Screw tesla. Elon musk is a cringey douche who is trying to force slave work in his factories. Shouldnt support someone that wants to mandate over 40 hours a week.....
@@taddytee5677 Actually the Plaid was built to seat 7 people and put mom's grocery in it. So no the Tesla is not single purpose built like the GTR. The Roadster 2.0 would be a comparable to GTR.
I think the running starts help the gas cars to get to their top end speeds at the end. If you both did a stationary start, I think the Tesla would win every time because of the super acceleration off the line. The Tesla had no more acceleration at the end and you usually turn speeds around 150-152 mph. Good race and thanks for the video. Still the Tesla Plaid EV's are awesome.
The main benefit is for “traction limited” cars. Instead of spinning their tires at the starting line, they are doing 30-40MPH and are less likely to spin. But in the end, the top speed at the finish line is only 1-3MPH different versus a regular start from the tree, regardless of the car.
The most impressive thing about the Tesla is its ability to consistently run great numbers over continued beatings. You’ve “beaten” all of your cars with hundreds of runs and they just continue to perform with no drop off, as designed. Don’t get me wrong, I love ICE cars too (multiple foxbody owner here), but we build up our cars and it seems like so much can go wrong…and the more we build them up, the more risk - like this poor GTR owner today. These electric cars just perform so damn well. This is also testimony to the engineers that designed this thing. Just wow.
Thanks for noticing. Can’t tell you how many times we’ve read a comment like “this guy doesn’t post the losses” (many nights are all wins because there are not too many 9.1-9.2 second cars at my local tracks). But more importantly, we avoid the slower cars. We want to race the fastest, win or lose 👍
@@TeslaPlaidChannel, having spent time on the pit crew of a fueler, I can tell you that you win every single race, because you go like holy Hell, you don't fry your tires, you don't spin out, you don't crash, you don't blow up, you don't spend all week preparing the car for a couple of hours of racing, and it probably costs you under $10 for 'fuel' for a night of drag racing against vehicles that cost far more than yours, sometimes ridiculously more, and you still beat most of them to the traps while consistently turning close to 9 second quarters. I know what winning is, and that's winning.
@@nighthawk0077 this is true, but that’s still a lot of power to put down to the ground, be able to beat it repeatedly on the track, and still maintain the same numbers. It’s just damn impressive.
Regarding that "factory stock" point (RC), I've seen a number of factory stock Hellcats/Redeyes/Demons that don't post consistent times, mostly due to traction issues. Even on Drag Radials, not always super-consistent. Some Hellcat/Redeye guys (Mike and Doug on this Channel for example) are quite consistent, but also not nearly "factory stock". My point is just that "factory stock" doesn't necessarily mean "works the same every time".
@@L3x4Pr0ne For sure, but you have to remember this is the Plaids playground. It's the ideal environment for any performance electric vehicle. Having near max torque at zero RPM, plus only requiring a full power burst of less than 10 seconds all play to it's favor. The only thing going against it is weight, but when you have over 1000hp, you can still run very fast times.
@@L3x4Pr0ne Also remember there's no transmission, gears or driveshaft. With motors front and rear what you need are beefy axles and smart software to manage the power. But you are definitely correct, it's very consistent on track and even street. If I had to choose one car for those illegal cash street races it would be a gutted plaid. Only problem is it might be hard to get a race as some won't run it.
Wow! 9.16 in the 1/4! And 5.933 in the 1/8Th! All of those numbers are exceptional. Less weight puts the Plaid up a notch. I do enjoy seeing these races with the big boys because it is a true challenge, and it is still exciting to see, regardless of who wins. It is sad that the blue GT-R blew it's engine, but these are heavily modified race cars. It does highlight the Tesla's consistent reliability under these extreme drag racing conditions (over 1,000 runs on the Raven!). Running over and over. Full tilt.
Hey Drew, big fan of the channel. I like how you are brave enough to go against these godzillas! Tony was a good sport talking to you even when it shows he was not happy mood. That dig will cost him a few bucks, that’s for sure.
The thing I like most about your videos at the track .. the respect you have for all the cars and people who build them. No trash talk just lets run them. A true car enthusiast. Thanks for the time you continue to put into bringing us along for the ride.
Love seeing the Plaid make 9.1s passes! That 150 mph nhra limit is going to make it tough for Andrew to break into the 8's without getting kicked off the track. But one 8s pass would be pretty great.
@@soflopyro It was a great hobby for decades. Older now. Back aches. But going fast is still fun. And just turned quite a few wrenches to gut this Plaid. It was more work than a NOS installation! (which too many noobs will consider a “build”)
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You should try to convince the track to install a couple of 48amp or better yet 64amp EVSEs, or Level 2 chargers, like the Clipper Creek. You are showing up to the track fully charged anyway, so an expensive DCFC wouldn't be that fast anyway. You could add 1% every 5 minutes with one of those, and the 64amp wouldn't help you, but it would help a Lightning or a Hummer. The Taycan can be ordered with a faster onboard charger now. The Clipper Creek is $1,066 on Amazon before shipping and paying the electrician.
