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May 06, 2013 6:21 a.m. | Updated: May 06, 2013 1:21 p.m.

"It was a wonderful marriage of talent pools," said Michael Bream, owner of EV West. "I've got a great team of people around me," said Smith. Along with EV West, SRI worked with Strategic Racing Designs to develop the vehicle... CONTINUE

After/Drive - (VIDEO)
May 2, 2013

HE DROVE A $500 CRAIGSLIST CAR IN RALLY MEXICO
Video interview of our good friend Bill Caswell done by AFTER/DRIVE about racing his $500 craigslist car. The story is awesome and we were so happy to be a part of it. We recommend watching the whole thing but pay Special attention to minute 14 - about SRDs involvement with the infamous "Baja Pig"... VIEW

Road and Track

April 29, 2013

A 450 HP OFF-ROAD LIGHTNING BOLT STRIKES THE DESERT

Ed Pearlman founded the National Off-Road Racing Association’s Mexican 1000 in 1967, and you’d think the pioneering ex-Marine would approve of this particular entry. A collaborative effort between fabrication outfit Strategic Racing Designs (SRD) and engine-supplier EV West ... CONTINUE

ENGADGET

Apr 29th, 2013

SRI EV1 BRING ALL-ELECTRIC RACING TO THE MEXICAN 1000 RALLY

We've seen electric off-roaders tackle the Dakar Rally, but racing on the Baja peninsula has proven elusive -- until this weekend. After driving in smaller races, SRI's EV1 has joined the big leagues by starting in NORRA's Mexican 1000 rally... CONTINUE

Top Gear - (VIDEO)
April 29, 2013

EV BUGGY HAS 750 TORQUES
And enough energy on board to power a house for a week. We’ll take two…
Yep, this 535hp, 750 lb ft open-wheeler's called the SR1 EV1, and it's been built by SRI, SRD and EV West, the chaps that made a man called Bill very happy last year. It doesn't have the juice to attack the full 1200-mile race, but it'll be taking it on in bitsize portions. And if this video's anything to go by, it won't do too badly at all... VIEW

GIZMAG

February 16, 2013

One thousand miles of treacherous open desert, 750 lb ft of torque at zero rpm and a top speed of 125 mph; that’s what's in store for the drivers of the EV1 electric off-road racer. Not exactly your father’s Prius, this vehicle dedicated to proving the legitimacy of "green racing" is... CONTINUE

MOTORTORQUE

December 11, 2012

OFF-ROAD ELECTRIC RACER HITS 100MPH

At first glance the EV1 Race Car looks like a full-size remote-controlled car but in reality it uses the latest electric technology to be capable of extreme racing. The car, designed by Strategic Racing Designs in Vista, California, uses swappable battery packs for quick charging and can even be recharged on-the-move by ...CONTINUE

JALOPNIK
December 10, 2012

YOU CAN'T IGNORE THE AWESOMENESS OF A POWERFUL ELECTRIC DUNE BUGGY
The same people who drove an incredibly fast electric BMW M3 up Pikes Peak this May are back with something even more exciting: an all-electric offroad racecar built for the Baja 1000. Even though it boasts 535 hp and 750 ft.-lbs. of torque, EV West's SRI EV1 race vehicle's powertrain is mostly silent. Powered by a 400kW, 2000aH hot-swappable battery pack, the lack of a high-revving motor means the driver hears a symphony of suspension sounds and crunching gravel... CONTINUE

Charged Magazine

Novemeber 2, 2012

EV WEST AND PARTNERS BUILD ELECTRIC OFF-ROAD BAJA RACER
No, it’s not a reincarnation of GM’s visionary but premature EV1 - far from it. The Strategic Recovery Institute (SRI)’s EV1, which was unveiled in October at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo in Los Angeles, is a fully electric off-road vehicle with 535 hp and 750 ft-lbs of torque. It has a range of 100 miles and a top speed of 125 mph, and is designed to sustain 1,200 miles or 35 hours of... CONTINUE

Race-Dezert

November 8, 2012

FEATURE VEHICLE - EV1 Electric Race Car

Race-dezert.com sat down with SRD (Strategic Racing Designs) for a Q&A about the new EV1 electric race car they just finished. Check out the info, pictures and YouTube video showing what this project is all about.... This project was brought to us by Jeff Smith at the Strategic Recovery Institute (SRI) who was inspired by LtGen. Pillsbury’s challenge during a SCORE driver’s meeting to create a sustainable vehicle .... CONTINUE

SRI

September 24, 2012

SRI WILL DISPLAY FIRST OF ITS KIND, FULLY OPERATIONAL, ALL ELECTRIC, OFFROAD VEHICLE AT POMONA OFFROAD SHOW

Vista, CA, September 24, 2012 – The public is encouraged to come out and see Strategic Recovery Institute’s First of its Kind, All-Electric Off-Road, Race Vehicle, on display October 6th and 7th at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo, held at the L.A. Fairplex in Pomona. Team SRI’s Electric Off-Road Race Vehicle will be included with the SCORE International & Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Exhibit. Visit SCOREVILLE and celebrate the 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000... CONTINUE

JALOPNIK

July 23, 2012

I DROVE A WICKED FAST ELECTRIC BMW AND IT MADE BE A BELIEVER IN EV RACING

Whenever I hear someone say "electric cars are the future" I just shake my head and laugh. Sure, all those gas cars, millions of them, along with thousands of gas stations will disappear over night.

And all the muffler shops and emission centers, too! And then I try remember the last time I walked into a Blockbuster Video and it convinces me that the world changes rapidly. I bet steam engines disappeared the same way. Why bother with water and warming up when you have fuel? CONTINUE

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