carrerascott
FUEL FTR
Now I wish I had gone, even in a loaner (or heck, especially in a loaner -- though the loaner paperwork say I'm not to exceed 80mph...).
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Tesla Demonstration Event Richmond, VA
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justaddsun
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Don't worry, today was the first of what should be a heated battle with the dealer's association. There will be more opportunities for more of us to show support for Tesla in this state. Somebody will post the email of the group in charge of future lobbying events like today's.
justaddsun
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carrerascott
FUEL FTR
What's that green bar on the right?View attachment 27747Just to prove we weren't too limited by the pace car, here's a screen shot of the Tesla app location screen (with current speed) my wife saved of me driving the RIR track. Not bad for a 60 kWh
I am guessing there were 100 14-50's
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These events with y'all just keep getting better and better!
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Great pics, folks! (Although Jebster seems to have a lot of pictures of himself here...hmmmm! ) What a great time meeting other owners and sharing our experiences..and oh yeah....going fast on RIR!!!
jebzter
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RIR would make a great location for a rally, or TESLIVE east coast. Ample charging, space, near I95 in the middle of the east coast (latitude) and a supercharger is planned just to the north.
I don't know what the hotel situation is though. It's just outside Richmond. There must be good options.
Ven Rala
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The only problem with the 14-50s was they kept tripping. I only charged for 15-20 minutes before it tripped and was planning on leaving soon anyway, so I finished charging at a public charger in Richmond while out getting dinner. I think a few others had this problem as well. However if this venue is used again, that issue needs to be looked at.
Nice pictures, guys and awesome turnout! I hope that made a positive impression on the press and legislature.
+1 Brianman, dfib was coasting at 90 mph? not bad for a 60? I'll say!
+1 Brianman, dfib was coasting at 90 mph? not bad for a 60? I'll say!
A great event --- enjoyed meeting new owners. Laps around the track made it even more fun. Let's hope we have a good start to convincing VA legislators of the merits of EVs and TESLA in particular.
Nice to see everyone and meet new faces!
Here are some photos:
Tesla RIR Event 8/7/13 - a set on Flickr
Here are some photos:
Tesla RIR Event 8/7/13 - a set on Flickr
Todd Burch
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This looks like it would have been really fun. Wish I could have gone, but was unable to get away from work.
Hope to meet everyone at a Tesla event in the future!
Hope to meet everyone at a Tesla event in the future!
That was a great event! Nice to meet other owners; sorry I didn't get to meet as many of the other members as I had wanted. The track is a short track, the straightway I'd guess is about 1/4 mile long. My max speed was in the high 80's I'd guess but had to keep an eye out for the car in front. The car nailed the turns, which are pretty tight. I'd never done high speed curves like that before and would take 'em about 60 mph. I was more nervous about blowing out the 19" tires than losing control through the curve. I gave the young lady in the red dress a ride on the first run and she had a blast, her first time in a Tesla.
BTW, the dark blue roadster is beautiful, I like that blue much better than mine.
I think about 25 Teslas there, including 3 Roadsters.
BTW, the dark blue roadster is beautiful, I like that blue much better than mine.
I think about 25 Teslas there, including 3 Roadsters.
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According to the RIR website, the track is 3/4 mile length in a "D" shaped oval. I didn't count the number of laps I took --- I went with four groups, and I think we did about three laps with each group. So approximately 12 laps x 3/4 mile each = 9 miles total. I certainly consumed a heck of a lot more battery energy than 9 miles. I should have taken photos of the energy graph --- never seen it that high before. Ended up consuming something on the order of 40 or 50 rated miles for the privilege of those 9 miles --- but no complaints, only one big grin!!
I had my dashcam running the entire time. Unfortunately the video isn't the best quality, but I spliced together some footage. I left the entire drive-on and victory lap in tact. I have tons more, but I'm too tried to go through it all right now
Tesla Motors at Richmond International Raceway
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Tesla Motors at Richmond International Raceway
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justaddsun
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@andrewket, that's brilliant! The best I've seen (other than Megafactories :-!). Very "Days of Thunder".
I must admit, going down into that tunnel, watching all the LED taillights in front of me flash on in the dark, then emerging onto the track, gave me goosebumps (even though we were going 3 mph).
We also used the 2-way radios caravaning down and basically did a running Tesla talk show -- so it felt like a 15 minute drive from NoVA.
Strong work. Please send me the specs on the dashcam.
I must admit, going down into that tunnel, watching all the LED taillights in front of me flash on in the dark, then emerging onto the track, gave me goosebumps (even though we were going 3 mph).
We also used the 2-way radios caravaning down and basically did a running Tesla talk show -- so it felt like a 15 minute drive from NoVA.
Strong work. Please send me the specs on the dashcam.
I hope they do this next year too - I figured I didn't get an invite because I am in MD, but maybe next year I can crash it (figuratively).
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