Welcome to the EVents page. Upcoming car shows, races, and various media publication releases are posted here. Past shows and such are posted by year.
You can email Plasma Boy here:
jw@plasmaboyracing.com
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June 30, 2012...Seattle, Washington - White Zombie will be part of SEVA's (Seattle Electric Vehicle Association) display at the BIG 'Greenwood Classic' car show.
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April 18, 2012...San Jose, California - White Zombie will be on display at eBay's corporate headquaters for their Earth Day EVent in San Jose, California.
April 14, 2012...Tucson, Arizona - White Zombie makes its return to the drag track at the 'Bookman's Spring Thaw' NEDRA drag racing EVent at the Southwestern International Raceway in Tucson, Arizona.
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March 18-20, 2011...Portland Roadster Show
White Zombie will be on display at this year's prestigious hotrod show, the Portland Roadster Show.
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February 2nd, 2011...Northwest Z Club
White Zombie will be on display at the Northwest Z Club meeting, where John 'Plasma Boy' Wayland will be the guest speaker.
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January 27th - 30th, 2011...Portland International Auto Show
White Zombie on display as a featured electric vehicle among the factory offerings like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf.
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NEDRA Nationals, Portland International Raceway
PORTLAND, OR...NEDRA (National Electric Drag Racing Association) Nationals at International Raceway (PIR), September 10th and 11th, 2010 starting at 6:00 pm each night.
White Zombie returns to PIR after being off the track since it ran a pair of 10.4 ETs back on July 30th, 2010 where it became the 1st street legal electric car to ever run under 11 seconds in the 1/4 mile. With improvements again, team Plasma Boy is now shooting for lower 10s and maybe even a high 9!
PIR's gates open at 6:00 pm, both Friday and Saturday. Admission is $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 6 to 12, and for children 5 and under the event is free. All racers will pay a $25.00 entrance fee. If you have not raced at PIR before, the track charges a $20.00 racer registration fee which is good for two years.
Portland International Raceway is located at West Delta Park - 1940 N. Victory Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97217. For more information on the raceway, go to PIR's website at www.portlandraceway.com.
The traditional Electric Breakfast & EV Show & Shine will be held on Saturday morning the 11th of September at the Village Inn restaurant located at 10301 S.E. Stark Street, on the corner of S.E. Stark and S.E. 103rd Drive in East Portland. People start to arrive around 8:00 am, and the show continues until noon. All EVs are more than welcome to join the display at our Electric Breakfast & EV Show & Shine.
For more information please visit www.nedra.com.
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Hot Rod Electric Cars Return to Portland International Raceway
PORTLAND, OR (JULY 11, 2010) John 'Plasma Boy' Wayland, of Plasma Boy Racing, Inc., and NEDRA (National Electric Drag Racing Association), are pleased to announce the Wayland Invitational V at Portland International Raceway (PIR), July 23rd and 24th, 2010 starting at 6:00 pm.
Come witness the groundbreaking technology of the electric car revolution at the Wayland Invitational V. High performance electric vehicles (EVs), including a group of Tesla Roadsters and street legal electric conversions will be setting new EV performance benchmarks in the 1/4 mile drag.
Wayland and his electric drag car 'White Zombie' are celebrated for breaking through barriers in the electric car world. This year, the Zombie comes back to the track more potent than ever, powered by its new Dow/Kokam lithium battery pack. The pumped-up Zombie should leave the 11's far behind, blasting down the track to be the first street legal electric car to run a 10 second 1/4 mile!
Our mission at Plasma Boy Racing, Inc., is to educate, inform, and demonstrate to the public that electric cars can be exhilarating as well as environmentally responsible. Going green doesn't mean slow, dull, and boring! Join us in the excitement of watching the world's quickest and most powerful, tire smoking, all battery powered cars as they go head to head with conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles in two nights of drag racing entertainment!
The event will take place on July 23rd and 24th, 2010. PIR's gates open at 6:00 pm, both Friday and Saturday. Admission is $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 6 to 12, and for children 5 and under the event is free. All racers will pay a $25.00 entrance fee. If you have not raced at PIR before, the track charges a $20.00 racer registration fee which is good for two years.
The traditional Electric Breakfast & EV Show & Shine will be held on Saturday morning the 24 of July at the Village Inn restaurant located at 10301 S.E. Stark Street, on the corner of S.E. Stark and S.E. 103rd Drive in East Portland. People start to arrive around 8:00 am, and the show continues until noon. All EVs are more than welcome to join the display at our Electric Breakfast & EV Show & Shine.