Still amazes me. Run to the grocery store, drop off the kids at school then show at the track and almost beat a twin turbo monster of someone who dedicated his life building up his car.
That was me for decades, Camaros ('69 RS 327, '74 350, '78 Z28) and a fox body Mustang with NOS. Older now, and my back isn't able to lean over an engine bay for hours anymore. But would love to tinker with this when the aftermarket parts start appearing! (And gutting it last month was more difficult than any of my NOS installations.)
I appreciate what you are saying, and the plaid has definitely raised the game in a ridiculous fashion, but it didn't almost beat the first GTR - 20mph difference at the end of the strip = mullered, and any longer and it's left for dead.
andrew, write elon and tell him to set your car free...obviously it's capable of much more. too many people watch your channel and want to see tesla kick every ICE ass.
One car can't even run a quarter from a standing start without blowing up. The other car you can drive to the track then drive home after half a dozen runs. Cost for the vehicle's fuel (electricity,) for the drive to and from the track and a night of drag racing, probably under $10.
Sorry but it clearly shows the limitation of ICE cars….reliability and dependability….too many things go wrong with too many parts to break.. and too much money down the drain.
@@john-martin it's my satirical response for those who hate on teslas and other evs just because they are electric. While not being intelligent enough to realize their own ice vehicle's also use electricity water and cobalt just to refine their fuel. And also require batteries and electric motors to run, mining for all the metals inc rare earths in the catalytic converters etc. As a gear head and ev fan since the early 90s. I'm loving all of the new ev tech emerging in just the past 3-5 year's now. Especially stuff like the mach e 1500 drifter by vaugh gittens crew, the Ford cobra jet e 1400 ev drag mustang running low 8s. Don garlits and others 6s 200+mph electric rail dragsters, ev swapped muscle cars, 9s tesla powered kit cars&Honda's etc. I cannot wait to see how much ev tech such as the plaids carbon fiber wrapped rotors, the lucids clever inverter gearbox&motor combo weighing only 165#but making 600hp and solid state batteries changes the game even more over the next 5-10 year's. Plus competition will only benefit us consumer's in the long run. 😎
The GTR is a beast...and now imagine a purpose built drag racing electric vehicle.....around 4000 lbs with larger electric motors. Electric cars are in their infancy. I see 7's ahead.
@@romansenger2322 The car could be much more affordable if it was just meant to be a drag car. Plaid Model S is an everything car. Purpose built electric drag cars will be insane.
@@dontrustwhiteyevery1 cars break. It's what they do. When they are modified they fail more often. Someone who has built a car would be understanding of that. Perhaps I'm wrong but I sense disdain in your words toward the gtrs owner. Are you personally acquainted? I don't think someones built car breaking is funny, maybe that's because I know what it takes to build a car and you don't because you havent you poser piece of cheese.
Only the Nevera can really take on the Plaid as both being stock cars, but considering the Nevera is $2.4 M vs the Plaid “just” around $140K, in reality, the Plaid is the fastest street legal factory stock car in the world. The Nevera is more like an exotic car that almost nobody can afford anyways. But everything might change when the Tesla Roadster comes out next year (2023). We will have to wait and see what the final version will be able to do, and if Elon is able to produce a SoaceX rocket powered Roadster like he claimed some time ago (I really doubt it but anything is possible from him so we will have to wait and see). Heavily modifying super cars like the GT-R is fun, but is also almost pointless now with EVs all around and will be completely pointless to do that in a few tears when the EV “explosion” really happens. For now, I am happy to be driving my modest and humble Model 3 Performance that cannot compete with all these monsters, but that still can go 0-60 MPH in 3.1 seconds making it one of the fastest everyday drive vehicles out there. Cheers
Well, it’s been 5 years since that Roadster was announced. Can’t ignore that the $50K deposit would now be worth $500K if invested into $TSLA stock instead. Enough to buy TWO Roadsters.
👍 Me too 😃 Launching the car, Reaction Times, finding traction, etc. These are half the fun and allow for more strategy, skill and experience to play a bigger part of the result.
