Does It Seem Like Everyone Wants To Race You?

[Leeclanual]

Having my P3D for a total of three weeks now, it seems at every traffic light other vehicles and drivers want to race on green. The ones that want a go at it are usually mustangs, camaros, dodge chargers, challengers, pickup trucks, hyundai’s, and just too many to count.

Last night was an Infiniti QX80. Nothing like listening to the QX80 revving up that big 5.6 V-8, but I had already reached the other traffic light before he even caught up!! Another interesting one was a Chevy Spark who was tailgating behind me and when I accelerated to 5 mph over the speed limit on the highway, he seemed to run out of steam.

Anyone else feels like they always have others who want to race?

I have had it happen multiple times in NoVA... I’ll give mine a quick stomp for about 3 seconds from light and then let off... enough to embarrass them. I have noticed a sharp drop over the last year... guess more people know the acceleration capabilities of Tesla cars as they become more prevalent on the roads here.

 

[Sam1]

When I first got my car there were very few Model 3's around so it was relatively common to get some buffoon doing the silly creeping dance at lights.
But nowadays it rarely happens, especially with cars. It seems the word hasn't got out the core of the noisy, lifted pickup world though, which is even funnier.
Its along the same lines as folks stopping to talk to you in the parking lot. It used to be a weekly occurrence for folks to ask questions about the "electronic" car, now it rarely happens.

one of those noisey lifted trucks was my worst loss. Shortly after I found out it was a 1200hp, 9 second truck lol

 

[NpOverspeed]

Yes it does seem that some driver’s want to race me. I do not oblige them ever. If anything I will drive exactly the speed limit in hopes of annoying them into obeying the law.

 

[TLLMRRJ]

If anything I will drive exactly the speed limit in hopes of annoying them into obeying the law.

Yeah? How’s that working out for ya?

 

[NpOverspeed]

Yeah? How’s that working out for ya?

Like the rest of 2020.

 

[dmurphy]

Never. I suppose it depends where you live.

Yep. I’m here in northern NJ - we’re all way too busy to be worried about what the knucklehead in the next lane is up to. Just not a thing here, really.

 

[dinonugget]

For those who have found others wanting to race you without provocation, do your cars have any external modifications, such as tints and aftermarket rims, or loud music? Do you look “young at heart” and how old do the other racers appear to be?

 

[MichaelP90DL]

In short, no, and I'm in Southern California. One teenager in a Hellcat Charger spotted the license plate on my 2015 MS P90DL (762EVHP) and rode my bumper, acting aggressive. I had things to do and didn't want to get into a street race. Several months later, he died in a crash. Street racing.

 

[DevilDoc8542]

Similar to everyone else on this forum, I should clarify the difference between racing vs. spirited driving: when stopped at a traffic light, I will do the spirited acceleration, but will shut down after reaching the maximum speed limit. Don’t really actually “race” anybody on the street. Ways too dangerous and have nothing to prove.

As a former US Navy Hospital Corpsman with 4 combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, currently a paramedic, and losing my wife to an auto accident, racing anyone besides on a track or controlled road is just not worth. But I love the take off at a stop sign or traffic light

Living in the country, I still get lots of questions about Teslas and EV. We have a Tesla Supercharger in our city and sometimes strangers will actually stop and as you a ton of questions. I would let some sit in the car and tell them to schedule a test drive at the Tesla store in Plano, TX.

 

[UncertainTimes]

If everyone is trying to race me, they are definitely not doing a good job at winning.

 

[mswlogo]

No. Not once, ever.

Ditto. Had a Performance Model 3 and Model X.

It's in the OP's head.

 

[one2many]

Street racing here will get your license lost for 6-12 months, and I
do mean gone. Riding to work with stinky Mike with the pocket protectors
for a year would be no fun. We do have aggressive drivers here so the power
to get away from them is very cool. 0-40 is not racing by the way, no rubber smell,
smoke and direct pipes.

 

[Mrcarcrazy]

Only mustangs...

OP, try driving a Lotus...Particularly in West Texas.

 

[EV-Tiger]

The OP is not dreaming. In the MX, I have raced Cameras, Mustangs, Porsches and Infinitiy’s at traffic lights. The Infinity raced me at the light then at a 30 mph roll after the next light. I don’t even have a P. I am not challenged outside of Houston. Weird.

 

[Noodles]

no one seems to care to race me

 

[Chisale]

Oh yes, But around where I live (not an affluent area) it's usually young kids driving extremely old Corvettes or Cameros with bald tires. Usually they just immediately lose traction and go sideways though in the noise making department they win hands down.

 

[Mr X]

All the time lol

 

[Sklith]

One time, I wanted a fellow Model 3 Performance owner to accelerate quickly next to me at a light but his wife was sitting in the passenger seat so I could tell he was trying to ignore me.

 

[smartypnz]

After 7+ years, when I get challenged, I say "Sorry, only race against motorcycles - you guys just aren't fast enough!! "

 

[LionXng]

Exact opposite problem from OP. Although I'm not really sure how you can even tell that a mustang is racing you...