Plaid 1/4 Mile vs TWO Big-Boost Supras w/Chutes! 8-Sec ZL-1 Camaro! Greg’s COPO! Fox! 4 Races in 4K!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

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[@AtlzBestM26]

all the 9s cars have amazing complex issues to describe why they couldn't hit the max...while the plaid is just a simple beast...love my MSP

[@jasonpatterson2143]

This guy doesn't get enough credit for how good of a driver he is. Hitting those low reaction times almost every run like he does is extremely difficult.

[@stevenbland2736]

That's the ones he's posting. You could be good too if you did that.

[@BigBadBillyGATEZ]

Yeah zero credit. The motors independently do all the control of how the car sticks or peels out giving a worse reaction time. Not hating I just like building a car that a human has to control VS something as close to a video game...Yup Tesla's are faster with the same 100 different humans driving it but not a built gas car 💪

[@OneGeronimo]

Right on !... thank you for getting Greg Mannarino in there

[@JaneStillwater7-11]

That Copo is a beautiful machine!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We agree 👍

[@Sherman62]

The ZL1 as well. Gotta get them hooking.

[@theguy1224]

I love my plaid. It's unbeatable lol. I piss off so many people that probably think it has no top end like the model 3 lmao

[@zaddict555]

LOVE your videos! I personally prefer the 1/4 mile. I chuckled when the guy said, "if I could afford one, I'd have one", Supra's like that are worth more!

[@abandonedbuildingexplorer]

I came from Greg Mannarino's (COPO) channel. Thank you for covering this event. It's nice seeing Greg in his element. That Rotary was cool. Shame it didn't launch. Rotaries sound so badass. I love them. P.s., This is my first time witnessing an EV on a drag strip. Pretty cool! ❤

[@GregoryMannarino]

Great stuff Andrew!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 Can’t wait to run your COPO Greg! 😃

[@abandonedbuildingexplorer]

🙌

[@Lava-Girl]

Absolutely Gorgeous!!! Fresh rubber....

[@wiscopyro]

Greg, fresh slicks with a burnout and roll past the tree to coat the them with good track prep should help you hook nicely

[@ms3ben]

This is great to hear! I havent noticed any clear performance loss in my 22' S Plaid after a year and a half of ownership according to my Dragy testing and sotp testing :) My tesla 3 performance however definitely lost performance and range after 3 years/40000 miles. 0-60 and 1/4 lost three 10ths (et) consistently 3 mph slower. It clearly felt slower too. The Plaid doesn’t seem to be degrading like the past Teslas.

[@ronniemullis8717]

Did the model three have different batteries than the Plaid? Just curious.

[@lemongavine]

@@ronniemullis8717different from factor, but I’m not sure about the ingredients

[@blc2103]

@ms3ben - Interesting information on the performance decline - thanks for posting. Is there any explanation from Tesla about why this happens ?

[@bb7549]

Great races. The Plaid just sticks to the track. Greg seems like a nice guy. Love his COPO. I am going to check his channel out too.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Right on, he’s right on the edge of getting banned in his every video 😳

[@marcojordan7175]

Greg mannarino copo camaro supercharged 350ci they is nothing to mess with

[@FrunkToTrunk]

*Great races!* Crazy the Plaid’s consistency.

[@garrycroft4215]

My stock 1900kg Smart does 12s quarter mile on the road. Not too bad for 428 HP 543Nm 😁

[@deanmcmanis9398]

Great runs! The Zleeper Camaro had amazing potential, but it seemed too easy for him to blow off the tires. Which is a bit scary. I prefer the 1/4 mile races.because they always include the 1/8th mile race as well. So the full 1/4 mile race is a bonus.

[@rickbullock4331]

I haven’t seen any of your videos for awhile until this one. It’s nice to see that the Plaid is still knocking off some impressive times. That .005 light was pretty decent. It would be great to see battery weight drop dramatically. I’m sure they are definitely looking into developing much lighter batteries which, when achieved, will definitely make a tremendous difference in performance and charge efficiency. 👍👍🇨🇦

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍Welcome back! Even after 26 months of racing the Plaid, and over 700 dragstrip runs, it has very rarely been below 50%. Just twice that I can remember. So half the battery would work for me, but only if that pack had twice the output power per cell to compensate for half the number of cells.

