Ferrari F8 Tributo vs Plaid! Audi R8 V10 Twin-Turbo! Gutted Plaid! 4 new 1/4 mile Drag Races in 4K!

May 5th, 2022 at Bradenton Motorsports Park ! (1/4 mile)
The Plaid is running on the stock Pirelli P Zeros on 19” wheels.
VIDEO INDEX:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Bradenton Motorsports Park May 5 2022
0:46 Supercar Lineup!
1:10 Vs Ferrari F8 Tributo
4:03 Time Slip #1 Review
4:55 Vs Audi R8 V10 Twin-Turbo
7:45 Time Slip #2 Review
10:13 Vs Cooper Bogetti’s Mustang
12:25 Time Slip #3 Review
13:04 Vs Gutted Hill Climb Plaid
14:00 Meeting Hill Climb Champion Blake Fuller
17:49 Time Slip #4 Review
18:15 Run review with Blake Fuller
21:45 Gutted Plaid - Blake’s best ET
22:06 More with Hill Climb Champion Blake Fuller
TIME SLIPS:
Race #: ET, MPH, 60-ft, Reaction, Mode, Result
1: 9.34, 148.76, 1.51, (gave move), Launch Mode*, W vs Ferrari F8 Tributo
2: 9.95, 146.37, 1.96, (gave move), Launch Mode*, W vs Audi R8 V10 Twin Turbo
3: 9.29, 147.73, 1.47, 0.489 (Pro Tree), Launch Mode*, W vs Coopers’ Mustang
4: 9.31, 148.48, 1.50, 0.059, Launch Mode*, W vs Gutted Plaid
* = Did not get all the way to “Launch Mode Ready”
Thanks to Blake Fuller (Gutted Hill Climb Plaid), Cooper Bogetti (Mustang), Erwin (F8 Tributo), and Craig (R8 Twin Turbo) for these fun races!
Thanks to Joe Murphy for sharing trackside footage!
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[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

^ See Description for Video Index, Time Slip Summary, and more ^ Special thanks to Blake! www.electricperformance.tv [New Plaid races every week! Subscribe for more!]

[@ATICrossX]

That Blake guy really knows his stuff, that 9.1 run was sick

[@chrisvig123]

How did he go from a 9.7 to a 9.1 ???

[@r3ck17rick7]

@@chrisvig123 the slower run was in Track Mode, I assume he changed to Drag on the faster run 👌🔥

[@larryc1616]

@@chrisvig123 9.7=track mode 9.1=dragstrip mode

[@kalmmonke5037]

i watched it in 2x speed lol

[@colingenge9999]

I love how this guy genuinely appreciates his competitors.

[@yakbreeder]

You took the words right out of my fingers. I never understood trash talking your opponent. It's supposed to be FUN. Let's just run our cars. If I win, great, if you win, great.

[@CraigFulton]

So awesome! Thanks for including me.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Thanks for the run Craig!

[@deanmcmanis9398]

Really fun to see your car running the full 1/4 mile, especially against these cool cars. The Ferrari and Audi R8TT both look great! I expected the gutted Plaid to walk away from you with those slick racing tires, but track mode explains the softer launch and slower times. I can't wait for the rematch!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Two rematches to be posted soon. Did you see Blake's faster pass at 21:45 ?

[@rhett7716]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel was that in drag strip mode the 9.16 run? so his car is about 80lbs lighter but with heavier wheels and tyres, i guess would make things fairly even 🤔

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@rhett7716 I’m of the opinion that the weight difference is more than 100 pounds. The front seats alone are 120 (he has a single lightweight racing seat). The back seats are another 90, plus he’s removed the 23-lb subwoofer, all carpet and trim, frunk, most door panels, and almost everything thing else possible. He probably has about 250 lbs out, then add back the cage…

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@rhett7716 His first race with me was in Track Mode. His last run vs the Dodge was in Drag Strip Mode, and that 9.16 was the fastest I’ve ever seen a Plaid run (in person), until…

[@deanmcmanis9398]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Yeah, I spotted that. I look forward to seeing the rematches. Blake is clearly VERY knowledgable about all of the tech that goes into making these cars go super fast around a track.

[@Combat556]

I’ve seen Blake’s Plaid run Pike’s Peak, and it just smokes the competition. I also bought one of his Go Puck battery packs for my devices; works great!

[@brianw8165]

How did it fare vs Unplugged Performance’s Dark Helmet?

