I had 2days of TT Saturday and Sunday and here are my comments:
First let me describe the car:
2020 Model 3 Performance
MPP FUCAs, (2.3 Camber front, .03 toe in/side)
MPP camber arm rear (2 Camber rear, .02 toe out/side)
Brakes: OEM rotor, only changed pads and oil (Motul RBF 600, front pads XP20, rear pads RP2 Carbotech)
UPP streetand track swaybars set to middle both rear and front
8.5", 30mm offset front wheel
9.5" 35mm offset rear wheel
245/40/19 Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (K120) Front
275/35/19 Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (K120) Rear
- I ran around 50 laps over 2 days at NCCAR 2 miles track
- Charged between each session with their NEMA 15-40, 30 AMP (free)
- Got to the track each day with around 225 miles left. Charged to 265 miles on site early mornings before 1st sessions.
-Total of 5 sessions Saturday with a "autocross" type of event as last TT sessions. (3 practice/qualifiers each morning, TT afternoons)
- Total 6 sessions Sunday.
No brakes issues at all
No temperature issues at all (track mode all the time, temp was from 50 to 65 F Sat and Sun)
Interesting thigs to note: ( I am in the Intermediate group, car is T2 )
- My best time on dry track: 1:43
- Best time in my group: 1:31 (GT-R, tuned with Sport Cup 2 R)
- My best time in the rain: 1:48, more than 5 sec faster than anyone in my group, needless to say that the cars with race tires obviously did not do good at all.
That's also only 5 secs slower than my best time on dry pavement.
- So I think that I had an issue with my tires' grip, the front ones specificaly.
- Managing energy is critical, so I had to drop out of the last session on Sunday to spare that energy to go back home.
- It's still possible to do everything, but be prepare to sacrifice some time to get charged.
The most important:
1- I had a blast, that car is fun to drive, easy to setup and change them to try to find the right one which I probably did not do
2- The other TT participants impressions were spread between interrested and watchfull to very impressed by the Model 3 performances and handling.
Alright, that's it, a simple condensed view from a new owner taht took his car to the track for the first time.
P.S. I was at the same track in September with my Miata MX-5 ND and also had a blast.
Pierre
First let me describe the car:
2020 Model 3 Performance
MPP FUCAs, (2.3 Camber front, .03 toe in/side)
MPP camber arm rear (2 Camber rear, .02 toe out/side)
Brakes: OEM rotor, only changed pads and oil (Motul RBF 600, front pads XP20, rear pads RP2 Carbotech)
UPP streetand track swaybars set to middle both rear and front
8.5", 30mm offset front wheel
9.5" 35mm offset rear wheel
245/40/19 Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (K120) Front
275/35/19 Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (K120) Rear
- I ran around 50 laps over 2 days at NCCAR 2 miles track
- Charged between each session with their NEMA 15-40, 30 AMP (free)
- Got to the track each day with around 225 miles left. Charged to 265 miles on site early mornings before 1st sessions.
-Total of 5 sessions Saturday with a "autocross" type of event as last TT sessions. (3 practice/qualifiers each morning, TT afternoons)
- Total 6 sessions Sunday.
No brakes issues at all
No temperature issues at all (track mode all the time, temp was from 50 to 65 F Sat and Sun)
Interesting thigs to note: ( I am in the Intermediate group, car is T2 )
- My best time on dry track: 1:43
- Best time in my group: 1:31 (GT-R, tuned with Sport Cup 2 R)
- My best time in the rain: 1:48, more than 5 sec faster than anyone in my group, needless to say that the cars with race tires obviously did not do good at all.
That's also only 5 secs slower than my best time on dry pavement.
- So I think that I had an issue with my tires' grip, the front ones specificaly.
- Managing energy is critical, so I had to drop out of the last session on Sunday to spare that energy to go back home.
- It's still possible to do everything, but be prepare to sacrifice some time to get charged.
The most important:
1- I had a blast, that car is fun to drive, easy to setup and change them to try to find the right one which I probably did not do
2- The other TT participants impressions were spread between interrested and watchfull to very impressed by the Model 3 performances and handling.
Alright, that's it, a simple condensed view from a new owner taht took his car to the track for the first time.
P.S. I was at the same track in September with my Miata MX-5 ND and also had a blast.
Pierre