Electric 1972 Datsun Runs 10.40 @ 117 MPH as the World’s Quickest

White Zombie is a 1972 Datsun which gets down in the low 10's. Photo:PlasmaBoyRacing.com

This is the old 8" Siamese electric motor that propelled the Datsun into the 11's.

With all the talk of “going green” these days, the performance world has decided to follow suit. Electric powered race cars are not a new idea as most have been short lived with all the technical gremlins that can follow. But as with anything that has the potential to be fast it has our attention which is what brings us to our current state of “Shocked”.

Check out PlasmaBoys website for all the details on his racing operation.

Plasma Boy Racing is based out of Oregon and are currently working on electrifying the local drag strip. While the 1972 Datsun 1200 may appear to play the part of your average import – this one has something a bit different lurking under the hood. “Plasma Boy” John Wayland states that he is use to hurting the feelings of muscle cars on grudge nights at the track with its electric power plant. It is powered by siamese twin electric motors, which feeds direct to the rear end. Dow/Kokam is a huge part of making of this little Datsun go with their lithium ion battery pack, which is capable of feeding 395 volts fully charged.

White Zombie is what John calls his powerful Datsun and the rolling stock consists of BF Goodrich G-Force Drag Radials. While cruising the streets the BFG’s are inflated to 35psi but when he hits the strip they are lowered to 20psi for maximum traction after the burnout. On his last outing to the track the team was consistently creeping up on the 10-second zone. On the next to last pass the Datsun was on a good run when the forward/reverse switch shorted out filling the car full of smoke and still drifted to a 11.17 @ 94mph.  John made the repairs and came back for one more run as he lined up against a twin turbo Skyline. As White Zombie left the line it was once again making a real nice pass and as he crossed the quarter mile markers the scoreboards lit up with a moment of history. 10.40 @ 117mph was the magic number that flashed up much to the enjoyment of John’s friends who had helped him get to this point. This pass makes John’s Datsun the World’s quickest street legal electric car.

About the author

Matt Ebaugh

While Matt doesn't own any fast cars for himself, he does enjoy shooting photo of heads up doorslammers. Stationed in the northeast, Matt handles a lot of event coverage duties for Dragzine.
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