[@pedroneves3153]

Only Tesla could have a family sedan force a Ferrari to stage its back tire 🤣🤷🏽‍♂️

[@travisyarbrough4033]

and totally embarrass it all day everyday with no maintenance for years

[@edwardprokopchuk3264]

Dad move!

[@docworkaholic]

That thing is a monster. Can’t believe how quick it is!!

[@joetripp123]

Loved the interview and commentary with Blake.

[@djism6816]

Wow just started watching the video a ferrari, r8 and wow a modded plaid? Wow gonna be a great vid

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 Next week we've got another surprise, plus 2 rematches between these same two Plaids..

[@djism6816]

Wow nice

[@sidneyshaw9999]

Another great vid. I really do like the 1/4 mile stuff. Love that shot out the back on the first race where you lay down two nice strips ! Keep up the good work mate.

[@docworkaholic]

Finally made a KZbin account, wanted to say thank you for the race! Great meeting you. I tuned the car after putting a new exhaust on it. Did a 9.81 on old tires and shitty weather. You’ll have to race my friend with a 1000 WHP f8 soon

[@chevyshea]

Thank you for adding in the conversation with Blake! Very interesting and informative. Crazy how the Model 3 is limited regardless of weight savings! I wanted to gut my M3, but seems to be a waist of time

[@slartybartfarst9737]

Your channel just gets better and better. Great to hear and see Blake Fuller.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Thanks! And we’ve got something special coming up in a future video (the one right after the next one)

[@dylanmcruse]

Great runs. It's great to see Blake out and testing !

[@Psalm-yg6yi]

*Maybe the coming Roaster should be called the Obliterator*

[@googadisbeotches9360]

One great thing is you don't see those toxic fanboys here, it's mainly car enthusiasts who enjoys watching great racing instead of idiots having stupid irrational hatred against Tesla.

[@docworkaholic]

I’ve always respected the plaid and the engineering behind teslas but an absolutely new found respect for what they can do on the track. Just absurd

[@Matt.e_Black]

That was kind telling him to avoid the water box 😉

[@ohger1]

I've spent 40 years building gas engines to race. This Plaid is just ridiculous. I have seen the future and it's not pistons having to constantly change directions.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 My engine building in the ‘80s wasn’t nearly as much as yours, and although I imagined something amazing in the future, this has exceeded my expectations. My back can now rest easy, no more leaning into an engine bay weekly 😃

[@bb7549]

Great vid. Loved the talk with Blake.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍We’ve already met again at the dragstrip and raced two more times. A big surprise coming in that video 😃

[@AllanSustainabilityFan]

Oh man, Blake Fuller! Legend.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍For sure he is! His hill climb videos are not for the faint of heart! 😳

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

And our next Bradenton video (from May 12th) has much more with Blake including two rematch races 👍

[@redherring395]

Several years ago I used to race with an elderly gentleman who had more money than sense. No exaggeration, but he would bring full pit crew with him to the track along with an enclosed trailer containing a Chevy Cobalt Pro Mod car, a Ferrari of some type, a turbo Porsche 911 and occasionally a Ford GT. The one car of his that always stuck out to me was the Ferrari just because of the exhaust note. It was easily the best sounding car I've ever heard in my life, but it wasn't the fastest car at the track and certainly wouldn't hold a candle to a Tesla Plaid. With that being said, the cool factor of that red Ferrari with yellow brake calipers and an exhaust note that sounded like something from heaven was off the chart. If I ever find myself in a position with that type of disposable income which makes no good financial sense whatsoever to buy I would buy a new Ferrari in a heartbeat just for that exhaust note and the driving experience the car offers. Lol

[@cyumadbrosummit3534]

White Plaids look great IMHO.

[@unicornmodel3]

I'm sitting here watching the pikes peak cars, looking at pikes peak.

[@icedout2322]

My M3P does that little hesitation sometimes too, very rarely though. Mine usually does it when the battery is cold it seems.

[@PictMeIn]

wonderful and beautiful executed videos and pass, thanks

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍Thanks! Like and subscribe for more 😃 (We’ve actually posted over a thousand races, and now over 100 multi-race videos like this one that have >10K views)

[@r3ck17rick7]

aaaay Coops stanghetti ❤️ I am always impressed with your react times 👌 is there still a max limiter on these Plaid's?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Governed to mid-160 MPH currently. A hardware AND software update is needed to go 200MPH.