For more information on John Wayland and Plasma Boy Racing, Inc., please visit www.plasmaboyracing.com and for more information on NEDRA, please visit www.nedra.com.
CONTACT: Marissa Wayland Event/PR Coordinator rissa@plasmaboyracing.com
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The return of the Wayland Invitational! After taking a year off, the series is back with the best electric drag racing ever. The Wayland Invitational IV happens in Portland, Oregon this July 24th & 25th at PIR.
Come see what electric power is all about as NEDRA (National Electric Drag Racing Association) hosts one of the hottest electric vehicle racing events of the year. Electric vehicles (EV) from the newest production cars including the Tesla and Tango, to 11 second street rides, to all-out drag 7 second bikes and rails will be pushing the EV performance envelope for 1/4 mile acceleration prowess.
This year's race has a special purpose as well, as NEDRA helps to raise funds for a wonderful, bright young boy with autism. Curtis 'Junior' Cottengim needs a service dog to keep him calm and safe, but at $13,000 it's something this Portland family needs some help with. An optional fee at the gate plus local business and corporate sponsorship can help make this dream a reality.
Going green doesn't mean slow, dull, & boring! Join us in cheering on the world's quickest and most powerful tire shredding pure battery powered cars, trucks, and motor cycles as they mix it up with the gassers in two nights of heads up drag racing fun!
WHO WILL BE RACING
1) Bill Dube and the KillaCycle
2) John Wayland and the infamous White Zombie
3) Eva Hakansson's and her ElectroCat street bike
4) Mike Willmon and his Crazy Horse Pinto
5) Several Teslas
6) Rick Woodbury with Tango
7) Michael Kadie's awesome Cobra 2.S.S.I.C
8) Mike Schwartz's Green Tea Model T
9) Ken Koch and his fantastic '32 Ford
10) Otmar Ebenhoech's LiIon Insight
. . . . and more!
EVs ON DISPLAY
In addition to EVs racing we will have a variety of EVs on display as well.
1) Portland International Raceway
2) Gates opens at 6:00 pm both Friday and Saturday
3) Charging available from available outlets
4) $8 adult admissions, 6 to 12 free with paid adult.
5) All Racers $22.
6) Directions to Portland International Raceway
At the Wayland Juice Bar, folks will be arriving all day and working on race vehicles and socializing until it is time to hustle to the track (opens at 6pm). Please contact John Wayland if you need directions to the Wayland residence- jw@plasmaboyracing.com
After the race, gather at the Shari's diner adjacent to the track for a late meal and more socializing.
Brunch/EV display/show-and-tell at the Village Inn at 10301 SE Stark Street, on the corner of SE Stark and SE 103rd Drive in NE Portland. Folks start to gather around 8am. Usually continues till almost lunchtime. All EVs are welcome to be on display at this EVent.
After the breakfast, gather at the Wayland Juice Bar, again working on race vehicles and socializing till it is time to hustle to the track (gates open at 6pm).
Some folks usually get together for another breakfast and more talk at the Village Inn on Sunday morning.
If you would like to race or bring your EV for display let us know
Roy LeMeur, Wayland Invitational Chairman - race track details, racing information, etc. - roylemeur@hotmail.com
Marissa Wayland, Wayland Invitational EVent Coordinator - times, dates, locations of restaurants, directions to the NWHS (forklift shop) for Tesla charging, EV personality contact info for media requests. - rissa@plasmaboyracing.com
White Zombie on the cover and the is feature 10 page story in the January '09 issue of 'Retro Cars' magazine. Sharing the spotlight with the Zombie is Blue Meanie. Both cars are the centerfold tear-out poster, too!
A feature story about White Zombie will appear in ESPN magazine, available on news stands the first week of December '07.
August 25th '07 'Street Warriorz'...Racing starts Saturday night from 4:00 until midnight. This EVent is all about street legal cars running 1/4 mile races - perfect for White Zombie, the world's quickest street legal electric car! In addition to the races, there is also a car audio competition and other fun attractions.
August 22nd '07 at PIR 'King of the Track 1/8 mile drags'...Racing starts Wednesday night from 4:00 until 10:00 pm.
