Plaid 1/4mile Restrictions Lifted! Porsche 911 Turbo S! Trackhawk! Corvette, Redeye w/2 Nitrous kits

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[New Plaid races every week! Subscribe to see more!]
September 5th, 2021 at Orlando Speed World (1/4 mile NHRA dragstrip).
Running on the stock Pirelli P Zero tires (19”), while racing against the fastest full-bodied cars we could find.
Running at 40-50% battery charge. Don’t believe the lies from that other guy in the Challenger. (He has 0 integrity.)
Race #, ET, MPH, Reaction, 60-ft, Mode, W/L Margin, Vs
1: 9.619, 146.35, 0.549, 1.56, Win by 4.29 vs NOS Challenger
2: 10.025, 109.66, 0.148, 1.64, Win by 0.43 vs 911 Turbo S
3: 10.032, 34.77?, (Launch Control), 1.53, Win vs Corvette
4: 10.061, 101.77, 0.247, 1.57, Win vs Trackhawk
5: 9.919, 143.72, 0.818 (Pro Tree not known!), 1.78, Loss vs NOS Redeye (at 44% Battery Charge!)
6: 9.617, 144.33, 0.065, 1.49, Win vs Monza
Started with 55%, ended with 40% (used 15% or 2.5% average per race, but 3 runs ended at 1000-feet, not the full 1/4 mile!)
All races were in “Plaid Mode” (NOT “Drag Strip” Mode and did not use Launch Control), with these exceptions: The last two runs used fully warmed up Drag Strip Mode (“Peak Performance Ready”), but not Launch Control. Launch Control was used on race #3, but Drag Strip Mode was not warmed up.
Note: ET’s always exclude Reaction Times! The time from Green Light to the finish line is the total of RT + ET. ET is the time from actually crossing the Start Line to crossing the Finish Line, irrespective of the driver's reaction to the light.
Thanks to Michael (911 Turbo S), Walter (Corvette), AJ (Trackhawk), Jerry (Monza) and all others drivers (except that one dishonest guy) for these fun races!
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@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Rematch? We’ve changed our policy so that we only run against honest drivers with class, so we won’t be running against that one specific driver again. But we did race another Nitrous Redeye recently! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJZiaat31sy-lI0.html And these two modified Redeye drivers explain how to *actually* build one! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJZiaat31sy-lI0.html Update: The Tesla returned to this track on 9/18/19 at 98% and ran three back-to-back 9.2s: 9.26, 9.29, and 9.27 (all over 150 MPH). The white Redeye driver posted a FAKE video saying the Tesla was “at 100% battery charge” for our 'race', which is very *obviously* false. The Tesla was at 46%. (What kind of person would *lie* about this?) BTW, Our Plaid is now running 9.15… ^ See Description for Time Slip summary and more details ^ [New Plaid races every week! Subscribe for more!]

@Ashtonminard 2 жыл бұрын

love you keep going..

@awo1fman 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's interesting how they waived the rules for the Challenger, which is almost certainly less safe in a crash than *any* Tesla.

@awo1fman 2 жыл бұрын

P.S. I wouldn't assume they'll let you run all-out next time, especially if that Redeye isn't there... 🤔

@JamieHarveyJr 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing pisses me off more than having NO CLUE they are running a pro tree when it’s been a sportsman tree all day.

@kevinpowell3513 2 жыл бұрын

@@awo1fman look into formula E crash prep on electric cars. You don’t want to be in an accident with an electric car because there is the potential of a live voltage striking the occupant as he exits the car.

@hermanman8235 2 жыл бұрын

I never see a 4door sedan go that fast with a go-to-the-future sound effects and looks.PLAID is certainly A THING !!!

@marinevetoneroman7232 2 жыл бұрын

I'm almost 60.. A Ford Galaxie 4 door with a 427 police interceptor back in early '80's... Kicked the shit outa my doors of a 2 door '68 390 4 speed coupe Mustang..a $600 back then.. Yeah, I cried for about 3 minutes..😏

@Ozzie4Para 2 жыл бұрын

"Haters can hate and the rest of us can have fun." - What a great quote!

@Ozzie4Para 2 жыл бұрын

@@poindextersheelturn436 yeah, you can say that but the reality is it wasn’t a fair race between the Tesla and the Redeye. You saw how the Redeye launched earlier because the Tesla guy thought it was a regular tree instead of a pro tree takeoff. Now grant it, the Tesla driver still admits he would’ve lost because his best ET has been like 9.60 which obviously wasn’t faster than the 9.30 from the Redeye. No doubt though that the Redeye was a very fast streetcar.

