Does It Seem Like Everyone Wants To Race You?

[Mr X]

If your Tesla looks stock then most people probably won't care, but when your Tesla is modded and looks sporty/racy then I think that's when people try to go at it with you. Especially if they saw you launch at a light or do a pull, which I do all the time.


It's usually BMW's, Audi's, Benz's, Alfa's, Mustang's, Camaro's and the occasional supercar on a Sunday trying to go at it. Can't recall any that got the jump. I know there are cars quicker than mine but haven't come up against any yet


They usually fly by me at high speeds while I'm going the speed limit, to try and soothe their ego, but they know they got spanked.


The best is after you launch on them you throw it on autopilot and they drive by looking at you while the car is driving and you're just sitting back like a king

 

[LionXng]

They usually fly by me at high speeds while I'm going the speed limit, to try and soothe their ego, but they know they got spanked.

This^

I'm always like... broooooo you lost like 30 seconds ago did you really just now catch up? I forgot you were even there!

 

[MichaelP90DL]

If your Tesla looks stock then most people probably won't care, but when your Tesla is modded and looks sporty/racy then I think that's when people try to go at it with you. Especially if they saw you launch at a light or do a pull, which I do all the time.


It's usually BMW's, Audi's, Benz's, Alfa's, Mustang's, Camaro's and the occasional supercar on a Sunday trying to go at it. Can't recall any that got the jump. I know there are cars quicker than mine but haven't come up against any yet


They usually fly by me at high speeds while I'm going the speed limit, to try and soothe their ego, but they know they got spanked.


The best is after you launch on them you throw it on autopilot and they drive by looking at you while the car is driving and you're just sitting back like a king

No Challengers or Chargers? They outnumber the Camaros and 'Stangs in this area.

 

[Marius A]

Is it true that 48% of cars in Norway are electric, or did some dope mean current sales and/or include hybrids?

Not even close. 48% of new car sales might be correct, but sounds too high for me.

 

[Spacep0d]

I think that some of this

^^^ The only people who have a clue as to what the badges mean are other Tesla owners. To most others it's just another generic 4-door sedan.

Yes, but the type of people who race other cars know exactly what you're driving, before or after they lose.

 

[Spacep0d]

If your Tesla looks stock then most people probably won't care, but when your Tesla is modded and looks sporty/racy then I think that's when people try to go at it with you. Especially if they saw you launch at a light or do a pull, which I do all the time.


It's usually BMW's, Audi's, Benz's, Alfa's, Mustang's, Camaro's and the occasional supercar on a Sunday trying to go at it. Can't recall any that got the jump. I know there are cars quicker than mine but haven't come up against any yet


They usually fly by me at high speeds while I'm going the speed limit, to try and soothe their ego, but they know they got spanked.


The best is after you launch on them you throw it on autopilot and they drive by looking at you while the car is driving and you're just sitting back like a king

Yep, I think in SoCal this might be more prevalent than other areas. Some people just don't notice that some self-selected drivers become rather animated around Teslas. Either people know they're quick or they don't and some don't care either way, and a whole lot of drivers (at least here in SoCal) are willing to test their mettle. It's kind of a car-crazy culture here, and this includes EVs.

The pandemic hasn't made people want to race LESS, that's for sure.

 

[Fernand]

Not at all frequent but when it happens, the most fun is to let them jump while you putter along, then after they settle down do one of those chess knight's moves where you leap over their lane into the next lane over and resume puttering like nothing happened.

It's gotten better but there ARE still a few hate-stares out of the blue in parking lots.
It seems to be people who assume shiny Tesla = big bucks = A$$höl.
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[Noodles]

This is the kind of thread that should have a poll to it

 

[thewallaby]

Is it true that 48% of cars in Norway are electric, or did some dope mean current sales and/or include hybrids?