[@dennisgerald7949]

_The question is are you purchasing the plaid roadster._ *_GAME OVER_*

[@Matt.e_Black]

So Andrew, would you say the semislicks are helping Blake? 60 foot of 1.45 is about as good as I’ve seen. I haven’t thought that DRs or even more aggressive tires would really help as I’ve hit plenty 1.50s with the stock tires and don’t notice any wheel spin at all, but maybe there is some time to gain there?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Two things: 1) As the car gets lighter, it wants to spin more. At full weight, the Pirellis work great on a well-prepped track. (Spoiler alert!) scroll down… 2) Even with the stock Pirellis, my Plaid has just recently run even faster than Blake’s fastest pass shown at the end of this video 😳. To be posted here soon!

[@Matt.e_Black]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel check your Facebook messages, I sent you a message about a private track day at BMP this weekend

[@travisyarbrough4033]

I like performance over all the loudness. No maintenance and couple bucks a day operating costs too

[@tommornini2470]

Do you run with “obstacle aware acceleration” on? I’ve seen a few slow launches over many videos and wonder whether that’s what’s happening?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Always set to off in the Plaid. (Learned that one early.)

[@tommornini2470]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel 😀

[@ColinFox]

The Ferrari is a gorgeous piece of mechanical art, but there's just no hope left for ICE. I'm looking forward to what Ferrari & Lamborghini decide to come out with once they stop fooling around and seriously get into the EV game.

[@docworkaholic]

Hey Colin! That was me in that F8. It was nuts seeing a plaid disappear on me that quickly. Really made me appreciate how amazing the Tesla is. Waiting on a sf90. Should be a more fair competition next time ;)

[@steventrent7750]

I watched this video on my TV. I love it!!!!!! The automotive world has been officially changed forever. Tesla Model S Plaid all the way!!!!

[@johnwest7993]

After watching a lot of these Plaid races I really feel sorry for the owners of million dollar cars who get dusted by a $150k electric sedan car.

[@docworkaholic]

Haha don’t feel sorry for them! They’re doing just fine!!!

[@crimson888]

Tells you all you need to know when the Ferrari gets a 9 foot lead...Im all about Tesla but that Ferrari sounds and looks incredible

[@docworkaholic]

Hey crimson that was me in that f8. Insane to see it blow by me even though he gave me the lead AND the start

[@larrysample4046]

Your Plaid would be an 8 second car if the programming was such that you could get a 1.2 or even 1.3 60'. 1.5s is slow for a 150 mph car. Really enjoy your informative videos! I have a Model 3 Performance I'm picking up tomorrow. Not a Plaid but hopefully a fun car.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

But for 5000 pounds (4800 plus driver), running 1.45-sec sixty foots is wild. That’s a lot of weight to get rolling. AWD and good weight transfer from the suspension are the keys…

[@larrysample4046]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel No doubt your 1.45 or 1.50 60' is wild for such a heavy car. I was just wondering if maybe programing was holding you back some. Would be interesting to put a set of drag radials on all four corners to see if even slight tire slippage is reducing power at launch via traction control???

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@larrysample4046 We’ve run the soft compound Nitto NT01s on about 100 of our ~370 Plaid dragstrip passes. See most of the videos from March for example…

[@MrAnwazi007]

I bet the Audi twin turbo's quattro system needs to be upgraded for the power. Typically in quattro's, if rear wheels spin all power is sent to front. Torque vectoring in rear causes power to go left and right. There are also clutch packs, I believe, in those diffs. I would prob try to upgrade those parts to make sure they can vector all that power effectively

[@larryc1616]

Ferrari's are so slow these days. All the tribute goes to Andrew and his Plaid baby! ⚡🔥

[@dremusic210]

Probably you never been in a fast car to say that, even 400hp cars are fast on the street. That ferrari is faster than mayority of teslas, and i bet you say tesla model 3 is fast, but is slower than car that you calling slow.

[@jstein77]

How to deflate a Ferrari owner's ego in one easy lesson.

[@4literv6]

What a world right? A 4dr 4800# family sedan running on sunshine can smoke a Ferrari which costs 2-3x as much and weighs 1300-1500# less. Even the flagship ferrari sf90 cannot beat a plaid despite having awd with hybrid tech, a 1000# weight advantage and it costs about 4x as much as a plaid does. Yet Ferrari CEO claims electric tech isn't ready yet. The pinnifarina Batista must really hurt their feelings. 😀

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Back Tire AND the Move👍

[@dremusic210]

@@4literv6 remember those cars are more focused on track, and are just slower by tenths on the drag strip, this is not something impresive any car with massive power is going to be faster in the drag strip no matter if its a sedan.

