[E90SLAM]

One observation. The chassis are way too stiff for these street circuits.

Especially the pavement seems to be rough and raw compare to several F1 street circuits like Albert Park, Monaco, Singapore, Sochi, etc. They really need to repave and fix the streets.

[954Stealth]

I just bought my tickets for the Miami ePrix. I have to wait until March 14 now

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As a result of the addition of the Moscow ePrix, the Berlin ePrix event has been moved to May 23.

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Miami track build begins today

[SenorFunkyPants]

I quite enjoyed the races but as noted there is plenty of room for improvement especially in reliability of suspension components.
I would also dump the "fan boost" and the power restriction to 150Kw - let them race to the maximum potential of the battery, if they run out of juice early then tough bananas.

[954Stealth]

Fiaforumlae


The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile has today revealed the eight manufacturers who will enter the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship in season two “ further increasing the series' credentials as a test bed for the development of electric vehicle technology.

For the inaugural 2014/2015 season, the 10 Formula E teams all compete using identical single-seaters the Spark-Renault SRT_01E utilising a powertrain by McLaren Electronic Systems. From the 2015/2016 season, the series will become an open championship allowing manufacturers to pursue their own in-house innovations, beginning with the development of bespoke powertrains.

In order to limit costs and promote investment and innovation in the most important areas, the manufacturers' scope is initially limited to the powertrain specifically the e-motor, the inverter, the gearbox and the cooling system. All other parts on the cars will remain as they are, with the aim being to prevent costly aerodynamic developments.

As such, following a tender process and an in-depth analysis of each, the FIA has selected the following eight manufacturers:

- ABT Sportsline
- Andretti
- Mahindra
- Motomatica
- NEXTEV TCR
- Renault Sport
- Venturi Automobiles
- Virgin Racing Engineering

The next regulation progression scheduled for season three - will see manufacturers extend their efforts to the batteries, with the objective being the use of a single car per driver during races from the fifth season.
FIA President Jean Todt said: “The launch of the FIA Formula E Championship has been a great success. This innovative and spectacular discipline is in the process of gaining its sporting and technical credibility and the arrival of manufacturers for its second season is the next stage in Formula e's development.

"The gradual opening up of the regulations will promote innovation, while at the same time keeping costs under control. The solutions chosen by the manufacturers will hopefully lead to rapid development of the future-focused technologies at the heart of Formula E,"� he added. "In terms of the manufacturers chosen, we are satisfied with the quality of the applications received and the number of manufacturers becoming involved reflects the huge interest generated by Formula E."

Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E, added: " Its fantastic for Formula E to have this many manufacturers wanting to be a part of the championship after just four races, and shows great confidence in the series. One of our objectives from the beginning was to promote technology competition but we cannot do that as organisers of the championship, we need actors to join and to develop technologies to fight against each other in the races. Through this fight we improve the technology and then with this improved technology we improve electric cars in general. We expect more manufacturers to join from season three onwards and we're already talking with many different manufactures and also OEMs. The homologation process for single-seaters for the 2015/16 Formula E season has already commenced."

[954Stealth]

Here's how the cars are shipped

[954Stealth]

Well, it is time to continue talking about Round 5, the Miami ePrix. I have my ticket here ready!

Circuit:
Formula E Miami ePrix
Location: Biscayne Bay
Date: Saturday, March 14 2015
Length: 2.17km
Turns: 8




Marco Andretti, Andretti Formula E:
"I used to reside in Miami and really miss the city. I’m looking forward to going back and competing there with Formula E. There is no better city for a race – Miami has the best restaurants and shopping and will be a great atmosphere for Formula E fans! The track layout looks great for passing because of the big brake zones and will lend to some exciting racing. Turns 4, 5, 7 and 8 will be very important as they lead onto straights. I can't wait to turn my first laps on this circuit."


START END ACTIVITY
7:00 18:00 Gates open/close
8:15 9:00 NON-QUALIFYING PRACTICE 1
9:30 9:50 FE School Series - Practice/Qualifying
10:30 11:00 NON-QUALIFYING PRACTICE 2
12:00 12:10 QUALIFYING SESSION GROUP 1
12:15 12:25 QUALIFYING SESSION GROUP 2
12:30 12:40 QUALIFYING SESSION GROUP 3
12:45 12:55 QUALIFYING SESSION GROUP 4
14:15 14:35 FE School Series - Race
15:23 15:33 Pitlane open/close
15:50 FanBoost implementation
16:00 17:00 RACE (39 laps)

[954Stealth]

3 days! Who else will be there?

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I'm on my way to the track
Should be lots of fun!

[954Stealth]

Well I had a ton of fun at the race today. Those of you in Near an event should definitely go when the series heads your way later this year

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Here's the i8 from the village

[ddk632]

I went today... Took the kiddos and we had a blast! Got to see the i8, i3, and Rimac in action during downtime between qualifying and the race..

The Formula E cars have a really cool sound... Like a golf cart on methamphetamines... We got to see and hear them right under us as we crossed the pedestrian bridges on our way to the grandstands during the early laps of the race and it was an awesome sight!

954Stealth how did you like the experience?

[ddk632]

A few photos from the Miami ePrix..

[954Stealth]

Originally Posted by ddk632

I went today... Took the kiddos and we had a blast! Got to see the i8, i3, and Rimac in action during downtime between qualifying and the race..

The Formula E cars have a really cool sound... Like a golf cart on methamphetamines... We got to see and hear them right under us as we crossed the pedestrian bridges on our way to the grandstands during the early laps of the race and it was an awesome sight!

954Stealth how did you like the experience?

I liked it quite a bit! I was in the grandstand facing you and to your left so the other side straight just before the sharp turn. They'd pass by you, under the causeway and then back towards us so that was my spot.

I liked the tents, mostly though the USCG helo flyover. That was pretty cool.

I didn't get to take as many photos as I wanted but still managed to get a couple

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[nbennettksu]

My wife and I went in Miami yesterday, I started a thread with our experience, but here are some vids I took:

First lap of the race around 4pm:

Track practice before the race around 11am:

About 20 min before the race, the drivers do 1 final lap and wave to all the fans:

Before the race, the i8 Safety Car was moving around the track. Several passes with both engines pushing, and a few with all electric driving: