Dragy times for Plaid and LR

[WilliamG]

"Only" 12 second faster than the Taycan Turbo S.

That’s a decade in track terms.

 

[xEvoLveDx]

Pretty impressive for a car weighing over 5klbs with driver. It is in some fast company with a time of 7:30. Nobody can say the plaid isn't track capable. Can't wait to see what it can do with the aero, brakes and wheels/tires.

 

[byeLT4]

I guess the brakes aren't that bad......

 

[Aleks0404]

"Only" 12 second faster than the Taycan Turbo. Never heard porsche claim it was completely stock either.

Hahha yeah the Taycan was on cup tires btw.

 

[JADCa]

Also, does the fact that the slip shows two times mean it did back to back laps at basically that time?

 

[omarsultan]

Man, "straight from the factory" is gonna make the yoke-haters mad

 

[Bull]

Man, "straight from the factory" is gonna make the yoke-haters mad

Great point. I didn't think about the yoke there. How bad can it be if they set the record using it?

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Great point. I didn't think about the yoke there. How bad can it be if they set the record using it?

Exactly! Shows how convinced Tesla is that the yoke is the way to go.

 

[bhzmark]

Motor authority has pics of a plaid at the ring with a regular wheel. Not yet clear it was a yoke setting the record at the ring and there is some doubt

 

[bhzmark]

a few tenths behind the 21s.

They aren't going to give the slower car to the press,

Plaid channel guy is finding the 19" faster than the 21s. And that makes sense for the weight savings.

Even when the 19 is a little faster because lighter, Tesla would still rather have people buy the high margin 21 wheels so that will always be the car they supply to the press.

 

[Aleks0404]

Plaid channel guy is finding the 19" faster than the 21s. And that makes sense for the weight savings.

Even when the 19 is a little faster because lighter, Tesla would still rather have people buy the high margin 21 wheels so that will always be the car they supply to the press.

19 are not faster the small sample size didn’t proof anything and yes i watched the videos.

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Plaid channel guy is finding the 19" faster than the 21s. And that makes sense for the weight savings.

Even when the 19 is a little faster because lighter, Tesla would still rather have people buy the high margin 21 wheels so that will always be the car they supply to the press.

That is not necessarily true. This is thoroughly a numbers and headlines car. Not like margins don't matter, but being called a liar is much worse. And look what STILL happened even with the faster wheels.

 

[bhzmark]

"If it’s acceleration you’re after, stick with the smaller, lighter wheels and tires." Effects of Upsized Wheels and Tires Tested

 

[bhzmark]

That is not necessarily true. This is thoroughly a numbers and headlines car. Not like margins don't matter, but being called a liar is much worse. And look what STILL happened even with the faster wheels.

Huh?

 

[EndlessPlaid]

"If it’s acceleration you’re after, stick with the smaller, lighter wheels and tires." Effects of Upsized Wheels and Tires Tested

This article has already been discussed on this thread. The Arachnids are different, as the car they are mounted on is heavily traction dependent, and no offense to the 19 owners, but the Michelin PS4S tires are way stickier than the Pirrellis. The article only accounted for the effectively longer gearing, and heavier wheels.

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Huh?

Tesla still got hate for the "cheating with VHT" thing. Even when just a few weeks later, Brooks from DragTimes got 1.99 and 9.23 on the street. MT still rattles on and on about the surface. Imagine if it was a couple tenths slower! We would've never heard the end of it.

 

[jebinc]

Plaid channel guy is finding the 19" faster than the 21s. And that makes sense for the weight savings.

Even when the 19 is a little faster because lighter, Tesla would still rather have people buy the high margin 21 wheels so that will always be the car they supply to the press.

That was my thinking as well.

 

[jebinc]

That is not necessarily true. This is thoroughly a numbers and headlines car. Not like margins don't matter, but being called a liar is much worse. And look what STILL happened even with the faster wheels.

Can we get someone here, a real member, to post a Dragy result here with 21s???

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Can we get someone here, a real member, to post a Dragy result here with 21s???

You saying that I'm not a real member?

 

[jebinc]

You saying that I'm not a real member?

No, I’m saying a TMC member with a plaid and 21s. Not a member citing some magazine or YouTuber vid.