We originally chose the belt design because of my belief that EVs should be totally silent. Frankly there were other factors that led to the demise of the belts. Alignment is very critical and we had some aftermarket bearing blocks which were not holding true. The belts had calculated out to hold the load but they were on the edge. Part of the problem was that we had to use the smaller toothed belts in order to attain our desired gear ratio. We were limited by the size of the box. We knew the ultimate set up but did not have the time or the money to implement it. We wanted to build our own differential housing running a custom Quaiffe differential with two gears on it, one on each side. The motors would mount the same with a gear on each motor. If we ever get a major sponsor we will do this. It requires quite a bit of machining and a great deal of money.

Concerning acceleration, we have turned a 1.89 sixty foot time. This is accelerating over two tons at over one "G" or 0 to 44 mph in 1.89 seconds. To put this in perspective, the new 500 horsepower Lamborghini Gallardo does 0 to 40 mph in 2.8 seconds and weighs almost a thousand pounds less. Further, our "Maniac Mazda" turned a slower 1.98 sixty foot time the first time it broke 100 mph and it turned a 12.47 second ET in the quarter mile at 109.66 mph. We are definitely on our way. We have replaced the belts with three row number 50 chain and larger splined, heat treated 4340 primary drives. The last time to the track we launched with a full 2000 amps on each rear motor and our new 300M axles and our new CVs from "The Driveshaft Shop" of Islandia New York held up just fine to the massive torque. When we launched we took off in second gear. We had just done a front wheel burn off to get the front tires sticky. This burn off left the van sideways in the staging lane so I had to get her straightened out. When I launched and hit third gear we twisted off our right front axle. The Driveshaft Shop is in the process of making us new ones. We hope to be out on the track again in the next couple of weeks.