[@ivegoneplaid]

Maybe I should try racing without Peak Performance ready and see what will happen. What a fast run before Peak Performance!

[@ronniemullis8717]

I went to the first forty five Gatornationals in a row, 1969 to 2014. Definitely a quarter mile is much better. I still love the Hot Rods, the smell of nitro and the sound, but you can’t deny the fact that these Energizer Bunny cars are unbelievably fast. Love your channel, keep it going. Thanks, Ronnie

[@aliciacordova3088]

Go Greg! 👍🚘🏁

[@somethinglikeawelder4250]

I see thru your nice guy image, you are a cold blooded killer. Quotes from the evil plaid man. as he cuts heads off at the light…. “ he blew the tires off, that’s too bad” Evil laugh, ” alright, no launch control” “Ima gonna run your buddy”= don’t feel bad, your buddy is about to get it too!

[@SilverTreasures]

I’m sitting here listening going, “ that sounds a lot like Greg mannarino” no shit!!!!!

[@tornatic1983]

Love your channel! I picked up a '21 Plaid with 41 K miles on it. 19 inch tires. On the street i ran a 9.6 at 145. I was at 86% soc. It was a cold night on the street. Not sure if power was pulled or not. Any tips would he greatly appreciated

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍Thanks! At the dragstrip, we’ve run six 9.20s in a row many times, starting around 93% and going down to 75% (3% per pass). 86% is plenty to run the Plaid’s fastest pass. Does yours have the Pirelli P Zeros of the exact same type as when new? Too many owners go with something cheaper and they don’t perform the same. Our original set are STILL going strong after more than 850 dragstrip runs and 19K miles. Temperature is also important. As shown in our newest video posted today, cold tires and/or track will hurt quite a bit. And whatever you do, don’t drive the Pirellis when under 45 degrees out. Summer tires may crack, and there’s no warranty for this.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

And with your Dragy, it should be easy to tell if power was pulled. The 60-ft should be in the 1.50s or better, and the 330-ft should be 4.10 or better 👍

[@tornatic1983]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Thanks for info. You actually responded to me under your dragy post as well. I go by "tornatic1983" on there. My 60 ft was 1.59 and 330 ft was 4.13. It was 50 degrees that night on the street. Im wondering maybe there is a little battery degradation going on since its at 42 K miles? 60-130 was 5.23 as well. Pirelli P Zero tires

[@tornatic1983]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Yep Pirelli P Zeros. The 60 ft was 1.59 and 330 ft 4.13. 60-130 was 5.23 secs and 1/8 was 6.24 at 116

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@tornatic1983 Close to baseline 👍 Just be sure there’s no extra weight in it, frunk or trunk. And we usual run 40 psi cold.

[@wiscopyro]

Came from Greg's channel. That Zleeper Camaro really needs to do a burnout and roll past the tree to get good prep on the tires too.

[@orlyozzie]

A, i've noticred you "ve met a lot of nice people with your Tesla.😆

[@M-TRON]

Andrew, what are your thoughts on this almost record ET before peak performance ready and less than 90% SOC, apart from the just prepped surface? Is, in fact, Peak performance ready" that crucial? And one more thing :) I remember in the past you've been warned, running 9s without a roll cage. I'm interested what has changed in the last months? P.S. Kudos for the info in this video: MSRP, for how long have the Plaid been raced, number of runs to date and energy usage per run (about 4% SOC).

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

After over 700 runs, we’ve found the fastest runs to be right at the moment that it says “Peak Performance Ready”, and it gets slower after that. Some guys sit with their cars for an hour or more at Peak Performance, but that’s a mistake. Even a minute or two early is faster than a minute or two after. (And actually, it uses about 3.3% SOC per run)

[@M-TRON]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Priceless information! Thanks a lot!

[@lennyz1909]

These B58 Supras are the new fox bodies of the 80s and 90s. Cheap to make fast. Now they have a version coming out with the S58 motor. Soon they will all be running 8s.

