Our next race will be on January 13, 2018 at Wharton High School, located at 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, Florida 33647. This race will be in conjunction with other STEM Activities. Bring the entire family to this free day of fun for all ages.

We have monitored the national and local weather forecast all week. Over the years we have found our local forecastors the most accurate. We planned to race up until the 6pm forecast was issued. With rain and thunderstorms throughout the night and then scattered showers throughout the day we cancelled our race. We took into consideration the possible effects of the rain on our teams electrical systems, motors and controllers, not to mention being wet and cold. We apologize for any inconvenince this may have caused.

Charlie

On December 9, 2017 Electrathon of Tampa Bay will hold our fourth race of the 2017 – 2018 Race Season at Lennard High School located at 2342 Shell Point Road in Ruskin Florida 33570. Last year host and Lennard Electrathon Team Sponsor Jim Reve had Dr. Earl J. Lennard (school named after) at the race to drop the green flag for the first race. The race this year will be held on the football fields track which means its a simple oval track. We are hoping to see our Titans, I Will Mentorship, Brooks DeBartolo and Lennard Teams at this race.

Red – Track

Blue – Pits

Yellow – Caution Tape

White – Scoring / Registration

Green – Tower

On December 2, 2017 Electrathon of Tampa Bay will have a number of teams representing us at the Longwood Christmas Parade. We will meet at Andrew and Pony’s home and then head to the parade staging area. After the parade we will have a get together at their home. Thank You Andrew and Pony for inviting us to your home. For more information, contact Fredi or Charlie.

Charlie

2016 Parade Picture

We had a great day at the Longwood Parade on December 2, 2017. We had a total of 11 cars representing ETO. A special thank you to Pony and Andrew for their hospitality in hosting us before the parade and having a great cookout after the parade at their home.

On Thursday, November 8, 2017 Fredi and Charlie took a loaner car to Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School in Tampa Florida. The team is raring to go and plan to be at the race in December.

BLUE – PITS

RED – COURSE

YELLOW – SPECTATOR BARRIOR TAPE

BLACK – TOWER

GREEN – REGISTRATION / SCORING AREA

The third race of our season will be held on November 4, 2017 at Middleton High School located at 4801 North 22nd Street in Tampa, Florida.

We will be selling used tires 6 for $5.00, used tubes for $1.00 each, Helmets for $20.00 each, three bicycles for $10.00 each to use the metal for building or repairing an Electrathon car. We will also start up our 50/50 drawing, 1 ticket for $1.00, 6 tickets for $5.00 and 15 tickets for $10.00, proceeds will be divided, half going to ticket holder and the other to ETO.

A free day of Electrathon Racing for the entire family and friends, come out and support our high school, college and enthusiast while they compete at this race.

Charlie

Electrathon of Tampa Bay will have two high school, two open class and one advanced battery class cars attend this race on October 21, 2017. Our teams will represent the Electrathon of Tampa Bay Organization and challenge other teams at the race to visit the Tampa Area for some of our ETO races. We will post photos and race results once we return.

Electrathon of Tampa Bay welcomes our new supporter, Batteries + Bulbs in Brandon Florida, located at 1926 West Brandon Blvd. Store Manager Jim Campbell (813-689-3300) provided one of our Hillsborough County Public Schools, High School Team with a great price on new batteries for their Electrathon Cars. Jim has also quoted us a great price on Optima Yellow Top D35 batteries. Unfortunately they are on back order until the middle of November. Please give Jim Campbell a call for all your Electrathon Battery needs and all of your personal needs for batteries and bulbs. Great addition to our family of supporters.

Charlie

Blue – Pits

Red – Course

Yellow – Yellow Tape

Black – Tires

White – Registration/Scoring Area

Green – Scoring Tower

The second race of our 2017 – 2018 race season is approaching quickly. The altered road course at USF is 1,493 feet of track which equals .28 of a mile. This course will challenge our drivers and teams on their battery management and tire usage as the course requires a good driving flow through the turns.

The race will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at USF, located at 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa Florida 33620. Once you come in the main entrance on Fowler Avenue travel to the first traffic light and turn left, the parking lot will be on the right side. To enter the pit area you must go to the second entrance on the right and turn in.

We will be selling used tires 6 for $5.00, used tubes for $1.00 each, Helmets for $20.00 each, three bicycles for $10.00 each to use the metal for building or repairing an Electrathon car. We will also start up our 50/50 drawing, 1 ticket for $1.00, 6 tickets for $5.00 and 15 tickets for $10.00, proceeds will be divided, half going to ticket holder and the other to ETO.

A free day of Electrathon Racing for the entire family and friends, come out and support our high school, college and enthusiast while they compete at this race.

Charlie

WELCOME BACK

The summer was a hot one and we hope everyone enjoyed the time with family and friends.

As we get closer to the first race of the season, we hope our teams have dusted off their cars and started planning for the race season.

We are excited to announce that our team list has grown again this year. We will have Plant HS, and I will Mentorship Foundation joining us this year. We are working with Leto HS and Mulberry HS and have loaner cars available to bring them on board. We will be seeing the return of the team from Simmons this year with their new Teacher William Knight. The Lennard Teams and Jim Reve should be back this year after their car issue at their race last season put them out of commission. Wharton HS should have their car ready soon and return to the track with their team. Jefferson HS has shown interest but has not made the plunge to join us with a loaner car.

We will hold nine races again this year and hope to attend races that others are hosting in Ft Myers, Pensacola, Alabama and Georgia. The race season this year will be exciting and challenging for our teams. We will hold two races at USF in the same parking lot but the courses will be different, the race in March will be a new course at St. Pete College in conjunction with Maker Con and Comic Con. Teams will be able to dress up in costumes to show our support for their event. In April we will hold our speed event at Brandon HS where teams can test their cars and watch as their Team Sponsor and Executive Board race against one another.

The first race of the season will be held on September 23, 2017 at Hillsborough Community College, located at 10414 E. Columbus Drive in Brandon Florida. The race day schedule will be sent to each team prior to the race. We will have a mandatory orientation for all team members. The drivers and pit crew for each team will be given a 25 question quiz on items from the Electrathon America Handbook. Make sure to bring a pen or pencil with you to take the quiz. We will also have a guest at our first race; Bobby Diehl will be presenting information concerning Electrathon races being held at the Desoto Speedway. Here is the course for our first race:

Yellow – Caution Tape

Red – Course

Green – Pits

Black – Tower/Start/Finish Line