Right now it is over 48% but not of total but of new car sales.
Half of new cars registered in Norway are EVs. In 10 years they expect at least 60-70% of the whole country to drive EVs.
I had a discussion with a representative of the power network owner and they said they are working their butt off to keep up with the demand but the change is too fast.
2 816 038 are the total registered cars this year of which the EVs are 344 844 (31/11/2020)

 

[Mr. Jim]

I must admit that when I drive my wife's Subaru and I pull up next to a Tesla I act like I"m on the starting line at the strip and creep up a couple of times. When the light goes the Tesla driver generally hits it hard and I putter away from the line. So easy to bait, but I could be too if I were facing a Subaru...

 

[Apprunner]

I must admit that when I drive my wife's Subaru and I pull up next to a Tesla I act like I"m on the starting line at the strip and creep up a couple of times. When the light goes the Tesla driver generally hits it hard and I putter away from the line. So easy to bait, but I could be too if I were facing a Subaru...

If I were next to you, I'd pull away...but I do it regardless of the car. If I'm in front, I take off regardless every single time .

 

[Zorg]

Living 10 miles from the factory, Tesla are absolutely everywhere. Racing a Tesla does not really happen in the bay area. My one exception is when a model 3 raced me in my S85. I lost and eased off quickly.

 

[Gasaraki]

I must admit that when I drive my wife's Subaru and I pull up next to a Tesla I act like I"m on the starting line at the strip and creep up a couple of times. When the light goes the Tesla driver generally hits it hard and I putter away from the line. So easy to bait, but I could be too if I were facing a Subaru...

You driving a Crosstrek scaring the poor Teslas?

 

[SleeperService]

Not even once. I'm one of those guys that floors it from every stop light I'm first in line at too (up to +/- 5 mph of the speed limit). Just have never had a "fast" (or even perceived "fast") car beside me at a stop light in the 2.25 years I've had the car. Probably doesn't hurt that I've got an early Stealth P, so no badging other than the Tesla T and the (uncapped) Aero wheels.

 

[DevilDoc8542]

Not even once. I'm one of those guys that floors it from every stop light I'm first in line at too (up to +/- 5 mph of the speed limit). Just have never had a "fast" (or even perceived "fast") car beside me at a stop light in the 2.25 years I've had the car. Probably doesn't hurt that I've got an early Stealth P, so no badging other than the Tesla T and the (uncapped) Aero wheels.

‘love being first at the light and taking off. Strangely enough no one tries to accelerate at the same tempo? I hate speeding more than 6mph over the posted speed limit. Some cops will pull you over for going 4mph over the speed limit.

 

[Spacep0d]

‘love being first at the light and taking off. Strangely enough no one tries to accelerate at the same tempo? I hate speeding more than 6mph over the posted speed limit. Some cops will pull you over for going 4mph over the speed limit.

That's how I do it. I don't break the speed limit, but I like to get there expediently and create a luxurious space cushion. From many years of motorcycling it's also a safety measure.

In CA, if you simply pay attention to when the light turns green you're already gapping the distracted drivers who haven't look up to see the green yet. Gotta always check for cross-traffic, natch. People can and will run red lights, in part because they're held up by people on phones making them miss lights otherwise.

But yeah I like to be in front. Nothing like being situationally aware yet surrounded by distracted sloths.

 

[Apprunner]

Not even once. I'm one of those guys that floors it from every stop light I'm first in line at too (up to +/- 5 mph of the speed limit). Just have never had a "fast" (or even perceived "fast") car beside me at a stop light in the 2.25 years I've had the car. Probably doesn't hurt that I've got an early Stealth P, so no badging other than the Tesla T and the (uncapped) Aero wheels.

I do the same...just the other day i floored it at a light on a huge expressway that had a 60mph limit and some car besides me blew me away...didn't realize it was a P100D Those things are fast

 

[Mr. Jim]

You driving a Crosstrek scaring the poor Teslas?

No an Outback.

 

[RedWhite19]

Yes, I actually had Prius trying to race me and the dude was trying like a mad-man. I was actually worried that he was going to hurt somebody.

I swear, Prius drivers are hands down the worst drivers out there.

 

[Mr. Big]

I still don’t see why anyone would want to race a Model 3, it’s a nerd car.