[@SkeenDogger]

Cheap to make fast is relative. Those cars are still pretty expensive especially compared to an LS turbo fox. I've got a Model 3 Performance and even that lays waste to a Supra and I have my baby seats in the back.

[@kme5925]

Well said

[@sasukesuite1]

While you can mod a gas car to be faster than a Plaid, unless you do the hard math to keep it from slipping/swerving all over the track/blowing the power train, they’re inconsistent. Plaids are going for ~$80k and run sub 9.5s every day of the week. There’s really no better value.

[@4literv6]

Well said, an American made&designed 4dr sleek super saloon sleeper. That can even run for free off of the sun. Quiet, smooth dead nuts reliable and quite sexy to. 👍🏻😎 Elon&team tesla put the U.S. back on top where we belong! Now bring out the plaid+elon or the gen2 roadster? 😁

[@ronniemullis8717]

Plus it weighs 5000 lbs.

[@SkeenDogger]

I have a Model 3 Performance it's actually the 2nd one I've owned and the cars I destroy you wouldn't believe. I can only imagine having a Plaid.

[@metalted6128]

True but , understand that’s the fun of it, for a gear head.

[@4literv6]

@@metalted6128 I'm a gear head and evs bring great reliability, daipy driveability and consistent performance to racing. For cheaper per mile than anything based on ice tech can touch. 👍🏻😎

[@ScottMurphy-v3x]

This was a Test N Tune event. I own the maroon ZL1. Lots of variables at play including tire pressures, timing retards, launch rpm’s, aftermarket traction control, suspension settings etc etc etc. I was not “racing” this Plaid or even paying attention to him. Simply collecting data on a car that was built…… not bought. I was also testing the stopping power of the newly installed Aerospace Components drag brakes. Moreover, Bradenton is known for amazing track prep, but not on a Test N Tune night for a blower car with 900 ft lbs of trq that is instantly available off the dig.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Hi Scott, thanks for checking in. We enjoy going down against fast cars like yours, like the run we did at another TnT last year. Not sure if you saw that one also? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXupmYmHqt-Fjqssi=ifnpeofvjkC4JCrw Sometimes the other car is not “racing”, and that’s fine. We could make solo passes and line up with 10+ second cars, but what fun is that? We find 8- and 9- second cars and try to talk to their drivers beforehand, hoping for some friendly gearhead competition (just like the two Supra drivers on this night). As you surely saw by our showing your other passes and slips, we give full props to what you’ve built to run 8s. And we welcome a future pass where your car gaps the Plaid, as it surely will when the prep is good 👍

[@joshreynolds729]

Some good runs man, thanks for the good content brother 👍🏻

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

You bet 🤔

[@francisojavierpuertamaya9086]

Pure adrenaline, amazing CARAJO!!! 👌👌👌

[@CYICU82]

nice video

[@metalted6128]

Another great video!! Andrew!! Always enjoy the awesome footage!!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it Ted 👍

[@TBolt1]

I enjoy watching 1/8 and ¼-mile (prefer 1/4-mile, though), and I like seeing the Plaid lose only because it’s a rare occurrence. 😅 Looking forward to the next video with the closest race ever!

[@boostedhemi7118]

I’ve watched Greg for years !

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍We’ve got plans for some great races together 😃

[@boostedhemi7118]

Greg is a smart guy . He will get that thing Camaro running great if he puts some time in it

[@TechMarcB]

That’s my silver fox in the first part of the video. New combo. Not a blower car, big turbo.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍Thanks for checking in. Hope your new setup is working well soon! 👍

[@8ballphilc]

Some great runs! That .005 reaction is sweet!

[@MS-ll9qb]

Go Greg!

[@LenaleAmerica1]

More men should be doing this stuff. We would have a LOT more happy men. ❤

[@sirobin171]

What does this even mean?