[@4literv6]

@@dremusic210 The sf90 has a superior hp to weight ratio vs a plaid and still can't beat it. 😀 A stock plaid driven by Randy pobst at Laguna seca has his 3rd fastest time ever there, beating out many Ferraris he's driven. The plaid isn't just a straight line machine anymore. It's truly a world beater. 😎 Blake fuller will be driving his modified plaid at pikes peak this year. And pobst won his class in an unplugged performance plaid last year. Plus a modified mountain pass performance plaid actually won a track segment for the one lap of America just earlier this month. Another plaid set a very fast time out at the full vir course last month. Plus a stock plaid bested the m5cs and Cadillac blackwing again driven by pobst at willow springs this year. 👍🏻

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@dremusic210 “slower by tenths”? The F8 made a ton of runs. His best 1320ft pass was 10.4. The Plaid runs a 9.29 in this same video (same track, same day, same conditions). A FULL SECOND is HUGE in drag racing. Over 1.1 seconds? Not even remotely close (around 11 car lengths!) 😳

[@sergiorigon3855]

Waoooooo bellísima Ferrari ❤❤

[@LMBC6Brian]

Did you have footage when you raced my green ZL1 later in the evening?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

That must have been the other Blue Plaid that was there on May 5th. These were all 4 runs that my car made

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Unless it was May 12th? I haven’t gone through that footage yet…

[@LMBC6Brian]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel No it was the 5th. Oh well I have other angles. Not that it matters, I was lapped by that plaid...lol

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

You may notice that the Blue Plaid that you raced doesn’t have “Tesla Plaid Channel” decals on the rear windows. That’s my old one with 21” wheels that I sold to Joe (shown on the channel last year, and he removed the decals of course)

[@MrAnwazi007]

9.95 @ 146mph - considered a "horrible pass" hahaha. Man, how I'd love to have a Plaid

[@jamesengland7461]

Maybe Craig in the the Audi needs to run without launch control so it doesn't launch so hard it breaks all four loose at the line.

[@CraigFulton]

I tried man! It just couldn’t hook up. It was even spinning into second gear.

[@jamesengland7461]

@@CraigFulton that's amazing, actually!

[@denvernuggets007]

I’m watching those exotic cars.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We’ve raced a ton of them (Lambos, AMGs, NSX, 911 Turbo S, Ferraris and R8s), and many were significantly modified…

[@lukes-uf4bc]

Plaid😍😍😍🏆👌

[@royrauch9775]

Wonder if anyone has ever thought about OVERCHARGING the Plaid by using part of another wrecked Plaids battery to give you more power, effectively killing the computer limited full power settings? Very interesting track talk at end!

[@nighthawk0077]

You overcharge by increasing voltage past the rated peak of 4.3V per cell or whatever Tesla specifies, not by using part of a crashed Plaids battery😂

[@royrauch9775]

@@nighthawk0077 tell me why MORE BATTERIES WOULD NOT WORK!

[@nighthawk0077]

@@royrauch9775 Ser, you specifically said OVERCHARGING. Adding extra battery capacity is great, but it is not overcharging. Overcharging can get you extra performance at the cost of battery life, and hypothetically can be done on any existing stock model Tesla by hacking the charge controller and increasing the termination voltage.

[@royrauch9775]

@@nighthawk0077 you knew EXACTLY what I meant! When drag racing, who cares about extended battery life over MORE POWER to go faster?

[@nighthawk0077]

@@royrauch9775 not really, what you said MAKES NO SENSE

[@riceball777]

has your model s been slowing down? I though the model s plaid normally traps in the low 150's mph but your trapping in the 146-148mph

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

ETs are the same as the first week we got it, so not slowing down…

[@riceball777]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel has your car always traped in the upper 140'smph ?? The reason i ask is because i see other model s plaids trap in the 150-154mph range

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Under 150MPH is greatly preferred! NHRA rules only allow up to 150MPH (or down to 9.0 ET) for 2014- and later stock bodies vehicles. Over 150 MPH will require a heavy roll cage that will slow the car down.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We've directly seen that trap speed is inconsistent between drag strips, even between the two lanes. We don't worry about it, as ETs are all that matter in this sport.

