Tesla 9.1 ETs? On 3yr-old Summer Tires? 1/4mi vs Drag Trucks! Rematch vs 521ci Mach1! 3 Races in 4K!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

^ See Description for Video Index, Time Slip Summary, and more ^ [New Plaid races every week! Subscribe for more!] Special Thanks to Gregory Mannarino for sharing trackside and grandstand footage!

[@bcparmley3284]

Big fan of this channel. Andrew’s love for racing, knowledge, and really no vulgarity.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 Thanks! Although we’ve had to out a few words in interviews 😃

[@deanmcmanis9398]

That heat brings out the best in the Plaid. Which is ironic, because high temps are the enemy of the gas powered racers. I always raced my Viper on street tires. Once you get over 600HP, stock parts begin to break if you don't have a "fuse" to blow. For me that was an easy choice of sometimes losing traction, as opposed to blowing out a u-joint, clutch, or transmission. If I ran slicks or even drag radials I would have shaved a second or more on the 1/4 mile times. But it wasn't worth the cost of having something expensive break. Especially since I had a 150 mile trip afterwards to drive back home from the drag strip. Good runs. I hope that you had a fun time in Japan.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 Thanks Dean! And your experience is always valued here! We've seen too many things break in the lane next to us, so we 100% appreciate the reliability of this Plaid. 😃

[@ronniemullis8717]

Glad you’re back Andrew, hope you had a good time. We missed you.

[@greglaird299]

Dang!! Back in the day i thought my 69 Z28 running 8.03 in the eighth was fast!!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍Likewise my ‘69 Rally Sport 327 seemed like a beast with a few mods (cam, intake, “shift kit”, etc) back in the 80s. Seems like the crazy inflation applies to horsepower also! 😃

[@greglaird299]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel You are so right!!

[@SofaKingQuick]

It was

[@buck2.050]

​@@TeslaPlaidChannelyou wish you had one your not a drag racer kid

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@buck2.050🧌 Says some random troll 🤣. Meanwhile people we used to race with in the 80s have commented here. But you’ve got nothing. No racing content. No car content. Probably never even been to a dragstrip, much less cut a perfect 0.000 Reaction Time. (You most obviously never have.) Here’s one of ours: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH-lnZqsh5aFbtE

[@globus2010]

I really enjoy the videos. Breakfast and Plaid on a Saturday morning.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 Thanks! We love the racing part, but the editing is tedious for too many hours. Yet Comments like yours keep us motivated! 😃

[@ivankuljis1780]

Welcome back Andrew..... incredible to see how consistent you are and just how good the Tesla is after 900 runs!

[@jasonlindamood]

Andrew -- thanks for putting in the time on these videos. I know the editing can be super time-consuming and you could very easily be spending your bandwidth elsewhere. We all appreciate your efforts. Many thanks from Houston. ~Jason

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍Thanks! Yes indeed, we were editing so late last night that we had to nap today before we could go out to race again tonight 😴

[@ripsahoy972]

Drinking my coffee and watching some good racing thank you.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 Thanks for stopping by and more to come! 😃

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

In the Tampa Area? Showtime Dragstrip is running TWO Tesla race events this Wednesday night (May 22): Brackets and Heads Up! Must arrive by 7pm to enter. $50 per entry goes 100% into the prize purse! Gate fee and tech card still apply ($15/each).

[@phillipzx3754]

Tampa? How close is that to Portland, Oregon? 😉

[@GregoryMannarino]

Love these videos! Thanks Andrew.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 More to come! Can't wait to see your COPO Camaro back at the track soon! We miss those low 8-second blasts!

[@GregoryMannarino]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Next week!!!

[@TrungHa_9]

I want to live where you live. Looks like a lot of fun! Up here in the NW we don't really have that many 1/4 drag strips and good weather.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 We’re blessed to have a great drag racing community here in Florida. We moved here 5 years ago from a city devoid of tracks, and we love it here! 😃

[@larryc1616]

Plaid baby! ⚡️ 🇺🇸

[@alimonytony]

Thanks for making my Saturday day morning!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 We appreciate your engagement! 😃

[@ivankuljis1780]

If l could only time travel to see Drag Racing 10 years from now! I sure as hell believe we'll see all types of machines race each other on the strip! That's what makes this sport _GREAT_

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 for sure! I’d personally like to see some crazy hybrid setups, with 1000HP of V8 power on the back axle and 500HP or so on the front 😃

[@ivankuljis1780]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Mate Rimac is bringing to market the new Bugatti with a V16 and 2(?) electric motors! The engine alone punches out 1000hp

[@scottw595]

@@ivankuljis1780they can bring 10000 hp. It will still need traction.