@jonathanbond8279 2 жыл бұрын

@@poindextersheelturn436 lol! You petrol-head haters always find something to whine about. Soon you'll be saying, "oh, but your tesla can't beat a funny car!" You people are ridiculous.

@no_more_free_nicks 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanbond8279 I'm a petrol-head hater and proud of it!

@AwesomeBlackDude 2 жыл бұрын

Damn straight I need 2get back out there. 😷

@dstr1 2 жыл бұрын

The Tesla brings in lots of competitors trying to beat it. Hood for the track operators.

@absolutezero6423 2 жыл бұрын

That Monza driver is pretty cool. He has a very chill attitude.

@thecosmicsnail 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the Monza! His door could use some help. Driver was very chill. Would be more chill if he could play a video game in his car with 5.1 speakers in the Walmart parking lot.

@DragRacingandCarStuff 2 жыл бұрын

10.0 at 34 MPH; one of the funniest timeslips I've ever seen 🤣

@InsideOfMyOwnMind 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he didn't even make it to 88 so you can't say there was a time warp causing it. Although a lightning strike would be a good charge.

@UncleKennysPlace 2 жыл бұрын

@@InsideOfMyOwnMind He certainly made it past 100, just was slowing across the traps.

@TDiggz 2 жыл бұрын

@@UncleKennysPlace his joke went over your head

@paulmichaelfreedman8334 2 жыл бұрын

@@InsideOfMyOwnMind one point twenty one JiggaWatts!

@Dickee_P 2 жыл бұрын

2018 Hellcat Charger owner here. Big fan of the channel. It's fun watching you take down all my dream cars. The future has arrived!

@zafurchio5687 2 жыл бұрын

This is a smart comment mate, same here. I'm an italian petrolhead (FErrari, Lambo, Lancia, Alfa, Maserati) but hey, no way, these Teslas are on another level, you can't help it. And the Model S isn't even the Tesla's sport car...that will come later...

@paulf4331 2 жыл бұрын

"The haters can hate and the rest of us can have fun!" Well said.

@user-zf1ol7op7y 2 жыл бұрын

That was an outstanding remark from that guy. 💯💯👍

@THEFIRE360 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@zippodk 2 жыл бұрын

Really a great guy!

@lexistential 2 жыл бұрын

to your last point about street racing vs the track, another thing is that if you wreck on the track, you're very unlikely to hurt anyone else. you can decide to take that risk for yourself when you race. when you're doing it on the street, you can easily kill someone who had no say in the matter. it's a fairly dangerous sport, but so are plenty of others. the difference is that excluding extreme cases the only people getting hurt in the other sports and on the track are the ones who knew the risks going into it.

@joshuarosen465 2 жыл бұрын

To your point, everyone at a track has signed up for the risk. Racing is dangerous, many of histories greatest drivers have been killed but they all went into it knowing that was a possibility. People are free to risk their own lives but not the lives of other people. All modern cars have GPS and Internet connections. If the DOT were to require that cars be geofenced so that they can't exceed the speed limit on a public road by more than 20MPH it would be a worthwhile public safety measure. On private roads and tracks the limits would come off.

@mikenewman4078 2 жыл бұрын

Like the ANDRA sticker says "Street racing Ain't Drag racing".

@InsideOfMyOwnMind 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Let's talk about standing in the middle of an open field with a rock hard spherical object hurtling at your head at 90+mph.

@alexd302 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuarosen465 Properly sanctioned saloon racing is dangerous but not that dangerous. You have a roll cage, safety harness, crash helmet and most importantly everyone is going in the same direction. I think I know of more people having been killed going to or from a race meet, whilst on a public road, than killed or injured during a motorsport event.

@truthbydesign5146 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuarosen465 I wouldn’t be opposed to that kind of regulation by DOT. For that matter, they should require tech that detects alcohol impairment and disables vehicle. Some people would mislabel it as loss of “freedoms” - I’d view it as gaining the freedom of being able to commute without worrying about a knucklehead sending me or my family to an early grave.

@WonderfulAircraft 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that this 4000+ pound practical sedan is keeping up with, and beating purpose built drag cars is truly insane. What a world we live in.

@MultiKeky 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks to Elon ;)

@Raptile07 2 жыл бұрын

The Tesla have 1020 HP and the Porsche 580 HP 😂👍

@TechViewOpinions 2 жыл бұрын

@@Raptile07 what's That 911 cost, same/more?

@TheTechnoaddict 2 жыл бұрын

@@TechViewOpinions put it on a track and see what happens. The porsche isn't a drag car but would smash the plaid on a track.

@SDot-dp9xm 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTechnoaddict the plaid isnt a purpose built track car but will smoke any porsche at the drag strip.... whats your point? Oh right.....

@TomsTurboGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Can't tell ya how much I'm enjoying all of the excellent videos!! Thanks a ton sir!