[@riceball777]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel I personally don’t care about et. ET is a measure of how good the traction is, how good the driver is and how good the launch is. 1/4 mike trap speed is a real measure of how fast a car is. The sense of power and speed come from how hard the car accelerates and that is measured by 1/4 miles trap speed.

[@recca7]

I like the Plaid but I love Ferrari..don't like to see these two fighting 😅

[@docworkaholic]

We weren’t fighting!! More like having fun ha

[@docworkaholic]

I was giving the sound track and he was doing all the speed

[@awo1fman]

I don't think I would take any of those handicaps if I were racing a faster car. It seems to me that it's more embarrassing to take all those handicaps and still get smoked. It's better to just have an honest race and see what the difference really is.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Comparing our best times on this day: 1.1 second difference with the F8 (10.4 to 9.3)

[@awo1fman]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Thanks, but I think you did the math in the video. What I meant was to see the difference live, in motion. Numbers are critical to the drivers, but to spectators they aren't the same as seeing the relative positions and speeds of the cars. And maybe I'm weird, but I'm being honest when I say that I would feel worse "winning" a race due to handicaps than losing a race with both parties giving it everything with no handicaps. Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate the races where you're "pedaling" because the other car isn't even in the same league. It's definitely a different situation when the difference is so great that it's mostly meaningless. There's racing, and there's entertainment. If a serious race is completely pointless, then entertainment is a great option. And that's challenging in its own right. It only takes a small miscalculation to turn toying into loss, or a close win into a boring gap. Anyway, just my opinion, and it's not a deal killer at all. In a way, I'm thinking out loud and trying to understand the other side. Maybe there are angles that haven't occurred to me? Like: Maybe it's fun to see if you can out of the blue set up a handicap that will *exactly* cancel the advantage of a slightly faster car? Because that is a challenging thing as well considering all the variables.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@awo1fman A few months ago we faced that same challenge. How to setup an evenly matched race between two cars that were not evenly matched. (Bracket racing is one answer.) And this was back when the Plaid wasn’t allowed to run flat out (9.9 limit). Solution, specific to the other car, if I left within 0.8 of him, then I would lose. It was a fun challenge, see last race in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5iUp4utfrNjj6s

[@noycamba]

with that power on both plaids lighter, the gutted, will lose due to less traction. it could be compensated by a rear wing. am i right Blake? just a humble opinion from a non-expert

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

For the quarter mile, traction has been good even after gutting on the prepped tracks (Bradenton and Showtime). For road course racing or especially hill climbs, more downforce is needed.

[@69jomen]

There is just nothing that can keep up with this moster.

[@nocapitals9833]

👍👍👍

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

If this one is 3 thumbs up, you're really gonna like the next video from Bradenton (posting in a week or two, after a cool Showtime video)...

[@nocapitals9833]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel three is just one of my lucky numbers, you get a 3/3, maybe i should start doing 5 thumbs up, like 5/5 idk🤣

[@skip741x3]

Wow, when you give the ICE cars All kinds advantages and they Still fall away in ur rearview...

[@megalodonshark223]

What's the Ferrari f8 owner Erwin KZbin channel

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Not sure, but maybe he will chime in here. (Craig in the Audi R8 commented here today)

[@dustintravis8791]

Well, at least the Ferrari looks fast 🤣

[@docworkaholic]

LOL!!!! Can someone photoshop the timing board and change that 10 into a 9???

[@nasosnasos8054]

Love e

[@AkashKumar-wr7fe]

That R8 just wasn't in mood..

[@richardhunter4235]

All these others cars, need classes to drag. Tesla, pick up the kids, head for the tree!

[@travisyarbrough4033]

Run em down and out of town !!!!! Gas is sooooooo over at this point

[@mojo5904]

Funny thing. I've been following the Tesla Plaid Channel for a year or better. One thing that says it all is the race announcers don't call the Tesla a "golf cart". I hope they chock a little every time a Plaid crosses the line first. Just an observation...

[@borinvlogs]

Have you raced against the Ferrari SF90?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We go to two dragstrips every single week. Never seen even one SF90 yet. Where are they?

[@borinvlogs]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Brooks from DragTimes has one I think. According to my 5 secs worth of Google search only 500 units of these were built. I have seen a few of them at local car meets here in the UK. Still a fairly rare hybrid Ferrari.

