National Electric Drag Racing Association
Encyclopedia
The National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA), a Special Chapter of the Electric Auto Association, and exists to increase public awareness of electric vehicle (EV) performance and to encourage through competition, advances in electric vehicle technology. NEDRA achieves this by organizing and sanctioning safe, silent and exciting electric vehicle drag racing events.
NEDRA is a coalition of drag racing fans, electric drag racing vehicle owners and drivers, individuals interested in promoting the sport of EV drag racing, EV parts suppliers, EV manufacturers and other environmentally concerned companies and individuals. Working together as a group, we put excitement into electric vehicle drag racing.
NEDRA vehicles are categorized by class and voltage.
Classes are determined by the extent of the vehicle's modification from mass production vehicles such as simple Street Conversions (SC) to extreme race vehicles such as electric funny car
s in the Extreme Street (XS) class.
Voltage
divisions range from "J" for 24 volts and below, to "A3" for 349 volts and above and are represented by letters from A through J.
As of April 2011, the "quickest" ET on the 1/4 mile is the Rocket (motorcycle) with 7.246s and trap speed of 185.46 mph.
NEDRA is a coalition of drag racing fans, electric drag racing vehicle owners and drivers, individuals interested in promoting the sport of EV drag racing, EV parts suppliers, EV manufacturers and other environmentally concerned companies and individuals. Working together as a group, we put excitement into electric vehicle drag racing.
Examples
Examples of NEDRA vehicles are:- The Maniac Mazda, is a Mazda RX-7 which can achieve 1/4 mile times of under 12 seconds.
- Another example is White Zombie, a converted Datsun 1200 sedan which can win against a Dodge ViperDodge ViperThe first prototype was tested in January 1989. It debuted in 1991 with two pre-production models as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 when Dodge was forced to substitute it in place of the Japanese-built Stealth because of complaints from the United Auto Workers, and went on sale in January...
and has a best time of 10.25 seconds for the quarter-mile, finishing at 126 mph.
Classification and divisions
| Division | Voltage |
|---|---|
| A3 | 349 V and above |
| A2 | 301–348 V |
| A | 241–300 V |
| B | 193–240 V |
| C | 169–192 V |
| D | 145–168 V |
| E | 121–144 V |
| F | 97–120 V |
| G | 73–96 V |
| H | 49–72 V |
| I | 25–48 V |
| J | 24 V and below |
NEDRA vehicles are categorized by class and voltage.
Classes are determined by the extent of the vehicle's modification from mass production vehicles such as simple Street Conversions (SC) to extreme race vehicles such as electric funny car
Funny Car
Funny Car is a drag racing car class. In the United States, other "professional" classes are Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Funny cars have forward-mounted engines and carbon fiber automotive bodies over the chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers'...
s in the Extreme Street (XS) class.
Voltage
Voltage
Voltage, otherwise known as electrical potential difference or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points — or the difference in electric potential energy per unit charge between two points...
divisions range from "J" for 24 volts and below, to "A3" for 349 volts and above and are represented by letters from A through J.
NEDRA records
NEDRA maintains a list of fastest race times for both 1/4 and 1/8 mile ET's in the sanctioned classes, on this page.As of April 2011, the "quickest" ET on the 1/4 mile is the Rocket (motorcycle) with 7.246s and trap speed of 185.46 mph.
Major events
See also
- American Electric Vehicle Racing Association
- National Hot Rod Association
- Electric dragbikeElectric dragbikeAn electric dragbike, is an electric motorcycle used for drag racing.Electric dragsters have come of age with new developments in battery and motor technology. Electric motors powered by lithium cells can deliver power-to-weight ratios similar to high performance gasoline engines...