Oh, E-track, okay! I think i have some of that laying around from my last trailer. I'll see if I can find those bars - never knew those existed!

See if you / someone can record your conversations both about the car and ev safety. They might help you get into races closer to home.

A friend of mine has a van she uses for her band and camping. There are racking rails on the sides to lay down a flat surface to sleep on above their gear. I was ...

Ah thanks, yes I have a folding chair I'll be using at the track anyway. I also need to update my track checklist... Remove items like 'gas can' and add things like 'laptop'. Haha.

Alright, I'm planning a trip to the USA. I know I said I was nervous about crossing the border but after some more thought and research it seems like regular old Canadians aren't having problems. I contacted the organizers and they were perfectly fine with the car as it sits, since it meets the SCCA ...

Hmm, that's an interesting idea! It would have to be one that can be controlled externally for contactors and BMS. I think the BMW pack plus a zombie should be able to handle that. Physical dimensions would be the other challenge. I think the box I built is roughly 17" x 24". I guess I might be able ...

Oh, sorry, I should have linked that part too. There's an appendix right at the end of the CACC general competition regulations that resembles the SCREV, except that some of the wording seems to match the draft SCREV rather than the version that was actually adopted.

https://www.caccautosport.org ...

Oooh, that makes sense. Thank you!

No, it shouldn't have anything to do with the roof. I believe what would drive the cage requirement is the class regulations. So for instance, any car used for wheel to wheel racing must have a cage, so now all the cage-dependant rules from the SCREV also apply.

I think I could pretty easily argue ...

I think the inspector I've been put in touch with should be able to comment on SCCA stuff too, but he hasn't responded yet.

I know speed can't be a concern because they told me they were limited to 100kph at their event which is a bit unusual. I told them I can configure a speed limiter via OI so ...

You know what else is interesting, the 'roll cage' wording was in the draft regulations for the SCCA, I complained about it when they solicited feedback from members, and now the wording has been changed. I seriously doubt I was the only one complaining, and I was glad to see it changed. Apparently ...

I completely agree with you, but I don't get the impression there's any room for discussion this time. The gent I mentioned from BC wrote these rules and told me directly that I need the cage. It would be nice to also have it comply with SCCA cage specs, but that spec talks about tubes going forward ...

Yeah, I already drive with a helmet all the time due to bugs, rocks etc so that's not really a concern. I have also thought about making the front half independently removable so it would still just be a roll bar on the street. However, I will have to buy a new helmet that's Snell SA rated. Mine is ...

Okay, so after some more discussions with various people it has come to light that the BC rulebook requires a roll cage and a fire system for any EV with a bespoke battery. If that's what it takes to finally be able to race, I'm willing to do it. I contacted the one remaining BC club to ask if ...

You'd have to have it stay awake to continually monitor the dead plug for PWM starting, wouldn't you?

Also I haven't tried it with a dead plug but with AcObcState not mapped it just locks and asks the EVSE for power on its own. OBC starts charging, and if I want to end the session early I press ...

Oh I think it makes sense that there are two values so it knows when it's crossed one threshold or the other, I'm just not sure if it expects the 'locked' value to always be higher than unlocked, for example. My port is also from Phoenix but it's one of the universal ones.

So, I guess if lockruntime has passed but the lock threshold has not been reached, throw an error?

Side question - does it matter if the value for locked is higher (or lower) than the value for unlocked? Does Foccci care?

Are you on the latest version? There's a setting for the max time it will power the motor, though in an old version apparently it was being ignored.

You can also remove the feedback threshold values and take a time based approach, simply relying on the motor to cycle and then time out. That's what ...

Depends on the BMS you're using too, what kind of charger can it communicate with?

Hey have you made any further tweaks to this code? It looks like my BMS just commands the same current regardless of SOC, so I'm planning to implement something similar.

Progress, sort of! I finally heard back from one of the clubs in BC, and it sounds like they are enthusiastic about letting me run with them, but there are some hoops to jump through first. Mainly speed, they are apparently regulated by the city to a certain top speed, which I told them was no ...

Yeah, I guess it's too late now to show up with the assumption I could run with the BC clubs, but going to the local event to get the car through tech would be nice - and a way to start a conversation. I contacted the event secretary and asked if I could do that, but so far no reply. I might be ...

Hmm, that's an interesting idea. Looks like the show is in Vancouver, which makes sense. Would be quite the trip but not impossible. I really need to get better at getting myself out there. I do a fair bit of public speaking but never like being in the spotlight, heh.

There's a big general ...

Yeah, it's a bit complicated and I'm only familiar with how it works in the western half of the country but here's a point form summary of what I know:

-We follow the SCCA Solo rulebook, which is what the car is built to comply with and the 2025 rulebook has an entire new appendix for EVs.
-My ...

Thanks, guys.

I have thought about showing up with the car but these events are usually pretty tight on time, so it's unlikely I'd be able to talk to people. I did send a message to the club's event coordinator a while ago. He didn't have any news, but at least his tone was more neutral. Good idea ...

Got everything back together a few weeks ago and the car is running great. Johu's recent syncadv code update made the car drive better than ever and I'd say I'm ready to go to autocross.

Unfortunately that's where the good news ends, because EVs are still banned from all tracks in Alberta. I just ...