So I went to my first ever test and tune at the 1/8 mile drag strip in Walla Walla. My 2012 Sig P85 was super easy to drag, and I got some decent times including my best reaction time of 0.007 seconds (range 0.007 to 0.215) and only 1 red light in about 10 runs. I think everyone was impressed with the power of the car. I just repeated runs over and over again too showing it can handle the runs over and over again. Got a lot of "that Tesla car snuck up on us again" at the line or "wow that was pretty fast for an electric." Of course, there were faster non-street legals and some ungodly motorcycle mods, but sadly very few street legal cars to drag against.
Observations:
1. Go low: Added 3mph to drop the car to low height.
2. Don't be creepy: Turn off creep, pull up to the first stage and then second stage and then focus all efforts to the right foot.
3. Expect to wear a helmet: first run they didn't make me. Second they did.
4. Charge fully: I only lost 3-4 miles of rated range per 1/8 mile but performance will be better.
5. Expect consistency: Dial-ins might be really good in this car. After 10 100% runs, I lost minimal range, and I was very consistent on my times (all at around 8 seconds) and speed (85 (std height) - 89.9 (low) MPH.
6. Traction: Traction control was necessary in my car. Dodge the water if you have regular tires on.
These of course are observations from a rookie but a rookie that had a ton of fun on Saturday.
Observations:
1. Go low: Added 3mph to drop the car to low height.
2. Don't be creepy: Turn off creep, pull up to the first stage and then second stage and then focus all efforts to the right foot.
3. Expect to wear a helmet: first run they didn't make me. Second they did.
4. Charge fully: I only lost 3-4 miles of rated range per 1/8 mile but performance will be better.
5. Expect consistency: Dial-ins might be really good in this car. After 10 100% runs, I lost minimal range, and I was very consistent on my times (all at around 8 seconds) and speed (85 (std height) - 89.9 (low) MPH.
6. Traction: Traction control was necessary in my car. Dodge the water if you have regular tires on.
These of course are observations from a rookie but a rookie that had a ton of fun on Saturday.
