Just got my latest copy of "Race Engine Technology" and there is a company that is advertising 1000 hp @ 6000 rpm electric motors. Imagine a streamliner like the Freyvogel/Barnhart Carbinliner with two of these driving the rear axle directly. At 6000 rpm the torque is around 915 lb-ft, what transmission! Traction control would be a fairly straight forward control loop and much more responsive than anything you can do with an IC engine. Yes there would be a lot of electronics (which really love the salt!) and cooling and of course charging the batteries but they are not affected by altitude so the car would be really fast at the 12,000 ft altitude on the South American salt lakes. Lots of systems that most of us old "normal" guys don't understand but many of the new and younger guys this would be right down their line. Get Elon for a sponser!???
Just checked my lotto numbers and have to put of this project at least until next week!!!
Rex