Drag Illustrated Issue 144, May 2019 | Page 12

ELECTRIFYING PERFORMANCE Patrick McCue charges off the starting line in what appears to be a standard COPO Camaro, but is actually a one-off eCOPO concept car based on the 2019 COPO Camaro. The car is a joint effort by McCue, the Hancock and Lane Racing team and General Motors, with an electric motor based on a pair of BorgWarner HVH 250-150 motor assemblies powered by an 800-volt battery pack and producing more than 700 hp and 600 ft-lb of torque. McCue, a Seattle-area high school auto tech teacher, had over a dozen of his students involved in the development and assembly of the car. The eCOPO burst into the 9-second zone with a record 9.837 at 134.07 mph on an exhibition pass at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona. Photograph by Will McDougle Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park | Chandler, Arizona | Sunday, February 24, 2019 12 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 144