Welcome to Current Racing

Black Current III is currently the ‘worlds quickest electric car’, it covers a ¼ mile from a standing start in 8.7 seconds and reaches a terminal speed of over 150mph. Black Current III is based on a 1965 Volkswagen Beetle, the Team consists of Designer: Olly Young & Driver: Sam Young, Crew are Ben Fisher and Paul Grasby. The car is very much a ‘working progress’ and is constantly evolving, so staytuned for more record breaking runs

Black Current 1
 Info
  • 2004
  • 1/4 Mile Details:
    21.41 sec
    53.75 mph
Black Current 2
 Info
  • 2005-8
  • 1/4 Mile Details:
    14.41 sec
    87.00 mph
Black Current 3
 Info
  • 2010
  • 1/4 Mile Details:
    8.71 sec
    151 mph
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Black Current 4
 Info
  • 2022
  • 1/4 Mile Details:
    TBD sec
    TBD mph

Black Current 1

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Vehicle 1970 Volkswagen Beetle
Motor Morrison Electric Milkfloat Series Wound DC Motor borrowed from a 1960's Morrison Milkfloat
Drivetrain Beetle gearbox close couple to motor.
Controller Three contactors with field weakening resistor, first contactor was pulled in by string, the rest mechanically timed in.
Batteries Lead-Acid, Flooded Standard 12Volt Leasure batteries from fiamm
Voltage 144 Volts
Top Speed 55 MPH (88 KPH) Slow and steady, used to spit sparks out the rear
Acceleration Slow and steady 1/4 mile in 21seconds
Range 1 Miles ( 1 Kilometers)
Conversion Time 3 weeks
Conversion Cost £500

Black Current 2

Vehicle 1973 Volkswagen Beetle
Motor Warfield 2x ADC-8 later Changed to 2x Impule 9's Series Wound DC
Drivetrain Custom Chain box independent direct drive.
Controller Cafe Electric Z2K-HV
Batteries 40 SVR-14, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Gel
Voltage 240 Volts
DC/DC Converter Meanwell 20amp
Range 1 Miles ( 1 Kilometers) Build for the 1/4 Mile
Conversion Time 8 Months
Conversion Cost £10K ish
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Black Current 3

Post 2016
Body:

Carbon Fibre front
Carbon Fibre rear wings
Acrylic windows all round

Motors:

Motors are triple 9" inline and we have a small two speed gearbox on the end
Gearbox is operated by solenoid and changes gear in a fraction of a second

Drive Train:

Gearbox couples straight onto a prop shaft and down to a ford 9" rear diff connected on to the car with 4-link suspension.
Rear wheels are 10 x 15" with 27" Hoosier drag slicks.

Batteries:

864 x Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cells (LiCo4)

Controller:

Running two 680'000 Watt 440v Z2K-HV.

Charger:

Manzantia Micro PFC30 charging from 32Amp 240V supply.
Orion BMS.
Charging voltage 400V

Pre 2016
Body:

Fibre glass front
Fibre glass rear wings
Acrylic windows all round

Motors:

Motors are twin 9" inline and we have a small two speed gearbox on the end.
Gearbox is operated by solenoid and changes gear in a fraction of a second.

Chassis:

Full Chromoly chassis certified to 8.50 spec Strange Engineering Struts.
Interior panelling Rolled aluminium.

Drive Train:

Gearbox couples straight onto a prop shaft and down to a ford 9" rear diff connected on to the car with 4-link suspension.

Batteries:

450x Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cells (LiCo4)

Controller:

Running a 680'000 Watt 440v Z2K-HV.