{"id":11133,"date":"2016-09-29T11:53:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T18:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=11133"},"modified":"2016-09-29T11:53:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T18:53:39","slug":"buckeyes-venturi-vbb-3-set-records-on-the-salt-flats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/buckeyes-venturi-vbb-3-set-records-on-the-salt-flats\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckeyes, Venturi VBB-3 Set Records on the Salt Flats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take a venturesome electric car developer like Venturi, a Monaco-based firm, and put them together with an enthusiastic group of Ohio State University engineering students.\u00a0 Exciting things happen.<\/p>\n

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Ohio State Buckeyes\/Venturi VBB-3 with 3,000 horsepower ready to roll quickly<\/p><\/div>\n

The Buckeyes have tried their hands at racing in many venues.\u00a0 Their first outing in the 2013 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Zero<\/a> gained them a third place finish \u2013 followed by another third place outing in 2014, and their tour of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb<\/a> this year took a mere 11 minutes and 16 seconds, good enough for third place.\u00a0 They also race in the Formula SAE competition<\/a>, putting their open-wheel, high-performance cars up against those from 110 other colleges and universities.<\/p>\n

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Ohio State Racing team, Driver Roger Schroer at the nose. Multi-discipline team made speed records possible<\/p><\/div>\n

Turning their eyes from the curves of the Isle of Man and Pikes Peak, to possibly the flattest place in America, the Buckeyes came in first this time, setting a world record 341 mph with their Venturi VBB-3, all 3,000 horsepower engaged.<\/p>\n