The Maniac Mazda ... the world's quickest, Viper-eating, street EV
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| Quick Summary |
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Best 1/4 mile ET . . .
Best 1/4 mile speed . . .
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11.039 secs
114.85 mph
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| History |
Originally developed for circle track racing, this bright red 1979 Mazda RX-7 was winner of the C-Stock class at the 1993 APS Solar and Electric 500 held at Phoenix International Raceway, the fastest one mile oval in the United States.
Retired from the circle track when competition class changes favored larger cars, the RX-7 was reworked for the drag strip.
Turning a slow 90 mph in 14.7 seconds ET at the '96 APS Electrics on 1 March 1996, driver Roderick Wilde still beat the second quickest EV, a specially prepared General Motors Impact, by 2.25 seconds.
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| NEDRA Records |
MC/A record On 29 August 1998 we set several significant records at the NEDRA Electric Drag Races in Woodburn, Oregon:
- MC/A record of 12.072 secs @ 110.13 MPH
 MC/A RECORD
- 1st street EV to break 100 mph in the 1/4 mile
- 1st street EV with a 1/4 mile ET under 12 seconds
- 1st street EV to trounce a Dodge Viper in the 1/4 mile
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MC/B record On 22 August 1999 we set a new record at the Bremerton Raceway in Washington:
- Run 1 - 11.202 secs @ 108.31 MPH MC/B RECORD
- Run 2 - 11.276 secs @ 112.48 MPH
- Run 3 - 11.039 secs @ 111.80 MPH
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| Configuration |
We use the Maniac Mazda as a rolling test bed for high performance EV components. The component mix is therefore always changing. Here is the configuration at the time the MC/A and MC/B records were set.
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| We Couldn't Have Done It Without . . . |
| MC/A sponsors (1998)
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| MC/A sponsors (1999)
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| Sports cars such as the RX-7, Mazda Miata, Toyota MR2, Porsche 914, or older classics make great commuter and weekend EVs. |
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