THE BE1 LAND SPEED RECORD PROJECT BE1 WITH BUILT IN BATTERY CARTRIDGE EXCHANGE SYSTEM

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'BE1' WLSR contender 1991

When 12 years old, Nelson Kruschandl was given the Collins book: 'The Living World of Achievement', featuring the jet powered Bluebird car raced by Donald Campbell in 1964 on the cover. Inspired by the feats of Malcolm and Donald Campbell, Henry Seagrave and John Cobb, Nelson decided to build and race an electric car. He'd been helping Filching Manor Motor Museum to restore Sir Malcolm Campbell's boat, the Bluebird K3 and decided to christen his electric racing car the BE1.

BE1 en route to Olympia London

The BE1 was designed and built by Nelson to challenge Roger Hedlund's 174 mph record. Featuring 4 wheel drive and 200 hp DC synchronous motors, this was the first car to feature Nelson's patent cartridge refueling system codenamed 'Wolverine'. Weighing in at just 1,200lbs, the driver sat astride a central cartridge tunnel, motorcycle style, facing forward. With a drag of around .18 BE1 was thought to be capable of exceeding 200 mph. After 6 years development, the BE1 was retired when sponsors to the project asked the designer to start building the more powerful BE2 car.

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See the development build stages of the BE3 and features below:

LAND SPEED RECORD PROJECT LINKS

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BATTERIES	SAFETY CAPSULE
BETTER PLACE	SUSPENSION
BODYWORK	SERVICE STATIONS
CARTRIDGES	PARTNERS - COLLABORATION
CHASSIS	PARTNERS - SPONSORS
CLOTHING	PAY AS YOU DRIVE
EU EUROPA	PROJECT COSTS
EV MOTORING COSTS	SOLAR PANELS
FUNDING CALL 2012	TEAM
FUNDING PROGRESS	TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY BOARD
HYBRID MULTIFUEL TRANSITION	TRANSMISSION 1st STAGE
INSTRUMENTS	TRANSMISSION CVT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS	VENUE LSR UK - USA
LSR ESTIMATES	WHEELS & TIRES
MOTORS	WIND-TUNNEL

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