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XE - A derivative of XA/B (and now XS as well) - [scca class]
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I can see the 2024 XE PAX now...
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I mean, logically this has to be faster than EV, and who know if Tesla will release a software update that removes 2700 lbs. We'll need to keep an eye on it and evaluate in a few years.
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I mean, logically this has to be faster than EV, and who know if Tesla will release a software update that removes 2700 lbs. We'll need to keep an eye on it and evaluate in a few years.
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EV already allowed almost all common mods except a toe arm in the rear. Will be pretty interesting to see if anyone actually is quicker in XE, and if both classes can survive. We already had minimal participation in EV as it was.
Those are all fair, just not sure they are "common" in the EV world yet. Not a ton of people ripping up $60k cars still under warranty.
Glad to see SCCA acknowledging EVs more, annoying that the only way they do it is to separate them, instead of integrating them. Why isn't a Model 3 an XA or CAM-C car? Meets all the other rules, just doesn't burn gas.
Glad to see SCCA acknowledging EVs more, annoying that the only way they do it is to separate them, instead of integrating them. Why isn't a Model 3 an XA or CAM-C car? Meets all the other rules, just doesn't burn gas.
SK360
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Ah yes I was just thinking the biggest problem the SCCA was it had too few classes.
So, you going to ditch the Evo and make a run at Nats this year?
Or you going to take both cars and I can co-drive with C?
Hah, I think Id like to add another date to my red jacket at this point. But locally we'll play with the Tesla, potentially at the Pro so I dont roast another 3k in axle/diff.So, you going to ditch the Evo and make a run at Nats this year?
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But the car is already faster than every production car ever made by a large margin! (/s)
Has anyone actually run AutoX with a rear diff swap? I've always wondered how the various nannies would deal with this and if it would give an advantage, or if it would mess up assumptions in the TC/SC and possibly make the car slower.
My butt-dyno is pretty experienced dealing with good and bad diffs and from my very first runs in the Model 3 I instantly contributed all the weirdness in handling to lacks of diff. Or more specifically the electronics reaction to lack of diffs.
When I first got the tesla its ability to handle single wheel spin was tragic but this year there have been sharp improvements I noticed then confirmed with my buddy that's a Tesla test driver they were doing as much as they could with the software to handle the lack of hardware. Kudos to the test team cause its dramatically better. But you cant overcome physics with software.
Its certainly possible software could negate or limit benefits but I think it would be the opposite. Software attempts to limit wheel spin of course and it can only do that by reducing power or applying a brake. Unlike traditional AWD that can shift the power around but still keep total power, the Tesla can only net-loss power.
Diff should help getting to power earlier and/or harder without that wheel spin intervention.
Diff should help getting to power earlier and/or harder without that wheel spin intervention.
SK360
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There's a townhall regarding the rule changes...
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