@BIGBADWOOD Жыл бұрын

HA HA HA TRY TO DRIVE TO CLEVELAND AND BACK IN THE SAME DAY !

@WoundmanTV 2 жыл бұрын

If you want to stage launch control consistently, you need to be the first staged at the tree. If you're not, don't even bother. You can hold launch control for roughly 30 seconds as well. Thanks for the content!

@JamieHarveyJr 2 жыл бұрын

That will work for test & tunes but autostart timer rules make that harder if anyone ever enters to an actual track event. Granted, autostart is almost always off at test & tunes.

@SnakesOnAPlane-SOAP 2 жыл бұрын

Musk needs to make a pre-set for launch control by automatically staging the suspension as you enter lane. Silly you have to wait 5-10 seconds for it to fully engage,

@EvolutionTesla 2 жыл бұрын

@@SnakesOnAPlane-SOAP That’s a great idea. Should have a button to “engage cheetah stance” or simply have an extra suspension setting: high, standard, low and cheetah”.

@UncleKennysPlace 2 жыл бұрын

NHRA pro rules (don't know about sportsman) give you seven seconds to get the second light once one car is staged. Tesla needs to get the nose drop sped up!

@alexnutcasio936 2 жыл бұрын

Most treees only give you 10-15 seconds on the pre stage to get into Cheetah stance and that's often not enough. He probably has to do it before pre-stage and then roll into pre-stage and then stage (assuming the other guy is ready to go??)

@bondgabebond4907 2 жыл бұрын

Love the way the Tesla starts out so smoothly and keeps going and going and going. Anyone who played with RC cars and such know how powerful and simple electric motors are.

@Pinkielover 2 жыл бұрын

Until the battery dies, Then you need about 24 hours to fully charge from empty

@relansis6962 2 жыл бұрын

@@Pinkielover 20mins*

@daniloreyes2 2 жыл бұрын

@@Pinkielover 25Mins max, plus neveer has to go 10 miles from your houise to fill up, and every morning is full, unlike a ICE.

@martialman.4563 2 жыл бұрын

@@Pinkielover I have 2 sets, drive one and charge the other. Glow fuel is mostly for nostalgia now.

@delskioffskinov 2 жыл бұрын

I just want to say that i love this channel! it makes me sit back and relax for half an hour and really enjoy the racing! thank you for your really good camera work and for a youtuber your editing skills are top notch! keep up the work oh! and hello from a scottish fan!

@alexnutcasio936 2 жыл бұрын

Walked that Porsche Turbo!!!! Not even a race. Michael a really nice guy. He’s buying a Plaid.

@alexnutcasio936 2 жыл бұрын

@DoucheTimes well, you’re not writing the check, so it doesn’t matter.

@aphil4581 2 жыл бұрын

He is most likely is getting the Tesla for his wife to go and get groceries with (nice daily) and not allowed any garage space or shade. lol. If his Tesla shows up at the track he will be wearing a hoody and dark sunglasses.

@alexnutcasio936 2 жыл бұрын

@DoucheTimes when did Mazda start making a Plaid? Is that the new RX1020 I’ve heard about?

@detsoob 2 жыл бұрын

Big Props to Marco the track manager for relaying the rules the correct way. Its all about having fun.

@RobinSingh-lf3iq 2 жыл бұрын

First Time viewer here, I stumbled across this page while researching on the Plaid reviews. Great and informative video and I enjoyed listening to the last bits of the video especially, thanks for supporting safe and sensible driving! Congrats on your Tesla Plaid!

@larrypendleton8195 2 жыл бұрын

Fun day of racing Andrew. I always enjoy your videos, and specially enjoy it when the track owner lets the Plaid go all out! Looking forward to your next "launch"!

@benmolnar1259 2 жыл бұрын

Loving these videos for how genuine they are! Keep them coming ;)

@DutchmanSeb 2 жыл бұрын

Love the content man, what incredible cars you're up against, love the conversation you had with the owner of the Monza after the race!

@notwoke22 2 жыл бұрын

You're doing a great job inching me closer to buying a Plaid with every video. Thanks for the videos. You're doing an amazing job!

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍 And if you decide to jump in, and if my videos has anything to do with it, my referral code is in the Description of every video. ⚡️🚙💨

@leexgabriel 2 жыл бұрын

Some Plaid haters at the track

@itsjustnopinionok 2 жыл бұрын

6:32 "He red lighted it, that's fine". You know it's that easy when you say "that's fine".

@Scnottaken 2 жыл бұрын

Against a 911 turbo s no less

@PapiAndrey 2 жыл бұрын

I would hope so with an electric car with 1000hp

@metalted6128 2 жыл бұрын

You are a gentleman, about the rules!! As silly as rules are, we all have them! Keep up the good work!

