The Delta Secondary automotive shop recently received a racing battery pack for its junior dragster project, which will make it the most powerful ever built, according to technology education teacher Casey Mynott. He said the battery pack from High Tech Systems houses 225 horsepower fully charged (peak power) and 169 horsepower under load while operating. The battery weighs only 60 pounds and generates little to no heat while operating, he noted, adding it is the only dedicated lithium racing battery pack to ever hit Canadian soil. With the finishing touches being put on the Junior Dragster, the DSS electric race team hopes to be on the track in Mission when the season opens next April.