[@ivankuljis1780]

@@scottw595 _SpaceX Thruster Pack_ coming soon to Roadster 2

[@metalted6128]

Been following you from before you got the plaid!! Andrew, love your channel!!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 Thanks Ted! Loyal viewers like you make the long hours of editing worthwhile! 😃

[@snate2.0]

Amazing...how many passes on that blue PLAID now?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Around 900 Plaid passes 👍 (We did 1001 on our 2019 Model S that ran mid-10s)

[@snate2.0]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel just got your latest video! It had all your stats! Can you feel anything loosening up?

[@toxicgamer1119]

Pretty amazing how consistent this thing is even with the old, original tires. Barely any maintenance on it either! Most modded cars that run as fast as this thing would have either broken down, or have way more maintenance issues!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 We’ve seen so many cars break parts in the lane next to us! One set of brake pads for 1900 timeslips (across two Teslas) is pretty awesome for sure 😃

[@toxicgamer1119]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel parts flying, cars exploding, I wouldn’t say the best part is no part, but the less parts the better that’s for sure!

[@Adventure_Quan]

Congrats on the 9.1

[@M-TRON]

13:35 wow! Whats the secret of such a perfect and clean start of an old RWD muscle?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

There are the obvious things, the right sized drag tire and good burnout to warm them up, and right launch RPM to not lose traction. But the “secret”, although not a secret to these racers, is the right torque converter. The “stall rating” determines how tight or loose it is, and makes a big difference in the launch.

[@M-TRON]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Thank you, Andrew! Appreciate your time and knowledge.

[@SofaKingQuick]

Nice 1320 Greg has. In good DA 500 or less with the stock Nexan drag radials,using the trans brake and the rear seat delete plus a good 60 he should run mid 11s with that car.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 I believe his best so far has been 12.1, but he only has a handful of passes and the DA was horrible this month.

[@SofaKingQuick]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel he’ll get used to it and get the ET down when the 60 goes down and the DA decreases as well. He is right there next to 11. For a NA car that’s damn impressive already. Those cars come with rear seat delete stock, you have to add the rear and passenger in for $1. Does he have the cloth interior and a rear seat installed.

[@metalted6128]

Gotta have a lot of ring gap, when you spray!!! Especially 200 shot

[@JensonClinic]

Great channel! Some real product testing. Andrew...have you had any warranty work required on your Plaid drive units and/or cv joints?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 No issues with our Plaids (3 of them including one Model X), and the only maintenance has been a set of brake pads after about 450 dragstrip passes.

[@JensonClinic]

@TeslaPlaidChannel Thanks for your reply. Good to hear the drive train handles the full power in straight line digs in the low suspension setting. Online forum gripers about drive train vibration issues are likely not driving properly. Great channel…keep melting the ice age cars:)

[@alimonytony]

What’s your approximate state of charge when you do your first run? Also what’s a 60 foot you’re happy with running?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We post SOC at the top of every timeslip, as well as in the Description box of every video. At the 1/4 mile track (BMP) we usually start around 89-90%, based on the nearest charger that is 5% away. (We don’t charge to 100%) At Showtime, although there is a charger only 2% from the track, we usually don’t bother as it doesn’t make that much difference in ETs. We often get there with 75-77% coming straight from home.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Good sixty foot times for this car are 1.44-1.46. Our best ever is 1.43 👍

[@phillipzx3754]

My guess on the "tire wear issue" is that you (I'm assuming by the way your tires look and what little I know about you via these videos) don't intentionally abuse your tires. You might do small "chirps" to test for traction. But I've never seen you (Andrew) do a "tire abusing burnout." 🙂 I'm also guessing many Tesla owners have "toasted" their tires by showing off the impressive torque to their friends and family. I've ridden with several. 😁

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 Correct. We've never once attempted a 'burnout' in any of our Plaids. That being said, we don't know anyone that has had their Michelins last over 11K miles, perhaps due to different compound? They seem to wear out prematurely at the inside corner, unless suspension modifications are made