[@LenaleAmerica1]

@@sirobin171 Hi there, how ya doing? I think men must have an outlet and a passion that they can share with other like-minded men. Men work SO hard everyday to provide and protect their familie's and sometime's receive very little recognition for those effort's. I know this because I see it ALL the time. It must be very frustrating for some men that have nothing like this in their live's. It's very necessary. That's just my personal thought's. Personally, if I had a husband I would make SURE he had an activity like race driving so he could get away from EVERYTHING (yes, including the wife) to reconnect with men that have a common love like this. It's the most compassionate and loving thing you could possibly do for you're husband. I would praise him and be excited FOR him. All you good men out there deserve this. I don't know about you, but I think men would be happier.

[@russm6759]

Talk about killing the R/Ts! Even with a deep stage. Great job!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 Thanks! Lots of practice of course, and in an upcoming video later this month, we laid down a 0.033, 0.016, and a 0.000! (foot braked)

[@rexbridewell7966]

You are 007 of the foot brake world.

[@TrungHa_9]

Is there any rules that you can't fold your side mirrors? I wonder if that would help the plaid run a little faster....😁

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

They actually don’t fold flat, and are surprisingly less aerodynamic that way

[@jimmyjohnson7883]

​@@TeslaPlaidChanneltake the mirrors off and replace them with aluminum in a oval or tear shape. I had those and painted them the same color as my car and had double sided tape holding them on. I used them in the half mile and did 190+ mph in the half mile and I only had to 950whp to 1000ish whp depending on air quality and altitude. I would be interested to see if you increase your trap speeds in 1/4 mile racing.

[@nimaside]

Love the videos! Keep up the awesomeness!

[@yingyang1888]

Drew..I prefer 1/4 mile...great video..thanks.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Thanks for voting 👍

[@darkseid1757]

1/4 mile is the heart of this sport!!!

[@OneGeronimo]

Excellent video shots!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Thank you very much! 👍

[@charles6084]

Andrew, great races. Great RT on the light. ⚡

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Thanks! 👍 It’s satisfying to be able to pull it out when needed 😃

[@jgreene5099]

Very Cool Greg. Congratulations

[@eyeswideopen7841]

Fun video Greg!

[@phillipzx3754]

Seems the built ICE cars always have some sort of trouble when lined up against a Plaid? 🙂

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We’ve seen far too many guys incur huge repair costs in the lane next to us, like the GT-R with the blown $50K engine 😳 (broken crankshaft at the starting line)

[@edporter9355]

Love those sounds. Brings back so many memories from the days of The Detroit Dragway.

[@jackpriest8940]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jbj27406]

How many amps are you flowing at peak acceleration?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

The specs show that the battery can do 1923 Amps max, so it's likely near that number to move around 5000 pounds (4875 without driver) from 0-60 MPH in 2 seconds flat (we've done 1.94 best). 1020HP and 1050 ft-lbs of torque!

[@jbj27406]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel That's absolutely astounding. That has to be one of the highest current flows in all of electrics and electronics. I don't see how the battery packs and the conductors can stand that kind of discharge. The motors taking it I can see, but the delivery just blows my mind at those numbers. Thanks for writing back.

[@markkennard861]

So what's the equation for watts to HP ? If pack is 400v x 2000A its 800kW.

[@jbj27406]

@@markkennard861 Power (HP) = Power (kW) x 1.341

[@markkennard861]

@@jbj27406 Thanks. Figures stack up.. 1923A x 400v x 1.341 = 1032 HP. Something most are missing is that the car has done this over and over for two years and no maintenance. You would think at 1900A something would give way, what a real testament to the Tesla engineers. Lets see a Mac E do that and not fail... :)

[@truthhurts4771]

Plaid's 600 passes during the last15 months, cost how much in maintenance?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

About $40 (wiper blades and key fob battery). Still on the original tires 👍 (18k miles and closer to 800 dragstrip passes now)

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Car was delivered in August of 2022, so 27 months old now

[@richardhunter4235]

Great driving Andrew

[@dgmcdnld]

Nice video - this week they are too slow of the line. Do you see other Tesla cars racing other than the plaids?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 The ZL1 and COPO would launch quicker than the Plaid if they could get better traction, which was not as great as usual on this night. We see lots of Tesla at the 1/8th mile track (Showtime, sometimes 10-12 Teslas), but not as many at the 1/4 mile track.