@kingofDF 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting, I really enjoy your content!

@MrDmadiso 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the respect you have for everyones car!

@jacybongo2589 2 жыл бұрын

Wow ,I shouldn't be surprised at how it beat the 911 ts but I am. Insane performance

@DragRacingandCarStuff 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. That is a solid 911 pass, and it was crazy how he pulled away!

@02hreblue30 2 жыл бұрын

and half as much

@DxModel219 2 жыл бұрын

keep in mind it’s drag strip. Tesla’s next task should be breaking track but maybe later. I am a fan of both Turbo S and the Tesla

@user-zf1ol7op7y 2 жыл бұрын

The fastest time I've seen for a stock 992 Turbo S is 10.1@134mph so that's ALMOST a second slower than the Plaid's best. Only a massive driver error by the Plaid's driver would give the Porsche any hope.

@jacybongo2589 2 жыл бұрын

@@dobetter4271 bruh I'm a ice fan ,currently the m5cs is my favorite sedan but that wasn't a close race at all. Especially when you consider the porshe redlit and the tesla was breaking hard towards the end. But yes tuning would make it faster but the plaid is cheaper as standard and you would be paying even more money to make it faster.

@FranTheMa 2 жыл бұрын

crazy how he’s at 45% and still holding up against full strip drag cars

@emilen2 2 жыл бұрын

@@baby-sharkgto4902 your flashlight LED is controlled by a constant current driver. It makes sure the LED current doesn't do a runaway when it heats up, as it could do if it was just constant voltage controlled.

@TheOGRobertCarrasco 2 жыл бұрын

Huge Mopar fan, learned to drive in the original Super Bee. Last Mopar was a tuned 300C, currently loving my M3LR, not going back but I sure do love seeing them go by.

@Doeff8 2 жыл бұрын

Funny is how there are two type of games at the same time to play: the racing games and the game with the track owner and manager ;-)

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Before making a Comment about Sandbagging or NHRA track restrictions, watch the WHOLE video!

@mikenewman4078 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah watched the whole video. Everything seems so arbitrary, it is good you take it your stride. I wonder how the track owner's insurance company likes the chopping and changing with no safety / liability reasoning. Re the Tesla Plaid crash, was that a stolen vehicle?

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikenewman4078 I don’t believe it was stolen from what I’ve read so far. If you learn something different, let me know in the Comments 👍

@mikenewman4078 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Ok thanks, I have no information which is why I asked Where I come from most of these events occur in either stolen cars or junior trying out dad's new wheels. I hope a Tesla Model S Plaid would be a lot harder to steal than the average "mussel" car. Clam shell security?

@AnythingMike 2 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy your videos mate.

@jsasu.3 2 жыл бұрын

wow the speed that the porsche carries all through. god bless all the service members!

@hondacivic2295 2 жыл бұрын

I wish all plad owners are like you man respectful man

@boostoshi 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this channel!!!!!

@jimtoomey9522 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Orlando for letting the Tesla have some more fun !

@PerformanceRaven 2 жыл бұрын

Props to Marco for letting him run. 👍

@metalted6128 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos!! Great job, So interesting what Tesla is doing. I’m loving it!

@1dgram 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the content. Keep it up man!

@gorgemetz8062 2 жыл бұрын

It's not even fair. Man, you can hammer that car all day and only lose 14% of the charge is brilliant. I'm sure when the big boys catch up to Tesla they will eventually pipe in some noise or not. Orlando is a great town with a great skyline from i4 and the other toll road that runs E to W. Fun video.

@scratchandwinner 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is awesome!!!!

@sleathers1551 2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS HOW ALL RACERS SHOULD ACT.WHAT A CLASS ACT MY FRIEND.KEEP IT UP

@Ozzie4Para 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video as usual!

@rickgoddard5961 2 жыл бұрын

this guy is a class act , like the way he pays respect to other racers well done

@user-wp7vu4dl8q 2 жыл бұрын

A class act? More like actING like one. Have you not caught any of his many little snide, condescending remarks he says when NOT actually talking with someone? Anyone can do this, anyone with the ability to plug the car into a light socket that is. Yet he acts like he built the thing, when in fact he has had NOTHING to do with its performance. And when I called him out on it, instead of having the integrity to respond he deleted my post. He's a narcissistic fraud, a pitch man. I can smell insensarity a mile away and this guy stinks to high heaven.

@acatnamedscamper3307 2 жыл бұрын

Loving this bro.

@lexistential 2 жыл бұрын

congrats on 2 million channel views! well deserved!

@nocapitals9833 2 жыл бұрын

Wise words near the end. Nice video!

