This story would make a great article for the Spitfire magazine
Terry B
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> From: Keith R. Stewart[SMTP:kstewart@wwdc.com]
> Reply To: Keith R. Stewart
> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 9:24 PM
> To: Ralph Goodwin; Spitfire List; ev
> Subject: Re: Fastest Gun In The East!
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> Ralph Goodwin wrote:
> > We didn't win overall, but we were the fastest there!
> >
> > Twenty eight school teams participated in the 2000 Carolina EV
> > Challenge. Of these Northern Vance High School won the overall
> > competition. The Challenge has a number of different competition
> > elements including environmental research, web site design and many
> > other education opportunities. This is the second year in a row that
> > Northen Vance has won this overall series, the largest of its kind in
> > the Southeast US, if not the country!
> >
> > The quickest car there was the North Johnston High School Spitfire!
> >
> > On behalf of the students of North Johnston HS and their lead instructor
> > Kevin Boykin, thanks to each of you who offered technical advice for the
> > construction of the Spitfire and unlimited encouragement! Special
> > thanks to TS Imported Automotive of the Spitfire list and Electric
> > Vehicles of America of the EV list for you support both technical and
> > otherwise! Thanks to all the participants on both list for the
> > discussions on the technical issues that were openly discussed at
> > length, ranging from charging of AGM batteries to installation of a
> > camber compensator on the rear end.
> >
> > The points you raised were very valuable as we made the decisions that
> > resulted in the "Fastest Gun In The East!"
> >
> > Pictures and overall results will be posted on the EV Challenge web site
> > ASAP. Likewise a massive overall of the Electric Spitfire web site is
> > in order!
> >
> > Again, thanks for your help and support!
> >
> > -Ralph & the staff and students at North Johnston HS, Kenly NC.
> >
> Way to go Ralph....congratulations to you and all your students. A great
> accomplishment of which you should be proud...and one which vicariously,
> we
> spitfire owners all can be proud! Just one more notch in that giant
> Spitfire
> belt :-)
> Cheers
> Keith
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