Originally Posted by FLEAA

“Battery Beach Burnout” is a two-day event organized by the Florida Electric Auto Association (FLEAA). It will be held in Miami, Florida this year at Countyline Dragway on January 25th and 26th, 2008. The event consists of multiple competitions involving electric vehicles, including a drag race, scooter-cross, auto-cross and a show-n-shine event.

As the premier annual electric vehicle event in the Southeast, the purpose of Battery Beach Burnout is to attract the public and media in order to raise awareness of the current state of electric vehicle technology and promote their expanded use to meet our transportation needs.

Battery Beach Burnout is one of several electric vehicle-related competitions held across the each year. These types of events have been held for more than seven years. Similar competitions of high school and university teams have been held for more than a decade (EV Challenge, HEV Challenge, FutureCar, Electrathon, etc.).


Schedule of Events:

Friday January 25th

EV Drag Racing from 6PM till midnight, Midnight Madness type event. The drag race takes place at Countyline Dragway in Miami, Florida, and is sanctioned by NEDRA, the National Electric Drag Racing Association.

Saturday January 26th

The following events take place at Countyline Dragway again (9:00AM to 4:00PM)

- EV Scootercross
- EV Show-N-Shine
- EV Autocross