@byronpink9061 2 жыл бұрын

Love the professional manner you carry yourself while handling one of the world's fastest regular production Sedans in good form. Keep up the good work. I may invest in a Model X Plaid in the near future. BP

@EvSmokeATX 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Repping The EV moment like you have been doing & Great video as always Sir.🤛🏾🔌🔋💯 Can’t wait to meet.👌🏾

@irockluculent961 2 жыл бұрын

30:23 "The haters can hate, and the rest of us can have fun." Well said.

@johnreese3762 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video! Thanks! Bet you can't wait for the GM Hummer.

@robwells5753 2 жыл бұрын

Big Big respect for the military veteran 👊

@g.dubyou6263 2 жыл бұрын

100% Rob, and we appreciate everyone that recognizes us. Thank you. 🙌🙌🙌

@bluetoad2668 2 жыл бұрын

It seems like a really friendly place, pretty cool that they don't seem to hate Tesla's. Part of me likes those nitrous cars with lots of mods - they probably enjoy the challenge of getting them to go as fast as possible. I'm a Plaid fan though. But you're right, leave the speed for the track - I nearly killed myself and a good friend once and learnt my lesson.

@Evan-hq5dt 2 жыл бұрын

I admire engineering and there's no doubt that EVs are the future, but it does take a little bit of the fun out of it. It takes a lot of work to tune up a car to squeeze a clock for blood. EVs are like using a cheat code in a video game where you unlock the fastest car in the game right away.

@meivin1624 2 жыл бұрын

@@Evan-hq5dt now i'm just imagining in the future people are gonna try to tune ev it's kinda sounds fun to be honest

@drampadreg1386 Жыл бұрын

@@meivin1624 They do now, but it voids the warranty. Tesla can change your acceleration, raising it when they think it's safe enough, and have in the past. The roadster with the 10 or so that come with the optional 10 small rockets ( no shit!) will be pretty formidable, the plaid has already met the roadsters projected top speed so it's got to be faster now, and at an estimated $250 albiet pricey is relatively cheap compared to anything that even comes close! For me getting enough to change the front chain rings on my bike is out of reach, so I guess the Tesla will be for when I win that lottery I keep forgetting to play.

@reyalPRON 2 жыл бұрын

love ur car! i got the poormans dual motor m3. this is my dream car. Thank you for taking your to your life. This inspires me

@Chahtawarrior31 Жыл бұрын

I like that last conversation, Sometimes you have to enjoy life and get a great ride before the end!!!! OORAH Semper Fi and Can Do

@gregappelt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your SAFE and fun times at the track. You have my respect. Please continue to kick butt with your plaids and sharing the experience with us peasants driving M3SR+ :).

@Ashtonminard 2 жыл бұрын

love you hope to meet you some day your a real inspiration for me you have made me see the rules and regulations of tracks love you keep going bud..

@markd1199 Жыл бұрын

Loved that 5.7 hemi hanging with the freaks at the track!

@BIGGELATO 2 жыл бұрын

That Monza guy is awesome. IDK how he is when the camera and guy walks away but looks like a cool dude

@ericholt1718 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there Andrew, good afternoon. First time watching your channel, very enjoyable. I'm aiming at acquiring a Plaid at some point in the future. It was nice watching an unassuming (normal, regular) individual run the car through it's paces. Rather than "pro" You-Tubers run the car down the strip. And against other cars built for the strip that aren't big name Super or Hyper cars. Also, your insights and maturity at the end of the stream were more heartfelt than the commercials associated with the aforementioned. Think you just earned yourself a subscriber!

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric! I really appreciate the kind words! (And if you don’t have another one already, I’ve put my referral code in the Description.)

@DennisCW 2 жыл бұрын

Love that 911 Turbo S - wow

@rossc2439 2 жыл бұрын

Some people don't realize how quick they are .I like muscle cars , Porsche 911 turbo s ,if you drive one, you'll get it.

@djcordes4352 2 жыл бұрын

It’s great he was so honest at the end of the video.

@bliglum 2 жыл бұрын

You're TOO FAST!!! Welcome to the future. Love it!

