Battery Vehicle Society

HEALTH WARNING: Author has difficulty with sensible thinking - the following is intended to stimulate responses - hopefully "more light than heat" 1 "Green TT" or is it a "GREEN MANX GRAND PRIX"? If the latter, then rider licenses might be less problematical 2 Scrutinee...

I just got back online after 2 weeks. I immediately switched to BVS, Events. I had been looking forward to trying out a MkII (lower, lighter) version of the "Junkyard Dog" at the Mansfield BVS Electrathon. While I'm disappointed that the event has been cancelled, I feel sure that Stuart wo...

Having enjoyed Sparkford 08, I'm scheming to get to Mansfield. It would be great to know who else is planning, or at least contemplating, taking part. I live near Plymouth, Devon. Mansfield, Nottingham is 229miles, according to Google Maps, from here. Right now, my options seem to be:- Meet up with ...

I really must remember to check my facts, occasionally! From Google Maps, Mansfield, Nottingham, from Plymouth - not much over 200 miles. Anglesey race circuit, Ty Croes, from Plymouth - 368 miles. My best excuse? Must be because most of my journeys to parts of Wales were on motorcycles, most to the...

Many thanks to you, St. Mary for that. You obviously detected that I might not have spotted the Anglesey option. You were correct. I am very grateful for that extra reminder. Anglesey is quite a bit nearer to Plymouth, and I can stop with friends on the way. Thus it is more likely I will make the We...

Doh! Sorry, Too much welding, not enough reading. Finally overcame my fear and loathing of the pile of unattended paperwork. Then found Plugged-In-3. And of course there is the diary. Mansfield. August 16th. Charles Roden-Rhodes. I apologise for asking dumb questions. I will try not to do that again...

I had a great day at Sparkford. Sadly I cannot make L2B 2008. Paul tells me there is to be an Electrathon in Lincoln soon. Does anyone have details? Also, is there a Fenland Rally this year? Does anyone have details? N.B. If it's all in the "Plugged-In", or "BVS Review", my apolo...

Concours D'elegance? I will regard it as discriminatory if there is no "Concours De Laideur" otherwise I have NO chance of winning anything...

Only kidding

I wish...

All the best

Ed.

The "Junkyard Dog" runs, steers, and stops. The gearing is still a bit high. Next - all the tidying-up chores to reduce the dismaying appearance to merely comedy level. I hope to have time to make and fit some kind of basic fairing by Saturday. Right now, I'm plaguing cycle shops in search...

Great to see increasing interest from EV builders. I aim to be part of (or the only entrant in - ...?) the "Hilarious Home-made" class. With John showing that a real racer can be made with next to nothing, and Paul, Cedric, and all the others we saw last year, no onlooker would be in any d...