Craig,
I believe that you are interpreting the rules wrong. Refer to rule 21.4.17
and 21.4.19. The rules only state that energy storage must start at zero
energy if they are providing propulsion. Electric locking hubs do NOT
introduce any extra energy to the drive train.
Quoting Craig <jponrocks@yahoo.com>:
> Sounds like a good idea but all electric driven
> components have to be completly drained of energy
> before the start of the race, ie your battery is going
> to have to be dead when you start the race. Something
> you may want to consider.
>
> Craig
>
> --- D F <teggianese@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hello fellow Mini Baja Team:
> >
> > We are a relatively young team and we had a question
> > about charging the car's battery off the B&S engine
> > that is provided. We are using electronically
> > activated rear hubs and didn't want to be stuck
> > mid-race with a dead battery.We emailed B&S and
> > their
> > response was that we needed a new (different)
> > flywheel, stator, and misc hardware. That's cool
> > with
> > us and we're going to purchase the additional parts
> > and make it work but we were wondering if any teams
> > have done a similar charging system, of course the
> > charging would take place only when the engine is
> > running.
> > On a related note in section 21.4.17 Onboard
> > Instrumentation/Data Acquisition it states that "The
> > power for this instrumentation may be from approved
> > batteries. The batteries should be sealed and of the
> > dry chemical type (e.g. alkaline) or gel type."
> > Would
> > you know if a normal ATV battery (not dry type) is
> > okay to use if you're NOT using onboard
> > instrumentation or data acquisition?
> >
> > Thnaks a million for any input or help you could
> > give
> > us
> >
> > BU Mini Baja
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