@jaydee3265 2 жыл бұрын

Great vlogs in the Plaid. Being restricted racing a Supercharged Nitrous and hit with a Pro tree was a setup. Next time show how ANGRY THE ENERGIZER BUNNY CAN BE WITH RESPECT! 😎

@awo1fman 2 жыл бұрын

The Tesla is very, very quick for a factory stock car, but there will *always* be massively modified ICE cars that are even quicker. This one *is* massively modified, and based on Andrew's times to this point it's unlikely he could beat that Redeye even under ideal conditions. The Tesla can't be modified in any meaningful way to speed it up (at least, not while it's under warranty), but that Redeye will almost certainly be turned up another notch if there's ever a rematch. I would let this one go. It's unfortunate (although very telling) that they thought they had to cheat to win, but it's also pretty funny that they were that scared. The funniest thing is that pretty much across the board, there's no way to beat a Tesla without spending more than the Tesla costs, regardless of what you start with or how much DIY is involved. The difference is that with the ICE cars the total expenditure is hidden because it's a bit here, a bit there, spread out over a long time, whereas the Tesla is one lump sum. I know there are a lot of homebuilts out there that will claim to have done it on the cheap, but that's only because they haven't saved all the receipts.

@Scnottaken 2 жыл бұрын

@@awo1fman you can get the Tesla to 9.0 with simple weight reduction only.

@rallywagon261 2 жыл бұрын

@@awo1fman imagine if the same money was spent modifying an electric setup. I mean, the stock Tesla plaid in drag strip mode breaks into the 8s. Imagine how it would run with bigger motors and a bit more power from the batteries. I bet with the same amount of engineering and money an electric setup could easily run with pretty much anything.

@stepheno.2730 2 жыл бұрын

Love the videos. I can not wait to take delivery soon of my plaid. I watch every video you post, dreaming of the day.

@sidneyshaw9999 2 жыл бұрын

Andrew, that news of the crash made it all the way to Australia ! I didn't think it would be you because I know you don't speed on the street but glad to see this video confirming that. Plaid ordered a couple of days ago, now the big wait. Another great video thanks.

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sidney! Hope the wait isn’t too long! (We’re you able to use someone’s referral code? Or maybe your own?)

@sidneyshaw9999 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeslaPlaidChannel Andrew, yes, I have been in contact with Tesla in Brisbane, QLD and I have given them your code. They explained it might be some time before you can actually pick up those supercharger credits as a lot can happen in the next 18 months.

@5cyc 2 жыл бұрын

It's fun to watch the Plaid run.

@deanmcmanis9398 2 жыл бұрын

As always, your videos are such a treat. For me, this week really showed off the huge difference in the Plaid, where it still runs extremely quickly and fast at relatively low charge. The improved heat and power management of the new Model S is not the stuff that makes headlines, but it's actually a huge achievement that shows Tesla's commitment to continually raising the bar through steady innovation. I'm really glad that some tracks are looking to the spirit of the NHRA safety rules, rather than just blindly following them. I've seen some modified hotrods at the track that look unsafe running 14s@100MPH, and yet the Model S runs rock solid 9s at 150MPH, because it was built for doing that just as easily as it handles commute traffic, twisty roads, and poor weather reliably, without complaint or breakdown. Fast cars racing on the street and crashing is a story as old as cars themselves, but the Tesla name gets clicks these days, especially if it's bad news, unfortunately. You do set a great example Andrew, racing only at the track. And always wearing your fire gear and helmet. Importantly, still having great fun with it, and meeting with other dedicated track racers there.

@rickbullock4331 2 жыл бұрын

Great day of racing. It would have been nice to have seen a race against the nitrous Dodge earlier with a heads up about the Pro tree. The Plaid is unbelievably quick and fast. I checked out that Tesla accident you were mentioning and it is bad journalism regarding the car. The make or model of car is irrelevant to why the accident happened. The driver was the problem. Speed was most likely a big issue but because it was a Tesla Plaid had nothing to do with what happened. Love your videos, they’re great.👍👍🇨🇦

@RWDC8Z 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome races my friend!

@NoCantsAllowed 2 жыл бұрын

Subscription for knowing your Anthrax tunes. Haha, love it!

@Newrappy 2 жыл бұрын

Just ordered a Plaid today, can't wait until next march! These videos make me more and more excited!😀

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Hope you’ve added someone’s Referral code. If not, mine is in the Description, and Tesla can add it at any time prior to delivery…

@robwells5753 2 жыл бұрын

Cool man happy for you : )

@Newrappy 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeslaPlaidChannel I'll be sure to get your referral code added ASAP so we can both enjoy those free supercharger miles!😀

@Newrappy 2 жыл бұрын

@@robwells5753 Thanks so much!

@metalted6128 2 жыл бұрын

I was at LS fest 2019, ever 3rd pass , the track got oiled. Never!!! a problem with the plaid!!

@vincealince_SRT 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car man, you and the Redeye are pretty cool youtubers, great racing no need for the bit of drama. It’s good to see any cars at tracks. Only keeps tracks alive for all markets of vehicles to be here.

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, the drama wasn’t expected. Over 1100 time slips versus so many, many hundreds of competitors without anything like that before…

@dig1035 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing fast! That's fun! Thanks!