[@magickmica]

Gregory Mannarino and HIS COPO Is My Favorite!!!

[@kailaniandi]

Hilarious. The comments are better than the video! Not even watching the rest.

[@eduardoflores2510]

!/4 Mile

[@machdaddy6451]

I think that the two big advantages that the EV has in a drag race against an ICE opponent are 1) no interruption of power and 2) absolute control over tire spin.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Two huge advantages for sure 👍

[@aussiegruber86]

Does your Tesla still feel quick? As in you have done so many passes are you used to it?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

This level of acceleration still feels very fast. Even after over 700 runs. Over 1G of force past 100MPH! 😳

[@aussiegruber86]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel nice, I can hear the strain in your voice at times

[@Marc_de_Car]

Thanks

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍You remain most welcome 👍

[@daytonpyro]

what goes on for 8 min to get into this mode? i don't get it...

[@bkisor116]

It's managing and adjusting the battery temperature. The battery has an "optimum" temperature it can most effectively discharge at. Using the heat pump for the HVAC and the radiator it can either cool or put heat into the battery pack to get it into the most efficient temp for performance. I've noticed, and Andrew can comment on this, if he comes right from the supercharger with a warm battery and he's at 90+% it's usually only a couple mins for it to be peak performance. Alternatively prob like this vid he didn't charge right before the track and he's 80ish% it takes longer for the system to condition the battery. Prob putting heat into it.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍That’s correct. Lately we’ve been getting to the track early and with less charge, so the battery has fully cooled down by the time of our first race

[@jamesengland7461]

And from what I'm seeing, no matter what the Plaid is fast, but you get that little bit extra if you finish this prep procedure. The closer to finishing the better, but it doesn't make a whole lot of difference. It'll still smoke nearly everything with no prep at all.

[@royrauch9775]

For everyone's information... .1,234 HP Lucid Air Sapphire Enters Production In Casa Grande, Arizona At a starting price of $249,000.00 and a 8.9 second quarter mile time, I can hardly wait for Elon, The Magnificent to start production of the ROADSTER that has a base price of $200,000.00 and a matching price to the Saphire BUT with the ROCKET BOOSTER option that will SUPPOSEDLY go 1.1 second 0-60 and a quarter mile time of LESS THAN 8.5 SECONDS making it faster than the Rimac Nevera OR the Pininfarina Battista which currently holds the quickest 1/4 time of 8.55 seconds! I can't wait to see that drag race!!!! Another great Plaid video Andrew...but seems like your Plaid causes the competition rides to have Heart failure when actually lined up against you! 😀

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍 We’d love to see a Lucid at the dragstrip Roy, yet haven’t even seen one on the road yet in Florida. We recently read that Lucid loses money on every car they sell. That’s not a sustainable recipe for success 😳 As for the new Roadster, where is it going to be built? Is the production line almost ready yet? 🤔

[@royrauch9775]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Don't feel bad Andrew as I have only seen ONE in NYC after all this time. As to the Roadster, I read that Elon was preparing for a 2024 introduction but even checking the Tesla news, still have no idea where it will be built. I would like to see that Plaid + Elon promised. A 200 HP increase would surely keep up the pace with Lucid's speed. I am surprised that the Nevera, for having a 1900+ HP rating, with 900 or so HP increase over the Plaid doesn't achieve a much better quarter mile ET! Although the BoostedBois stripped Plaid has gone 8.72! Do you have any idea of the weight of that car?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@royrauch9775 Just going from memory, I believe Kyle told me it was around 3500 pounds? Give it take 100 I think. The Nevera doesn’t look very heavy, not near 5000 with driver like the Plaid, so I agree it should be faster based on those specs 👍

[@Yogiyung]

That one fast tesla and one fast bmw

[@lemongavine]

Sleeper with a parachute, haha

[@joseaguilar5020]

Excuses excuses, gas is no match to electric 4wd unless having min 2k HP plus been 4wd too otherwise they'll be burning rubber only

[@user-bk5ey9ws5g]

