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November 26, 2007
Portland, Ore. - Michael Kadie pressed the accelerator of his electric-powered Cobra replica and took off down the quarter-mile at Portland International Raceway, pulling away from his opponent, a gas-powered Subaru WRX. As he braked, red numbers blinked on in the board that stretched over both lanes: 13.69 seconds at 94 miles an hour. Not bad for a first-ever run in an electric car he built himself.
The run took place at the 10th Anniversary National Electric Drag Racing Association Nationals in August, according to the New York Times.
About 40 people from the West Coast gathered here to watch and participate. Racers competed against each other’s times, though it was usually a gas-powered car in the next lane. (Electric vehicles don’t usually race in the same heat because the silence drains some of the excitement for the spectators.) They were also at the track to swap tips and talk shop about a true 21st-century sport.
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