August 17-18 '07 'NEDRA 10th Anniverary Nationals'...Racing starts Friday night from 6:00 until midnight. Saturday morning we will once again, meet up at the Village Inn restaurant at 10301 NE Stark St. (corner of NE 103nd Ave & Stark St.) for the 'Electric Breakfast' & show & tell car show from 9:00 - 12:00 noon. Afterwards all are welcome to hang with the EV racers at the Wayland EV Juice bar for a bit of crazy wrenching-repairing-prepping of the electrics for Saturday night's racing action...same time, same place (PIR 6:00 at the gates). This year's races will have big media coverage! Several new electric racing machines will be debuting at these races as well.
July 13-14 '07 'Wayland Invitational III'...The races begin Friday night at 5:30 - 6:00 depending on when PIR opens the gates to the track and run until midnight. Saturday morning we all meet up at the Village Inn restaurant at 10301 NE Stark St. (corner of NE 103nd Ave & Stark St.) for the 'Electric Breakfast' & show & tell car show from 9:00 - 12:00 noon. Afterwards all are welcome to hang with the EV racers at the Wayland EV Juice bar for a bit of crazy wrenching-repairing-prepping of the electrics for Saturday night's racing action...same time, same place (PIR 5:30 at the gates). This year's races are the best ever, with Bill Dube and his racing team coming to Portland with Killacycle, the world's quickest electric vehicle. Powered by A123 Systems lithium Ion batteries. Bill is loaning his spare bike pack for use in White Zombie. Bill and his team are shooting for the 7s, while the 700 lbs. lighter lithium powered Zombie shoots for low 11s!
June 29th 2007 at PIR...White Zombie races at PIR in the Les Schwab Street Drags
May '07 'Car and Driver'...White Zombie and the NEDRA electric drags will be featured in the May issue with a 4 page spread in the world's largest automotive magazine
March 18th 2007... White Zombie will be running for the first time this year on its new more powerful battery pack, at PIR Sunday afternoon. The new twin pack of Genesis batteries (2 X 360V) can output 1500 amps, but will be limited to 1000 amps for the Saturday night runs to break the pack in. With less voltage sag than the previous pack, low 12s - high 11s are possible.
March 2nd thru March 4th 2007 'Portland Roadster Show'...The newest version of White Zombie was on display and highlighted at the show's entrance at this high profile hotrod show. Pictures from the show are up at the 'Photos' page.
February 7th 2007 'Northwest Z' club meeting...White Zombie on display at the Wilsonville, OR Izzy's Pizza place where the monthly Z Car club holds their meetings. Plasma Boy and driver Tim Brehm are the scheduled guest speakers.
White Zombie will be on display at the 7-12-06 Portland, Oregon debut of 'Who Killed the Electric Car?' at the Hollywood Theater, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Wednesday night.
Plasma Boy himself will be at the wheel of White Zombie Friday night, 6-30-06 at PIR in Portland, Oregon, racing in the late Night Drags series. Come join the fun as we try to push White Zombie into the 11s. Gates open at 5:00 pm.
John, Tim Brehm, and driver Jeffery Bywater will be racing Father Time and Tom True's triple motor Datsun 280ZX at the Portland International Raceway (PIR) Wednesday, 8-10-05 in the 1/8 mile drag. The three man team has been tweaking the car for 1/4 mile racing, but Wednesdays are the night to test and tune launches. Running at 168V with a fresh pack of Exide Orbitals, it should be strong! Gates open at 4:00 and close at 10:00 pm.
Blue Meanie will be on display at the Fred Meyer corporate barbecue / car show Friday, 8-12-05 at Fred Meyer's corporate offices in Portland, Oregon, along side vintage muscle cars, classic hot rods, and anything else 'cool'. The show is not open to the public, but hundreds of Fred Meyer employees will get a chance to see a hi pro street EV up close.
White Zombie and the Silver Bullet will both be racing at the first 'Wayland Invitational' street legal electric drag race to be held Friday night, 9-2-05 at the Portland International Raceway (PIR). The EVent is timed to go with the big Woodburn Electric Drag Races scheduled 2 days later on Sunday. PIR is open for all street legal vehicles on Friday and Saturday nights, so this is a 'join the crowd' type of race where EVs will get to mix it up with muscle cars and quick rice burners...what fun! Gates open at 7:00 pm and racing goes to 1:00 am.
Don't miss John and the White Zombie racing at the Nedra 2005 Nationals at Woodburn Dragstrip Sep 4th!