[@bowinkle8316]

4s tires r not good in the rain

[@novrahadi8568]

Gutted tesla should dominate.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Be sure to watch his fastest pass (near the end of the video)

[@Hugo350R]

All out gutted like a race car but was barely faster. I’d rather the full interior plaid lol

[@novrahadi8568]

9.1 that's insane!

[@larryc1616]

interior gutted Plaid did 8.9

[@rhett7716]

@@novrahadi8568 andrew has run 9.1s in his ungutted plaid.

[@pennfootball71]

try a race track against some of them with both right and left hand turns and braking too see what happens after 20-30 laps.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

So you actually believe that the Ferrari’s street-spec brakes can handle 30 consecutive laps? 🤔

[@pennfootball71]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel I know they can! They are ceramic

[@zafranzakir4550]

The white plaid doesn’t have a Yoke

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Yep, that’s an aftermarket wheel 🛞. He prefers round. I’m fine with the yoke shape. The lack of stalks is the only complaint for me…

[@StReEtReApEr12R]

these "supercars" aint got it LOL Plaid is a monster haha

[@childrenoflight3010]

Stop humiliating Ferraris pick on the Japanese cars please it's heartbreaking

[@VNCXFilms]

I was 99% sure to find here some tesla haters, but greatfully I was wrong :) I own a Model 3 and it feels good to see a Tesla perform that well!

[@xxxSpeeDxDemoNxxx]

Why no 24h race?

[@ralphhofmeier8840]

gasoline brothers…..party is over, you are Plaid….

[@hulkster4374]

Owner of the gutted plaid sounds like he doesn’t know how to drag race and has the worst setup possible

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Blake Fuller is a hill climb champion (Pikes Peak, Mt Washington, etc). But drag racing is not his native sport. Yet his motorsport is far more challenging and dangerous! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b17KeI1umNOrhs0

[@hindafinga4890]

Ferraris look great but sugg

[@Pendragon1989]

I bet you'll wear thru a set of brake pads after a night out here. Jeeze, that's some crazy braking from 160

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Our ten-second 2019 Tesla has made 1001 dragstrip passes (that’s really one thousand and one!) plus 35k daily driver miles, and is still on the original brake pads… 😳

[@moistydoooood]

imo i think the 488 pista looks better than the f8.

[@docworkaholic]

Without any question the pista is one of the best modern looking exotics across the board. The styling is so perfect. Performance is incredible

[@dlstephenson]

A plaid gutted has done a 8.24 quarter mile.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Never heard of anyone doing below 8.90 when fully gutted with lightweight rotors and wheels and an 80-pound driver. 8.24? Link please.

[@miltonjovany8132]

Never let a gas car gap you. Gas 2 slow.

[@DrumminDoc]

the R8 is laughable.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Traction…the struggle is real!

[@CraigFulton]

😑

[@robertglassburn8912]

I like your channel, but a little piece of advice, more racing less yapping with the other drivers. Because you already know your car is going to smoke 99% of them

[@AllanSustainabilityFan]

Some folks enjoy that. You can just skip those parts.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍Exactly why we take the time to build a VIDEO INDEX in the Description of every video 😃

[@spiegel3269]

Why go to all that trouble of gutting your Tesla by taking out the seats, arm wrests & door panels and making your car look like shit and be less usable all for no increase in acceleration (in fact, he's slower)? Why, so you can add a roll cage? Come on.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

1) You didn't watch his last pass near the end of the video (FASTER!) 2) For this car's intended purpose (Hill Climbs like Pikes Peak!) the weight reduction is critical for other reasons (handling and braking)

[@Mr1Tanker]

The car is set up for hill climbing. No rollbar...no race your car. Since he HAS to have the rollbar, removing non-essential interior pieces is the smart move. I doubt he needs rear seats, and a kickass stereo, during one of his races!

[@larryc1616]

It's a modded pike's peak race car now not a daily driver. fun!

[@blackpatriot3]

Great off the line these electric cars. But when they want to blast off from a roll, haha it’s like trying to get fulfillment from a vegan steak. Ain’t happening

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Dead wrong about that roll. This car does 60-130MPH in 4.5 seconds. There’s not a production car in the world under $1M that comes anywhere close. Not a Lambo. Not a 911 Turbo. No Vette or Hellcat. Nothing.

[@paulvallas5366]

The plaid is consistent and reliable, can't say that about all of the rest of the gas-powered polluters. I don't think I have seen a Tesla crash either. Clearly, this is the future Embrace it.