Shawn Lawless hits 125 miles/hr in 1/8th mile ET 5.924 with electric dragster

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This in from Chip Gribben on the NEDRA group on Facebook:

Shawn Lawless blasted his full rail dragster, Matrix, to 125 mph in the 1/8 mile today at the Dragway of Magnolia in Ohio with an ET of 5.924. The dragster features a 363 volt A123 pack built by Derek Barger, twin GE 11 inch motors and a 2K Zilla Controller. Magnolia’s track is an 1/8 mile track.

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About David Herron

David Herron is a writer and software engineer living in Silicon Valley. He primarily writes about electric vehicles, clean energy systems, climate change, peak oil and related issues. When not writing he indulges in software projects and is sometimes employed as a software engineer. David has written for sites like PlugInCars and TorqueNews, and worked for companies like Sun Microsystems and Yahoo.

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