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I recorded it and it was interesting, except my DVR cut out the last minute of the race and I missed a major turn of events apparently !

In a week where Apple released the Iwatch (not a fan boy, but it's a milestone of sorts) and where I test drove a Tesla, it is kind of interesting to witness this first electric series race. It seems like the future is finally happening in our lifetime ;-) Now whether one likes that future or not is up in the air....

Personally, I was intrigued by the series. The lack of engine noise is an issue but there are many noisy series still. These cars sound very much like a "Tron" special effect. Not awful, just odd... The big issue with them for me is the performance. 14 laps only before having to swap for a fully charged car is not enough. Then the tires look skinnier than my street car's, which is a shame for a formula anything, and the speed did not seem all that impressive. I think this has potential when the battery can give them more juice, more speed and therefore require bigger tires...

The car change in the middle is a little odd too... Too much time to be gained or lost there, as I saw it (broadcast wasn't super clear or I wasn't awake enough), I think to be fair the race should kinda stop and restart based on previous positions, but then again this is a like a driver change Le Mans style, except it's the same driver and a car change ;-)

It was kinda cool, I'd like to see how it develops.