Kick-off Event / Open House
Saturday, April 18th, 4-7pm
5pm – Rules and Route Review and open discussion
Berkeley Shipyard / All Power Labs
1010 Murray St, Berkeley, CA 94710
The Escape racing season is fast approaching. Thus this Saturday we are gathering at the Shipyard to address related specifics, as well as the people generally associated with them.
Center stage in this is the issues of rules. People keep asking what the rules are, and this year we’re actually going to tell them, in actual writing. Still, no more than one page. Extremely simple– yet clear, precise, and with curatorial gravitas (if such is possible for rules). The rules will be presented at 5pm sharp on Saturday. The general BBQ and gathering is from 4-7pm.
So If you are considering racing this year, or are considering volunteering to help us make the race happen, or are simply considering being around while other people are racing and doing the work to make the racing possible, we encourage you to join us this Saturday at 4pm. There will be a BBQ and some treats. You are encouraged to bring consumables for the grill and ice chest. Utensils will be provided at no additional charge beyond the free gate entry fee.
Thus recap the logistics, this Saturday we are having a gathering to talk about things relating to the Escape from Berkeley (by any non-petroleum means necessary) alt fuels race. This will be a great time to meet other participants, talk about your entry or gathering ideas, find other people to help with your entry, or otherwise muse on the myriad of mobile power solutions available immediately for our needs. This event will be at the Shipyard at 1010 Murray Street in West Berkeley from 4pm to 7pm. The rule discussion will be 5pm sharp.
I may not be able to attend, so here are my comments.
I suggest participants may purchase (non-petroleum) fuel with money. Begging and bartering have little to do with advancing non-petroleum technology.
Participants should be able to start the race with as much fuel as they like. An electric powered vehicle should be able to start the race with a full charge. Is re-charging from the power grid (PG&E) a-non petroleum fuel, or must the batteries be recharged from a non-petroleum generator?
Scoring should be weighted to give points for the least amount of fuel consumed. Participants would certify the amount of energy they consumed.
Ahrg!
You have to run this one week AFTER I visit Berkeley! Now, I am too far away to join the fun!
Oh,well. I encourage all who can to join the EFB crew at the shipyard. The food is good, the company is great and the ambiance cannot be matched.
Peace out,
Lundy
Sorry about that Lundy. Next time you are in the Bay Area we will have a gathering in your honor.
cheers,
babaLou
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Hi again to the EFB crew!
I just wanted to know how the BBQ/planning party went. What is the ETA for the rules posting and are there any pictures of the event? The Earthday shin-dig down in San Diego left a lot to be desired. I would have rather spent the day up at the Shipyard.
Anyways, hope all is going well.
Peace out,
Lundy
I would love to enter a fully 100% compressed hydrogen powered vehicle (we are converting a camaro), but with the restriction that we have to start with less than 10kW of power, this is .28 of a kg (roughly 1/3 of a gallon of gasoline equivelent). There are non petrol fueling stations on the way that would be great to fill at, although we could bring our own fueling system, but would require a day to fill up. Does this disqualify us as we aren’t your target market for the race?
Thanks!
Abe
Abe,
Your Camaro sounds great. Let’s talk a bit more about entering your vehicle into the race to see if we can make it work. Just email me/jess jess
Cheers,
Jess