@JustWasted3HoursHere 2 жыл бұрын

I can remember when the first Tesla Model Ses were starting to race people at the drag strips (and other venues...) back in 2012 and how people didn't know how to react. Some were amazed, some confused, but many were mad claiming that the Teslas were somehow "cheating" and didn't count as a drag car, etc. Well now it seems Tesla has earned their respect and well they should!

@slartybartfarst9737 2 жыл бұрын

Professional channel impressive.

@leslieroberts4436 Жыл бұрын

Excellent job! Love this video

@TeslaPlaidChannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Although I much prefer this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7h-dZNh3L2diJs.html

@TeslaPlaidChannel Жыл бұрын

And this one is a close 2nd favorite: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZdgod2puaeyYpc.html

@alcaponey1986 Жыл бұрын

As a tesla owner I'd say it was an impressive day for you sir,that many races starting at 55% charge is nothing to be ashamed of and that's a fact jack! And not to mention driving that bad boy home!!!!

@Mr1Tanker 2 жыл бұрын

Nice shoutout to ASP! I used to watch it faithfully, a few years ago, but the wife lost interest. lol

@awo1fman 2 жыл бұрын

I confess I love the Monza. I always did like the looks of them (and the Vega, every version, including the wagon and notchback) and they're pretty rare these days.

@Duke_of_Prunes 2 жыл бұрын

The vega and Monza were basically the same car, right? The Vega got an aluminum-bore engine and the Monza usually got a slightly better 4-cylinder.

@awo1fman 2 жыл бұрын

@@Duke_of_Prunes The Monza was more of an evolution and trim level of the Vega. Vega was strictly 4-banger, Monza could be had with a V8. They overlapped, but the Vega came first and it was discontinued a few years before the Monza. But they were fundamentally the same car, yes.

@astrodiver1 2 жыл бұрын

@@awo1fman I owned a '75 (262) '76 (305) and a '77 (140ci) The ' 75 ended up with a 400 in it and it was absolutely squirrel city to drive but I loved it! A poor man's Camaro. LOL. I now drive a Tesla model Y performance and a Chevy pickup.

@jimtoomey9522 2 жыл бұрын

Jerry is a good man !

@jerroldedwards9689 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad you like the car and the videos we have fun racing each other he is a good guy as well a little back story on the car is it was built in 93 by us then sat from 98 2020 I wanted to get my dad up and doing something again so I set a 3000 dollar limit and built a sbc 355 from eBay and speedway parts and took the bbc out needed fixed and started having fun

@rx7dude2006 2 жыл бұрын

Rotaries:)Love them.

@2_2_4_3 2 жыл бұрын

Plaid is Super Fast.. been watching alot of your races. I was impressed by that white Hellcat.. You're beating everyone.

@milehighkit4725 2 жыл бұрын

Cracks me up they have to tell not to run A/C in nine second cars :-) although I can imagine how much water they be dumping in that humidity.

@youmakeitreal 2 жыл бұрын

Ah!!! Thanks. I live in the desert, and never would have thought that was the reason 🙂

@ryanf5388 2 жыл бұрын

Watching all your videos I forgot all about modified Challengers. That thing was quick. Would have been a race with a fuller battery!

@petemiller519 2 жыл бұрын

Can't believe how the Plaid makes the Ice cars look like they're standing still. The Plaid is the second last nail in the coffin of the Ice car. The Roadster will be the last nail. Cheers.

@myownillusion 2 жыл бұрын

Great show!

@kebuhrogers 2 жыл бұрын

To your point about the tesla crash: if it was a Chevy, the headline would be "Reckless driver crashes into house, kills 4"

@jackhughman282 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, they gotta use that clickbait to remain even slightly relevant. They know the word Tesla brings views and clicks due to the nations split view on the company, musk, and semi-autonomous vehicles. They know people love their biases confirmed.

@pwells10 2 жыл бұрын

There wouldn't even be a headline.

@kebuhrogers 2 жыл бұрын

It is wonderful to hear your positive attitude while racing and in the comments. I'm sure you don't need to hear this, but ignore the people who talk without knowing much.

@Pico_444 2 жыл бұрын

Dude this car sounds so different. It's sick

@garrettsasome888 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@j.f.e2333 2 жыл бұрын

2021, and there still has to be a person in a booth handing over a printed ticket to both drivers of each race? :) why not send the result to their phone or just post it online for everybody to see

@DragRacingandCarStuff 2 жыл бұрын

Some tracks are switching over to that, where you need to download their app for your timeslip

@DovahDoVolom 2 жыл бұрын

I helped a track setup a wireless tree system and it had software to do it all digitally but alot of these old heads out at the track still rock their flip phone and take those paper slips as gospel lol. Plus alot of the grudge racers wouldnt want their times known publicly since they usually put big money on races and hiding what their cars are capable of.

