This particular event was just an open track so people could go whenever they want. They’d pull up to other cars and challenge them in the pits or just end up next to them in line.
At some point I'll post my Blog/Rant titled "Making Noise". Basically conceding that my EV will always lose in one and only 1 category, and I'm okay with that.
If you have beast, at a full stop in Beast mode, hold the brake with your left foot first, then push the accelerator to the floor. It will drop the front suspension and stiffen the rear. Not sure about a boost in acceleration but the cheetah stance most likely makes a difference. Even if it doesn't it's cool AF.
Thanks. I know how to put into launch mode (just haven't done yet) but just wondering if somehow it unlocks the full 845hp. Maybe the difference is just instant power vs the speed of your foot pushing down the pedal. Will try one of these days...
The difference is the suspension is ready to handle all 845hp from a dead stop. That’s the simplest way to put it
I haven’t compared times yet but that would be interesting to know. I’ll find some time where I can get some solid numbers on that.
Great to know. Ya, would be interesting to see the actually Draggy times w and w/o launch on. thank you!
I've got a drag race in Abilene on Friday. Very curious to see who wants to challenge the beast. Thanks for sharing your experienceIt was a full house tonight at a new 1/8 mile drag strip. There were lots of souped up Mustangs, Corvettes, Camaros, Challengers, and Chargers as well as a group of guys in Lambos and a group of guys on bikes.
Absolutely everyone refused to get on the line with me. No doubt some of the cars could’ve given the Beast a run for its money, but we’ll never know for sure.
I spent the night doing solo runs with a Dragy DRG70C (and giving rides to a few people who weren’t totally closed-minded).
Here’s the best run (all others were very comparable - 2.5/2.6 0-60s and 6.9/7.1 eighth miles):
I’m pretty happy with those numbers, but half the fun of a track day is actually racing and talking cars with the other racers. The Lambo guys did talk to me, but declined my challenge on the strip.
Why? Don’t know. It could have been that they watched too much Carwow and didn’t feel like they could hang with the Beast, or it could have been that they were shunning EVs out of the car world for as long as possible. Your guess is as good as mine, but the whole experience was pretty disappointing aside from the Beast’s performance.
and give them 2 seconds heads-up! ?
