Although slower than the other fast electric cars down the straights our car was still doing well enough to be one of the fastest cars in the run group.
One of the development goals was to provide a more aero stable platform to reduce roll and pitch sensitivity. Look at the car’s attitude in cornering. It looks like we were pretty successful.
In 2021 trim the car had a slight issue with understeer. This was completely eliminated for this year’s effort, even in low-speed turns. We ended up qualifying 4th right behind the Unplugged Performance Plaid which is what we expected.
The final day of practice, Thursday was the steep run from Glenn Cove to the Devils Playground. This is a steep climb with short straights going into hairpin turns and switchbacks. We expected the Unplugged Plaid to be really fast here.
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I would be looking to either build my own EV fan car, or just buy a McMurtry Spierling to race at Pike’s Peak, because without a doubt this is the recipe for success. There’s no way to argue against 2000kgs of downforce at 0mph! Seeing this car from the start line is like watching a F-18 catapult launch off an aircraft carrier! It’s certainly the fastest car I have ever seen. There are people that think this video was faked and sped up (there’s a full video in the 45 minute timed shootout that shows the fan spooling up before launch which is awesome!)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5JYp9eGC3Cc
I thought that at first too but got to thinking, one thing I am pretty sure of is that the McMurtry Spierling doesn’t have enough battery and cooling to go full send for 10 minutes in the little light chassis. Our model 3 is gutted down to its aluminum unibody and the team has a custom carbon skin but the car still weighs 4000 lbs with the batteries and the additional cooing needed. When doing Time Attack, it’s a one-lap deal with several hours on the charger afterward! The next article will touch upon all the stuff that was done to the car to prevent it from going tilt.
I hear you, Lots of new tech, Only custom solutions. I have heard that McMurtry will compete at PP next year!
For sure I don’t see how you could get enough battery and cooling into that tiny car to run flat out for 10 minutes. If you read the articles we did on the car, you can see that most of the space in the car is to support cooling the batteries, drivetrain, and motor. Maybe they will build a pike’s specific car.
Are you planning on running a front splitter with a raised middle section to reduce pitch sensitivity in the future?
doesn’t need it if you got platform control.
It can do it. You do need an F1 driver for the technical stretches! You will also need an electric socket at the top 😜 or transport down🤞
But their working on modifications to wipe the floor with the Tesla 👍