[@ew10j4turbo]

No doubt tesla plaid the best ev machine in the entire world 💯💯💯💯

[@jameswbarry9576]

did you ever race against the challenger 170

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍Yep, last month: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZTNZpushJp7isU

[@shaybapple]

You ever race one of those Donks before Andrew? Would they even let one of those run test and tune at your track?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We’ve raced a couple of donks at Showtime (1/8th mile) over the years. They had a “Donk night” out there a few years ago but it was just out of control. (Trash and beer cans/bottles all over the place that they had to clean up the next morning.) The donks didn’t want to race us for a few reasons: 1) Most are No Time and only want to race other NT racers so that they can keep their times hidden. If they have a “close race” with me, then everyone will know their times. 2) They seem to enjoy the “hustle” as much as the racing. But we won’t race for money as a matter of principle. And some have figured out sneaky tricks to fool drivers. (Like having a buddy hold his foot over the starting beam so he can leave early without a red light.) 3) Most ones we’ve seen or raced are not running low 9s. After we raced one at Showtime, it was clear that it wasn’t welcome to try to race any others.

[@shaybapple]

Gotcha thanks for the response. Not really surprised considering some of the videos I've seen of them racing. I saw the video of Brooks running the Donkmaster which was fun. He seems like a cool dude but yeah, those donk meets look like real shit shows.

[@Lse380]

Did you have any damage or maintenance after all the runs

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Just one set of brake pads for the Plaid, and then of course the damage from when we were hit at the finish line by that nitrous drag truck: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pITGeJdqr9x2nJI

[@Lse380]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel That's definitely impressive!

[@CharlesBurnsPrime]

I returned after unsubscribing for one reason or another,. I am happy with the quality of the work in this channel, and I particularly appreciate how you are so respectful to the other contenders.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Welcome Back! 😃 And thanks for the constructive feedback

[@MrGmilla]

Random question… if you were to sell your Plaid what would you sell it for?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

With the rear seats and trim removed? We'd probably take a haircut. Fully put back together, I hear they are going for $65-75K depending on mileage, age, etc. Would a buyer like to hear about how many dragstrip runs this car has had? Maybe not. Our 2019 Tesla S Performance has more: Over 1001 documented passes! It's now our daily driver, as mid-10s is plenty for the street 👍

[@MrGmilla]

Thanks for the reply. Love the Tesla Plaid!

[@robbystewart8088]

Andrew, Tesla owners are having issues with tires on the rear. You have to take the rear tires off and look at the inner tire wear. Can’t see it when they are on. Most are down to cords when they check.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 That issue is actually only with the 21” Michelin PS4S. Sad fact: They are lucky to go 10K miles before the inside edge separates. But no one has ever had that issue with the 19” Pirellis that we've heard of. (We own a floor jack and took the rear tires off the car recently; inside edge still immaculate)

[@robbystewart8088]

Good stuff. When it comes to Life Safety I felt obligated to let you know, in case you didn’t. You obviously are well aware. That is what happens when you try to be kind

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍We appreciate your Comment and perhaps other owners that are not familiar with the issues will benefit. You most certainly did the right thing to share what you have heard. We take safety very seriously, and worth noting that we've never seen another Tesla driver at the track wearing the full compliment of fire-rated gear that we always choose to wear. We hope that the 'emphatic' nature of our reply (because we are intimate with the topic and confident about our data) did not come across as impolite 😃

[@rocknrolljesus3197]

Up early!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

New videos can actually be “scheduled” to go live at any time that we choose. Just trying to be consistent with the 7am ET slot so viewers can know when to expect new content 👍

[@aaronlunada]

"too many things going on" glad I can still just drive my car for now. Taking it in until I have to drive a computer

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Not an EV issue at all: There are SEVERAL cameras to start, safety gear to put on properly, things to communicate to the other driver, etc., and usually in the space of under a minute from when the staging lane guy finally says "let's go"

[@VictorSanchez-kp9nt]

Yes the plaids are very fast but damn they ugly. No style whatsoever.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Eye of the beholder 👁️ (Or in your case, beer-holder 🍺)

[@NickWainwright6970]

Timeless, classic design. Will still look good in another 10 years, not like the general crap that changes like women’s fashion every years, and look terrible in two years