Maybe the Supra should sell the chute for more mods? The Tesla could use the chute lol

[@gtfreak32]

It was either keep my model 3p and buy a manual gen 1 coyote for eventual low 10’s and “fun”, or figure out a way to get a used plaid. I think I know my answer now. Low 9’s with consistency. You can’t beat that. But does the power ever get “boring” to you? That’s my only concern

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Not bored here after more than 850 Plaid runs. Wasn’t bored in our Raven either after 1001 runs. We enjoy drag racing, especially lining up with a faster car and, when things go right, treeing it and getting a W

[@p3dtesla118]

The Plaid is the best for many years to come for sure!!!

[@rhett7716]

Plenty of good new stuff coming out !! The competition is hoting up. Maybe in usa ppl will continue to support tesla. But not so much in other countries.

[@p3dtesla118]

@@ultimatejay I don't need modified plaid it is already very fast to beat garbage ice cars like Nissan gtr and many others.. Also those heavy modified car don't live long at all , also they're trailer cars which is garbage useless, you would never see them on our normal street. There is nothing come close to the Plaid, advanced super machine which you cannot afford at all!! Lol

[@rdeh1678]

Except if a saphire is in the other lane , I walk plaids by 3 car lengths

[@mikew6135]

Where are all the Coyote 10spds?. Arent they the bees knees for running low 9s or faster?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We very rarely see Mustangs running that fast at this track. But here’s one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJTSi52joah4epo

[@jamwest3146]

Enjoy while you can.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Yet we sincerely hope that ICE are never outlawed from the dragstrips! We appreciate all cars, whether turbo, Nitrous, supercharged, rotary, whatever. (But not crazy about the smell of diesels.) Just because ICE can't go two thousand 9- and 10-second timeslips without a single broken part (like our Teslas already have) doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to compete!

[@justsomeguy6474]

14:32 I think you caught him by the 60ft!

[@rdeh1678]

Where do race i have a lucid saphire that i started to mod , i run sub 9 with drag radial

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We actually just raced against our first Sapphire last night! (3 rounds - Video posting tomorrow). In Florida we’ve got 3 quarter mile tracks (Bradenton Motorsports Park, Orlando Speed World, and Gainesville Raceway) plus two 1/8th mile tracks (Showtime Dragstrip and Immokalee Regional Raceway).

[@rdeh1678]

That's awesome hopefully it's a real sapphire had a guy says his was but all he did was put the bear on the side , it did not have the aluminum roof , front air splitter, offset wheels and the biggest giveaway other then him being 10 car lengths behind me was it did not have the 10 piston brakes . Great channel. And the sapphire still has some issues with my dam doors and my screen got stuck in the up position

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@rdeh1678 👍Never mind the logos, do any other Lucid models trap over 150MPH in the quarter mile? This one did. We also understand it’s the only one with this deep blue metallic paint. We were quite certain of the authenticity 😃

[@rdeh1678]

@TeslaPlaidChannel yes I hit 159 in the quarter and there others that are faster then mine

[@rdeh1678]

@TeslaPlaidChannel it's called sapphire blue , if it has a glass roof it's not a sapphire, I already seen 2 fakes in my area , like those guys with a v6 charger with a hemi sticker lol

[@thuroB30]

Guys in gas powered cars are literally trying to modify EVERYTHING to their cars to get faster time. This guy just uploads a mode…smh

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Plus, almost 2000 Tesla timeslips without a single broken part and no maintenance other than one set of brake pads. That’s impossible in a 9-sec or 10-sec gas car. (Many tires and oil changes needed, plus many broken parts)

[@chadkent1241]

Great runs....but I.C.E. is still 🤴

[@Wifimoneyss]

Plaids do not slow down I saw a KZbin video recently and not even track mode is the fastest they raced all modes and drag strip mode is the fastest for drag racing not sure why but it consistently beats all other modes even with track package

[@stevezelazny6987]

I remember when the whole object of drag racing was to build a car and race what you built with pride! I see that doesn't matter anymore.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Yep, it seems that the Dodge Demon killed that “build it” spirit years ago…

[@AmericanDuck]

Yeah this guy is a tourist and added a weak deflection on your post to match it. Excusing bad behavior with other’s bad behavior is a classic weak argument for the unintelligent or the disingenuous.

