built by Newcastle based ELMOFO will be doing laps at Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek) tomorrow (14th July) at 9:50am piloted by multiple time Australian Motorsport Champion John Bowe.

The past week has been spent ironing out some minor bugs identified during last weeks test session. The car has been back on the dyno and can now boast an ideal torque/power curve and a new top speed setting.

John Bowe will be out to set an Electric track record for Eastern Creek, but the Electro Motive Force Racing Teams objective is to better some other existing lap records. EV News has been invited to witness the record attempt so will post updates on Twitter as the records tumble.

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ELMOFO Electric Radical SR8 Shakedown [VIDEO]

This is the first run of the ELMOFO Radical SR8 at Eastern Creek Raceway. The video is under 3/4 throttle reaching a top speed of 220 KM/H (137 MPH) not bad for a first run. Next week the team at Electro Motive Force Racing plan to turn it up to full noise.

The drive system incorporates:

AMR Prototype Dual-Inline Stack AC Motors

Rinehart Motion Systems PM150 Motor Controllers

ELMOFO Liquid Cooled Battery Modules

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Australian Challenger for Toyota's TMG EV P002 racer tested [VIDEO]

ELMOFO is an Australian electric motorsport engineering company based in Newcastle Australia. They have built an Electric Radical SR8 similar to Toyota's Nürburgring record holding TMG EV P002 racing later this month at Pikes Peak with Rod Millen behind the wheel.

Toyota have boosted power to 400 kW and 1200 Nm of torque for Pikes Peak, up from the 350 kW - 900 Nm used last year at the Nürburgring so the guys from Newcastle may be chasing a moving target.

AMR Dual Electric Motors (Inline Stack)

Rinehart Motion Systems Motor Controllers

Power figures 300kW+ (400hp) 600Nm

Motor revs to 10,000rpm and provides full 600Nm torque from 0 to 5000rpm

Combined motor current at full power is 1100Amps RMS (1550Amps Peak)

ELMOFO/AMR Liquid cooled Lithium battery modules designed and built for this vehicle

To be supported by a truck containing a solar powered fast-charging

Source: ELMOFO

First drive (car park) video.

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