Supercharger - Laguna Seca Raceway, CA (LIVE Sep 2022, 8 V3 stalls, possibly restricted access)

[Mrbrock]

My point was, that only people racing could use them. Tesla driving spectators will have to drive back to town.

Again, if you’d read the thread, no one said these would be for the public.

Since there are at the racetrack they probably won’t show up on maps even if they are active. So you’d have to pay to get into the paddock area of the track to charge. Be interesting to try.

Since they are modular, installation should be about a week.

 

[GabeIA]

I’ll take this as opened probably limited

https://twitter.com/x/status/1570595811771437057

@corywright @Big Earl

 

[PLUS EV]

What is the verdict here? Open to the public or only for racers? Limited hours?

 

[Limited]

What is the verdict here? Open to the public or only for racers? Limited hours?

I charged here last week. I went during track hours and was charged a $8 admission fee at the gate (gate guy said since its a county facility, he has to charge everyone). It was a track day as well so not sure how this would work on a non-track day or after hours, although they do have a number of gates so I imagine after hours would probably not work out. The chargers are on the paddock, an area reserved for paying racers. I spent about 10 minutes talking my way thru the bouncer since I wasn't participating in the track session, and he needed approval from someone else to let me through. Charge showed up in my charge history but to my knowledge the site is not listed on the nav nor on Find Us.

 

[smartypnz]

I wouldn't depend on charging there (unless participating). They always get antsy when I drive down toward the paddock on non-race days. (Usually taking folks to racing classes). There are a few other Tesla chargers nearby - maybe 10 minutes away (Monterey, Sand City, and Seaside).

 

[Motion122]

I wouldn't depend on charging there (unless participating). They always get antsy when I drive down toward the paddock on non-race days. (Usually taking folks to racing classes). There are a few other Tesla chargers nearby - maybe 10 minutes away (Monterey, Sand City, and Seaside).

Sign your life away and you will be allowed to enter.

 

[dtrounce]

I went back to Laguna Seca for a track day this past Saturday, and the trackside superchargers were working just fine. You do need access to the paddock, which is restricted to racers.

This is a game changer for track days, as my Plaid can use as much as 50% battery in a 20m session (at over 2200 Wh/mile!). Before it was 20m out to Sand City, 20m charging (not enough), and 20m back again and right into the next session. Now I can charge for 30m to get back to 95%, and then use Track Mode to cool the battery and motors as much as possible before the next session.

Chargers appear to be v3 250kW and the pricing was 43c/kWh (vs 41c at Sand City). They don’t show up on the supercharger map but work fine.

 

[MountainPass]

I went back to Laguna Seca for a track day this past Saturday, and the trackside superchargers were working just fine. You do need access to the paddock, which is restricted to racers.

This is a game changer for track days, as my Plaid can use as much as 50% battery in a 20m session (at over 2200 Wh/mile!). Before it was 20m out to Sand City, 20m charging (not enough), and 20m back again and right into the next session. Now I can charge for 30m to get back to 95%, and then use Track Mode to cool the battery and motors as much as possible before the next session.

Chargers appear to be v3 250kW and the pricing was 43c/kWh (vs 41c at Sand City). They don’t show up on the supercharger map but work fine.

How long does it take the Dodge Journey to charge on v3?

 

[tivoboy]

I went back to Laguna Seca for a track day this past Saturday, and the trackside superchargers were working just fine. You do need access to the paddock, which is restricted to racers.

This is a game changer for track days, as my Plaid can use as much as 50% battery in a 20m session (at over 2200 Wh/mile!). Before it was 20m out to Sand City, 20m charging (not enough), and 20m back again and right into the next session. Now I can charge for 30m to get back to 95%, and then use Track Mode to cool the battery and motors as much as possible before the next session.

Chargers appear to be v3 250kW and the pricing was 43c/kWh (vs 41c at Sand City). They don’t show up on the supercharger map but work fine.

If I’m reading this right, does this mean that you used ~ 46kw to go 20 miles in 20 minutes? That’s some crazy energy draw. I’ve done LS in several different combustion engine vehicles.. MB C63 AMG, P911 Turbo, Miata, Toyo Supra, Nissan Nismo and a few others.

It’s a high level of ELEVATION change, and for an EV not MUCh opportunity for regen braking - even IF one were to use that on a road course. MAYBE at turn 1/2, 5, into the corkscrew MAYBE, and just before the straight..

But that amount of energy use ~ 2.5 kw/mile seems high..

As well, if you went 20 miles in 20 miles, one averaged 60 mph.. that seems odd for a ~ 20 min session. Even with rolling slow start I would imagine the average being overall higher.

 

[dtrounce]

How long does it take the Dodge Journey to charge on v3?

Funny There were more gasoline vehicles parked in the Supercharger stalls earlier in the day, I think from track employees working in the building close by. I guess the chargers don't get used that much most of the time.

 

[dtrounce]

If I’m reading this right, does this mean that you used ~ 46kw to go 20 miles in 20 minutes? That’s some crazy energy draw. I’ve done LS in several different combustion engine vehicles.. MB C63 AMG, P911 Turbo, Miata, Toyo Supra, Nissan Nismo and a few others.

It’s a high level of ELEVATION change, and for an EV not MUCh opportunity for regen braking - even IF one were to use that on a road course. MAYBE at turn 1/2, 5, into the corkscrew MAYBE, and just before the straight..

But that amount of energy use ~ 2.5 kw/mile seems high..

As well, if you went 20 miles in 20 miles, one averaged 60 mph.. that seems odd for a ~ 20 min session. Even with rolling slow start I would imagine the average being overall higher.

20m was total drive time: moving out of park in the paddock, getting onto the track and waiting a few minutes for the session to start, 15m driving, then afterwards coming off the track and parking at the supercharger. Actual track time was just over 15m for 9 laps (2.24 miles/lap), average more like 80mph. That's the steeply sloped part of the battery curve, not the flat sections before and after.

Yes, 45.5kWh used to drive 20 miles in 15m, so 2.27 kWh/mile and 182kW average power. Pretty insane. Even with max pre-cooling in Track Mode, the accumulated heat in the battery and motors causes the power to get reduced after 15m of driving, so you can only really do short sessions. The Tessie app that gives these detailed drive stats is great.