@youmakeitreal 2 жыл бұрын

@@DovahDoVolom that makes sense

@gianluca.g 2 жыл бұрын

Because it's the US. They still use bank cheques over there.

@imaginova88 2 жыл бұрын

Valid point, but the way the world is going I'd say nothing wrong with a bit of old school 😆

@wayne-oo 2 жыл бұрын

Give that owner of the track kudos !!

@EXTIQUE 2 жыл бұрын

I VERY MUCH ENJOYED WATCHING YOU. IM A DIE HARD BLUE OVAL MAN!! AND IM VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR CARS PERFORMANCE,,AMAZING!! AND YOUR VERY KIND,,HUMBLE,,DIPLOMATIC MANNERS MAKES YOUR VIDEOS A VERY ENJOYABLE WATCH!! THANK YOU!! JAMIE FROM TOLEDO,OHIO.

@carrelatedshorts5937 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for your effort & time producing interesting, informative & quality content. "you can't drive a house" Gear head indeed. Life is to Live. All the Best to you & your good wife. Peace.

@alj2264 2 жыл бұрын

Dude they set you up ..They let you run down the battery.. told you to run it short to the thousand foot.. Then gave you a pro tree knowing you wouldn't expect a pro tree that's a setup welcome to the world of tricky drag racing they are Petro heads and they absolutely despise electric vehicles

@thecosmicsnail 2 жыл бұрын

They will have different mindsets in 5 years...and a backyard full of oil and parts.

@SDRperformancefairbird 2 жыл бұрын

Dodge guys are very proud of that race and they assumed you won't post the race , and I said yes you will! props to you my plaid arrives next week. dodge guy with 9.1/155

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

The Redeye driver is claiming on his Channel that I was "at 100%". He won, fine, no need to exaggerate about it?

@SDRperformancefairbird 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeslaPlaidChannel that’s just funny. Not going to defend what they did. Why even get in to details. Race is a race

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@SDRperformancefairbird Right? They won. I posted it. I even said “they won fair and square”. It’s right there in my video. And then the stuff they are posting on their channel today? Whatever…

@SDRperformancefairbird 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeslaPlaidChannel exactly, just do your thing. We like it👍🏻

@dougderby9454 2 жыл бұрын

Having had many Hellcats on my Dyno. And handful of Redeyes. Ironic the mopar here has nitrous and slicks and brags beating the >45% battery on a pro tree. Rigged!!!

@allenpickett5307 2 жыл бұрын

I like jerrys opinion at the close humble honest guy

@andrewrobbins2551 Жыл бұрын

Awesome racing ! Just picked up a 2022 model S plaid in the blue like yours last week in Jacksonville traded in my 90 day old model X plaid . I've never tried racing on a drag strip yet . Only road course racing - enjoyed your you tube video very much

@TeslaPlaidChannel Жыл бұрын

👍 Thanks! We didn’t like our Plaid Model X as much as the Plaid S. Did you see: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m99motWAt9W7eok.html

@andrewrobbins2551 Жыл бұрын

@@TeslaPlaidChannel yes , it was a bit wobbly down the track as I recall ! Seems like a nice group of racers at the tracks you frequent .

@everlasting1154 2 жыл бұрын

I think you should raise the air pressure in the tires a bit 50psi (lower rolling resistance). And fold in the mirrors when you make your passes (less air resistance). But your looking good!

@OldGrumpyGamer 2 жыл бұрын

In drag racing you don't want rock hard tires, you want tires that grip. And also some cars are designed so they have better aerodynamics with mirrors out than folded in.

@jamesengland7461 2 жыл бұрын

Your 1000ft passes are amazingly close to 10.000! Great consistency in driving skill!

@jamesengland7461 2 жыл бұрын

@@cptchalk try some video- watching skill. You might learn something.

@murgatroydnaff8929 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! At last, a sensible, intelligent presenter! A true enthusiast with a deep sense of fair play and gentlemanly behaviour. I'm so sick of blustering, noisy, delayed-adolescents with all their idiotic hype, boasting and sneering: e.g. CarWow. Great stuff Andrew, I also like the technical details and would like more, please. Isn't it rather absurd to have speed restrictions on the track? Like a lot of people, I used to think little of EVs, but, looking at this performance and also having learnt quite a bit about the engineering, I am just so impressed.

@TeslaPlaidChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😃 The rules have changed at both Orlando and Bradenton after that video was filmed last year. We are now running flat out at 3 local tracks (including Showtime). Check out some of the newer video posts. In fact, for your kind words, here’s a PREVIEW of tomorrow’s video! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7h-dZNh3L2diJs.html