FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
Hoping they bring Sasha and a car that can beat Lucid Motors 1:39.30 lap time.
Done deal again on Sunday at Laguna Seca ReFuel 2019
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Tesla Corsa 4 at Laguna Seca 6/28-29
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Done deal again on Sunday at Laguna Seca ReFuel 2019
Thanks for the video! The “too fast” comment you made at around 2:50 was while my red 3 zipping by the start-finish straight
Pretty happy with my lap times given my car is still bone stock.. definitely need better brakes though as they kept overheating.
See you all at TeslaCorsa5!
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israndy
Supercharger Hunter
I am not a racer, I learned to drive in a '66 VW Bus, we went to the factory in Wolfsburg to get it when I was 4. When Chill mode came out I turned it on and have yet to turn it off. So I don't know, how can you tell your brakes are overheating? The smell of burning brake fluid in the air? On my Sprinter motorhome (my *big* Bus) I can tell because the rotors begin to warp on long downhill stretches. Scary
Correct. That and brake fade becomes obvious when the car fails to slow down as much as you anticipate, completely missing the apex..
Really good time Sasha and Richard
I received my Model 3 Performance last week(I sold my Camaro SS 2017 to buy a Tesla)
I drove Civic Type R 500hp, NSX NA1 Turbo on track for many years , the Model 3 seems to be really awesome.
In mountain the Model 3 is really easy to drive, but the brake are too soft, I have to change the brake pad, create a aluminium deflector, RBF600, maybe it will be enough, I will se.
I received my Model 3 Performance last week(I sold my Camaro SS 2017 to buy a Tesla)
I drove Civic Type R 500hp, NSX NA1 Turbo on track for many years , the Model 3 seems to be really awesome.
In mountain the Model 3 is really easy to drive, but the brake are too soft, I have to change the brake pad, create a aluminium deflector, RBF600, maybe it will be enough, I will se.
Not yet, can't wait to see it though! I brought my drone with me, but turns out tracks frown upon that.... safety and whatnot. The team filming had way better equipment anyway. Im sure it'll be great.
Really good time Sasha and Richard
FWIW, I think Richard tends to drive a "Radical SRE" racing car. So even more props to Sasha for almost matching his time using a Model 3.
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Here's the only session I recorded in my bone stock P3D.
By the end of the second hot lap I was already getting the "brakes temps high" warning, so I overshot turn 11..
But overall I was able to dip into the 1:46's with a friend in the front passenger seat, so pretty happy with my performance
Before my next track event I will definitely upgrade the brakes (pads, lines, fluid at the minimum!)
By the end of the second hot lap I was already getting the "brakes temps high" warning, so I overshot turn 11..
But overall I was able to dip into the 1:46's with a friend in the front passenger seat, so pretty happy with my performance
Before my next track event I will definitely upgrade the brakes (pads, lines, fluid at the minimum!)
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FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
DNorris89
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Luudcrs
Member
Missed out on this. Would love to get in on the next one if it's in NorCal.
Curious though on what the charging strategy was for the participants. Charge to full at Salinas SC then hope it lasts whole day? Trickle charge at the track? Lunch break back at the SC to top off? How many sessions were there on each day and what SOC did you leave the track at?
Curious though on what the charging strategy was for the participants. Charge to full at Salinas SC then hope it lasts whole day? Trickle charge at the track? Lunch break back at the SC to top off? How many sessions were there on each day and what SOC did you leave the track at?
All of the above! I was personally staying in Salinas both nights and charged at that SC to close to full, then drove to the track on both days.
There were 4 sessions on Friday (for advanced drivers only) and 6 sessions on Saturday (3 advanced, 3 beginner).
On both days there was a long break in the early afternoon, about 4 hours, to allow folks to head out to the nearby SCs (Salinas, Seaside, Monterey).
I went to the Monterey SC on Friday but there were plenty of 14-50 plugs at the track, so armed with a gen1 UMC that allows the car to charge at 40amps continuous, I did not leave the track on Saturday and had enough to last me the 3 sessions.
I am not sure who they are but it looks like these wheels (TR Motorsports C4 in black):
https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Whe...&autoYear=2018&autoModClar=Performance+Brakes
Luudcrs
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Thanks for the charging info. Good to know 14-50 outlets are plentiful. Wow, 4-hour break is a long time. How many other groups/clubs were there besides TeslaCorsa? Only 3 sessions seem too few per run group, especially with that entrance fee (around $300 IIRC).
It was $300 for Friday (4 sessions) and $400 for Saturday (3 sessions per group).
There were 5 other groups running, mostly gas cars but I did spot a couple of Tesla’s also running in those.
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