[@rtkl13]

I just cant get into being quiet while going like hell tho

[@joelaichner3025]

Drag Racers , come in all flavors ! Bring CASH ! Buddy !

[@jmcallister9291]

1/4 mile

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

It does seem more popular with our viewers 👍

[@mike02ss]

The problem is on test and tune nights with regular street cars running normally the prep is crap.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Thankfully BMP is widely known for their excellent prep after every round of cars, even on TnT nights. That’s why we are usually talking about how many cars have been down since the last re-prep, because we all know that street tires (and noobs in Hellcats spinning their stock tires halfway down the track) destroy even the best prep. This track is smart to run the fastest cars and drag tires and bikes first, then the street tire cars must go last before the next reprep 👍

[@goblinzl1]

nice to see camaros run. though i wish better lol. you need to start racing those 6 sec. dragsters youre too fast lol.

[@MrSlimething]

Have you ever raced a GTR?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍About a dozen of them. Unless they are very heavily modified, it’s no contest. One that had over 1000HP blew his engine right alongside us 😳

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

2 GT-Rs in one video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5WyioakjMqBmac

[@stevesanchez1274]

1/4 mile!!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍Many of our races 1/8th mile, so we highlight the ones that are 1/4 mile for those viewers with a preference 😃

[@machdaddy6451]

Don't you really mean quickest, when you're talking about quarter mile times?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

👍While technically correct, there are some things racers commonly say that aren’t necessarily accurate 😃

[@machdaddy6451]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel So true

[@Hol-mes]

Still waiting to see a supra....it's just mustangs, camaros, and BMW z4's

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Ha! Yep, that new Supra design doesn’t remind me at all of the old ones from the ‘80-90s…

[@wujekcity]

id still rather drive the foxbody for a fun car!!!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We loved our ‘89 5.0L LX 5-Speed with Nitrous 👍

[@romeoward1794]

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 etc.. seconds cars.. do nothing for me. I love my 2012 Toyota Prius Hybrid model V 5.. plenty of speed and 42 mpg! That's what really matters!! And no speeding tickets..

[@jamesgregory2865]

It doesnt look like any of your opponents are in any hurry to leave the line, strange.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Easier for them to say “I wasn’t racing?” 😃 (But the ET on the timeslip always shows who was faster, regardless how of when they finally left the line)

[@MVSky.]

This guy bought musk drag car ..will it go in to 7s?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Plaids run 8.70s with no tuning, weight reduction only. Faster than any production ICE car ever, in the full 100+ year history of ICE cars! Yep, even faster than the "mighty Dodge Demon 170", which can't even break out of the 9s without modifications

[@MVSky.]

@TeslaPlaidChannel Wow congrats 100yrs for 8.7 hooo..

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@MVSky. Tesla did it in less than 15 years. And yet not one ICE manufacturer can match it in over 100 years. Not Dodge. Not GM. Not Ford. Not even Ferrari or Lamborghini. Pretty pitiful if you really stop to think about it…

[@MVSky.]

​@TeslaPlaidChannel I love tesla bro how many championship does tesla won in racing world ?

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

@@MVSky. That’s not my Motorsport, so I don’t follow it, but my Champion buddy Blake Fuller has set some records at major hillclimb events (Pikes Peak, Mt Washington, etc). Here we are at Sebring passing a GT3 RS at over 170MPH: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIaTpKl3g9N2ask

[@brianmathew09]

Hate those things,,,quiet and deadly,,one came in the gates of my local track with a t-tag,,did a half azz burnout with some silly chattering type noise,,proceeded to run a 9.22 and then ,without any cooldown, repeated it,,hate those things.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

We understand that the future may be scary to some. Thankfully Big Daddy Don Garlits has embraced EV drag racing, starting about ten years ago! He seems to know “what’s what” with this sport…

[@brianmathew09]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel When it comes to cool cars,,we have sight,sound and smell(fuel and rubber) It aint cool looking ,,sounds like a sewing machine,,,burns rubber well enough,,it just doesnt move anyone except techno types.,, easy 9s are cool but again,,its doesnt stir anything inside an enthusiast.

