Whitby’s Electric FFR ‘33 Hot Rod Competes in the 2012 Power of DC

[Dave L @ Factory Five]

You may remember when we posted that our good friends at Whitby Motorcars built an all-electric Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod a year ago. Today, Whitby owner Jeff Collins e-mailed us some photos of the car taking part in an autocross at FedEx Field in Landover, MD!



Ken Clayton drove the Hot Rod during the Power of DC Autocross event held last weekend where they ran a time of 82.8 seconds in the pouring rain! Ken said that the car handled really well and also said, “they had several FFR Roadsters there and on a dry pavement they were running in the low 70′s.”



Thanks to Ken, Mike, and the crew at Whitby for sharing this fun story!

[Wade Chamberlain]

Originally Posted by Dave L @ Factory Five

Ken said that the car handled really well and also said, “they had several FFR Roadsters there and on a dry pavement they were running in the low 70′s.”

Low 70's...LMAO.....try mid 50's!

[JWilkins]

Soooo. Lurking on the Hot Rod forum, are you Wade.

[Arrowhead]

Wow, running in the rain just does not look like fun. Speaks volumes for the electric technology though.

[Mike D]

Love the quad roosters coming off the tires!

Electric car in the rain eh....Zzzzzzzt!

[Loren]

That's why fenders were invented.