LA to NY Kick-off Rally

[MassX1317]

Anyone know the options on these cars?

I am assuming that they are configured for optimal range so I found it interesting that there is no pano roof.

 

[FANGO]

Anyone know the options on these cars?

I am assuming that they are configured for optimal range so I found it interesting that there is no pano roof.

Pano would add weight I believe, which would reduce range. Thing I found oddest was no aero wheels, which I suppose aren't available anymore but would have been nice to have.

 

[DrTaras]

 

[vgrinshpun]

The forecast calls for 10 to 15 inches of snow over Vail Pass in Colorado with heaviest snow today afternoon into Fri morning. The rally should hit Vail Pass some time today's evening.

For those in attendance for the kick-off event, anybody knows how the team plans to cope?

Good luck to our team!

 

[StephenM]

Awww man, this is awesome!
Good luck, coast-to-coast team! and I want one of those t-shirts :wink:

 

[sp4rk]

The forecast calls for 10 to 15 inches of snow over Vail Pass in Colorado with heaviest snow today afternoon into Fri morning. The rally should hit Vail Pass some time today's evening.

For those in attendance for the kick-off event, anybody knows how the team plans to cope?

Good luck to our team!

S'pose the goal here is to prove the point that even if an ICE cannot manage it, an EV can?
At any expense? Wonder if the drivers had to sign a waiver?
Love the car decals!

Not to start a heated debate, but I wondered how smart it was that the "Daddy-daughter" team was to do what they did knowing the entire run had yet to be tested and "approved" by TM.
(When I originally read the story and given no facts, I thought it was a "baby" daughter, which I would consider risky at best.)
I would not want to be stranded in ANY car at -20F on the open roads (if a SC failed), and given EV's are still a rarity, waiting for Tesla service in the middle of Dakota?

So 10 to 15 (inches of snow) is going to be quite the challenge.

Good luck guys!

 

[napabill]

Anyone know if there is any real-time tracking of their progress? The TM Blog so far has one entry from last night.

 

[NJ Plugin]

Anyone know if there is any real-time tracking of their progress? The TM Blog so far has one entry from last night.

The best I can find is the Tesla Motors Twitter page. They seem to be posting pictures from the Superchargers as they go. You can also try searching #DriveFree on Twitter.

 

[stevezzzz]

Geez, I hate to say it, but I-70 is already closed through Glenwood Canyon and over Vail Pass, and the worst of the storm is yet to come. They'd better reserve some rooms in Grand Junction or Rifle for tonight...if there are any rooms to be had.

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Pano would add weight I believe, which would reduce range. Thing I found oddest was no aero wheels, which I suppose aren't available anymore but would have been nice to have.

The cars are sporting the OEM 19" cyclone wheels. I didn't get to read the tire sidewalls (they were staged in front of the crowd for only a minute or two) so I don't know what tires they chose.

 

[brianman]

The cars are sporting the OEM 19" cyclone wheels. I didn't get to read the tire sidewalls (they were staged in front of the crowd for only a minute or two) so I don't know what tires they chose.

From Alexander's 3rd picture:

• No spoiler.
• Black seats.
• P85 (trunk label).
• Tech package (diffuser).

And 4th picture:

• No fog lights.
• No front plate.

Kind of surprised they went with P85 actually, rather than 85. Totally makes sense not to go + for this adventure.

 

[trader]

Anyone know the options on these cars?

I am assuming that they are configured for optimal range so I found it interesting that there is no pano roof.

Can anyone confirm the colour of the cars: is it normal MC Red ? Also what wheels/tires are they using?

 

[sp4rk]

Ok, think back to 1969. And the awful remake 2003. The Italian Job.

Why didn't they use 3 Model S, one red, white and blue? And make the American Job? Who needs a heist? Or is not using gas the "heist"?

 

[brianman]

Can anyone confirm the colour of the cars: is it normal MC Red ? Also what wheels/tires are they using?

Cyclone 19s.

 

[stevezzzz]

Can anyone confirm the colour of the cars: is it normal MC Red ? Also what wheels/tires are they using?

It's hard to say for certain under the lights, but it looked like standard MC Red to me.

 

[mitch672]

I wonder what will happen to the 2 cars when they get to NY? Remove the decals and become loaners at a NY Service Center?
Be auctioned off for a charity? Put in a future Tesla museum? Lots of possibilities. I assume the drivers will fly back, no one wants to do that drive round trip.

 

[Lump]

Phil LeBeau just did a segment on CNBC talking about the trip.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Not sure if we have any other thread tracking this trip but, the latest Twitter update has them at Flagstaff, AZ:

Twitter / TeslaMotors: Getting charged in Flagstaff, ...

And, heading for Blanding, UT, the longest stretch.

 

[stevezzzz]

Not sure if we have any other thread tracking this trip but, the latest Twitter update has them at Flagstaff, AZ:

Twitter / TeslaMotors: Getting charged in Flagstaff, ...

And, heading for Blanding, UT, the longest stretch.

252 road miles on this leg; they'll be driving carefully to make it. But it does cut out 182 miles of the 4-Corners S-curve.

 

[NJ Plugin]

Phil LeBeau just did a segment on CNBC talking about the trip.

Here is the link

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000241393

 

[Mayhemm]

Here is the link

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000241393

Guess I won't be buying stock today (as I planned); it's back over $180.