[@hopelesshillbilly]

... and while you're recharging, we're still racing. Laugh until I cry !!!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Fact: We’ve got almost 2000 Tesla timeslips and we’ve never once recharged at the dragstrip. Never even had to charge on the way home. Not once. The joke is on you! 🤣 You should be crying alright! (from the sadness that comes with ignorance 🥲)

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Yet that kind of ignorance dies hard. While the other 9-second cars sit and have to “cool down” for long periods, we’re still racing. We’ve raced TWENTY runs in one night. No other 9-second car does that. As for charge, the Plaid only uses 2-3% per run. So even 20 runs uses less than 60%. We always get home without stopping and we wave 👋 at our gas-driving buddies as they have to stop for fuel (usually late at night, dealing with homeless and panhandlers) Your pitiful attempt to put EVs down only backfired because of your ignorance of the facts. You've never actually been to a dragstrip before, have you? 🤔

[@03cobra4]

Car is fast. I enjoy playing video games as well. However, I enjoy driving more.

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

And we enjoy getting to the finish line ahead of the car in the next lane. Especially’03 Cobras 😃

[@03cobra4]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Touche✔

[@joshuabaggio1982]

That is one fast boring piece of metal!

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

No drama and breakdowns, that’s for sure. We made 1800+ runs without a single broken part. How many cars running 9s or 10s can say that? None, obviously. No oil changes or spark plugs either. We enjoy a wide variety of engine sounds. But only until they are so far behind that we can’t hear them anymore 😃

[@justsomeguy6474]

Rear wheel drive is a handicap!

[@clintway116]

Look into records, they will say otherwise. There is a reason many of the fast gtrs swap to rwd. It's a handicap to people who don't do the suspension work to handle the power or can't tune what they've got. In 2021, gtr world record 1/4 mile was set at 6.51 @230mph. It is rwd. Hell, people run rwd radial cars Into the 6 second zone on tiny little 235 tires.

[@harryberry474]

1/4mi always.

[@robertgallacher7214]

One of our cars is a 113bhp diesel. I will race that plaid over 500 miles for 10k any day of the week ;)

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Yah, as if that’s a typical real life thing. Enjoy your adult diaper as you drive SIX hours at a time without a single stop 🤣🤣🤣

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Meanwhile, *intelligent* people rent a car when then want to drive thousands of miles in a week. Put that wear and tear and depreciation on Hertz. And when they want to run *thousands* of 9 and 10-second passes with no maintenance or broken parts, they go with a Tesla. We did. Almost 2000 timeslips. Facts.

[@robertgallacher7214]

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Come on man, you are taking that comment way too serious. Petrol cars are no good for my fishing trips due to the range either, i still have one of those as well. My wifes next car may well be electric as it suits her needs. The Plaid is a good example of how far electric cars have come in a relatively short space of time. Hopefully in time battery tech will be able to match long journey times for those of us that need long range options.

[@Ken-qq6gp]

Why is a Plaid 15 seconds slower around the Nurburgring than a 500H.p BMW M4 COMPETITION ??

[@TeslaPlaidChannel]

Tracks come in many types: Momentum, Horsepower, etc. The Plaid has better lap times than a GT3 RS on tracks like Sebring. Watch us (with Passenger!) pass one at over 170MPH: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIaTpKl3g9N2ask

[@Ken-qq6gp]

@TeslaPlaidChannel I seen the video of a Tesla Plaid overtake a Porsche and that car was not racing . Look it's a family sedan the Plaid. It's not agile. If it was it would have did better than 7:35 on the Nurburgring. Tracks are tracks . Straight lines are Straight lines .

[@goranjurkovic6796]

1/4 for big boys

[@tombellows4167]

At least your at the track! But I find drag racing kinda like watching nba games! Boring and don't get the appeal! But every one has their own likes and dislikes!

[@sullie35]

You must not be a man 😅