11 March 2011
World motorsport history will be created on March 19 at the Casino Airport drag race fixture with the entry of an electric car in the registered and un-registered road car racing category.
The Toyota Camry that will be seen in action at the Saturday afternoon fixture is entered by the Lismore City Toyota dealership.
Manager Karl Dillaway says the entry of the electric car, which will run up against the normally petrol-aspirated engine cars, has already created plenty of interest.
“It will be a good promotion because this is the first time in the world that an electric car has participated in a drag racing fixture,” Mr Dillaway said.
“It is also good for the environment. We thought also that this car clearly shows that you can still have fun using an environmentally friendly car in an area of the motorsport industry that is often so heavily criticised for a so-called bad image,” he added.
Mr Dillaway said he had high expectations the electric Toyota would hold its own against the opposition. He said the specifications of the electric powered Toyota provide a very good top end acceleration speed which is what is required for drag race competition.
See history in the making on Saturday, March 19 at Casino Airport drags.
More event Information available on the Summerland Drags website.