GrandSportC3

Not my fastest run of the day (5 runs) but the fastest car I raced..


Another one against a 11 second Gen 1 Camaro..

GrandSportC3

Also raced 2 different Mustang GT's. They both didn't have good runs.. The black Mustang that ran high 13's ran high 11's a few runs later

https://youtu.be/I2Ai25QtGv0?si=AyvsuUCEdujC9Yhv

https://youtu.be/3ydqiKSm0aM?si=k3UmCzc6RdWGp2-I

JJS04

Yea your car is fast and Im sure very thrilling in a straight line but there is absolutely no sport in it. No wrenching, no test and tune, no driver skill. Total boredom. Seeing these on the highway is the equivalent of seeing a Camry.

GrandSportC3

I do drive electric because I do NOT have the time to wrench and I also want to have a warranty on the expensive parts and you can't beat a 150k mile warranty on all the expensive parts. As for drivers skill, I raced Vettes for many years and if you race a gas car on slicks with transbrake, you need exactly the same skills as you need with an EV.

Gas car: Hold the transbrake button, floor the accelerator and let go of the transbrake button at the right moment
Tesla Plaid: Hold the brake pedal to the floor, floor the accelerator and let go of the brake pedal at the right moment

Both cars: keep car straight

Now, please tell me where one or the other takes more skill???
I have to say, racing a stick shift car requires more skill than racing an automatic gas car or EV.. No doubt. But automatic = same thing as an EV when it comes to skill.

BTW, as for skill... In 2007, I was 4 hundreds of a second from winning a Wally.. I was in the Wally Race final and lost by 4 hundreds of a second with a 0.06 light and 0.03 seconds above my dial.
Post from 2007:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...o-a-wally.html

With other words, I have some pretty good credentials from my Vette racing days.. I won several races and came in 2nd a few times.

GrandSportC3

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DDSLT5

It's a video. We have the look and the sound. Your car has no sound. Essentially - it's been neutered. Then......it looks like an appliance. Now, both ***** removed twice. You are a hard core drag racer, and I can respect that, but it is BORING to watch - plain and simple.

GrandSportC3

If you think that a 9 second car is boring because it has no sound that you have never driven a 9 second car. The other car has sound, so, that takes care of the sound part.
I prefer to race against gas cars than other EV's as I like the sound in the other lane.. Unfortunately, it becomes more and more quiet as it disappears in the other lane behind me.

Look, I do like gas cars as much as EV's but I just don't have the time to wrench on a gas race car. I did it for years. I raced old and late Model Vettes. And ALL of them required wrenching and tweaking and if I wanted traction, I needed slicks and that meant hauling the car with a trailer. It works for a single guy or a guy without younger kids that has a 9 to 5 job but not for someone like me who has a full time job, runs a business and has 2 school aged kids.

JJS04

You spend so much time trying to convince others how amazing electric cars are. My thoughts are still the same…..🥱

GrandSportC3

Not trying to convince anyone. All I'm doing is reporting my experience just like I did with my Vettes and other cars. I posted about my F150 FX2 Supercrew, my Mustang Convertible, my Ferrari Testarossa and all the other cars I had. Just like I didn't try to convince anyone that the Testarossa was a better sports car than a Vette, I'm not trying to convince anyone that they should get a Tesla. All I'm doing is reporting my experiences with my vehicles. I like quick. I like a great warranty with no headaches for 150k miles. I like the space my Model X Plaid offers. It's the best car FOR ME. It may not be the best for others.

ClipperFan

I believe you GSC but it’s still funny

vrybad

And there are many here who spend so much time trying to convince him he has made a poor choice.
I don't understand that.
He likes running 9's without some of the traditional hassle.
I get it.

Chevy Guy

And to boot, none of them have probably ever raced, like ...... ever.

Skid Row Joe

Yup......not sure what the point is. A big yaaaaaawwwwnn....

gilhuly

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on