June 4th was my birthday, and I took my model 3 drag racing that same day! It was actually my first time out to the strip. Different league than this, I’m competing against cars in the 10’s and 11’s and you’re in the 8’s/9’s. Still fun nevertheless! Great video
Maybe I’m just showing my age but I cannot respect a “roll” race as a drag race. If you can’t launch your car it doesn’t belong on a drag strip. The launch - is - drag racing. It’s like asking an autocross racer to take the cones away. 🤨 Now if I could just get a Plaid drivetrain into my 3 or Y 😝
Hard to argue with that. There are unusual circumstances sometimes though. For example, for a racer with only one leg or foot, it’s pretty hard to launch from the tree (unless they add a trans brake?)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel I will definitely concede to that. If the driver has some impairment that wouldn't allow him/her to do a proper launch that's different than the car not being able to launch. Launching was the most challenging thing coming up in the FWD sport compact drag racing world. Everyone brought extra axles LOL. I love the channel because of your positivity and respect for all cars and drivers at the track. Keep up the great work!
@@mikereliford55 Thanks! 👍🏻 And this point was not just hypothetical. Watch closely and you’ll see what I mean with regards to one of these competitors…
Ludacris best comes to mind while trying to describe the plaid! On the other side of the track, it takes one of hell of a car to challenge an electric car! Meanwhile the Tesla accelerates with no fuss, you could chill while listening to classical music....
Are the GT-Rs running 40 psi of boost using methanol as fuel? Methanol is about the only spark ignition fuel that would allow that high of boost pressure.
I knew you would beat the GTR in the drag race even the 1st GTR. Modded ice cars are all unreliable in the drag race so they are stuck as roll racing queens.
Hi Drew...Noticed no comment about the seat belt warning light...i assumed therefore you "fixed" it...what did you do?...also, other than you going on an insane diet, what other weight reduction measures, if any, are you contemplating for your Plaid?
The rear seat warning is still there. I’ve heard if possible solutions (fake a wiring harness, resistors, etc), but not currently worth the effort. The front seat is still in place due to locktite, but may just leave it. These ETs currently make it possible to beat most of the 9-second cars I’ve been encountering at my local tracks. A good reaction time and it can beat high 8-second cars. (Note the 0.367 RT difference on that last race, he could have run 8.800 and the Plaid still would have won 😃)
Have never seen the brake TEMP warning. I’ve made 3 passes on the 1/4 mile inside of 30 minutes, but I won’t make more than 5 in an hour. However, I did just get a “low brake fluid” warning message, which is likely due to pad wear from over 300 passes so far.
@@TeslaPlaidChannel think of all cars that either street race or drag race, unless u can tell me if there is a car that is faster than 6.51 on the track, would love 2 know, btw that is the fastest track time of a GTR, when u think of a street car, feel free to share what car u think puts down the power better than a GTR?
I’ve gone 163MPH right after the 1/4 mile traps but the runoff is not long enough to go higher, and the dragstrips (rightfully) get mad if you stay on the throttle past the finish line. With Tesla’s upcoming new brake kit, they up the speed to 200MPH AFTER that hardware is installed. I won’t be getting it, as it requires the heavier 21” wheels that are slower for drag racing. And there are no dragstrips longer than 1/4 mile in Florida, so entirely no reason to get it here.
On slicks, that 9.16ET pass would have been right around 9.20 to 9.25. (The Pirellis already hooked up perfectly on this well-prepped track, so the higher rolling resistance of the slicks would have slowed it down.). Proven dozens of times with the Nittos that I’ve tested so many nights since last year.
The applicable NHRA rule changed significantly in February. The "Safety Equipment" must not be modified. Airbags for sure. Brakes. Not sure how they feel about aftermarket seatbelts. But otherwise, certain modifications can be made, but 2014 and later models are still limited to 9.0ET and 150MPH.
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Regardless it was not an even start as he was at least 2 cars behind on the go, also not sure he had antilag engaged to have the turbos spooled.
@@nighthawk0077 He’s an experienced racer and has beaten the Plaid before (by more than this race). We take each race as it comes, and win or lose we accept responsibility for our run (without making excuses)
Watching the in car replay at 5:38 - it looks like the plaid pulls hard and steady till 110 then drops off hard till vmax. I hadn't noticed that before but I'm sure that is how it's always been. Maybe when Tesla ups the max speed that curve will change more linear.
@@derekk5992 you sure to 130 I can see but it's top speed seems to come slowly after that plaid top speed is now 168 yet we only see low 150s as max speed if you are right when they add the 200mph top speed it will be no help in drag racing yet other cars do 170+
Nope, try again. Mine ran 9.20s when new, now runs 9.10s. There's another one that ran 8.80s last month and everyone was shocked. It now runs 8.70s... Your comment sounds just like the *unimaginative* people in the 1980s when the first “computer cars” came out. “We can never work on the new Camaros, Firebirds, Corvettes, etc…” Weren’t you there? If you weren't already aware of this, perhaps educate yourself on automotive history? 🤔 How’d that turn out? The aftermarket stepped up. ECU mods became popular. The same will happen with EVs 👍 And just watch what Big Daddy Don Garlits is already doing with his EV dragsters. That same hardware can go into any production body style!
The joke's on you 🤣. No one "bragging" about anything here. Just posting our nights at the dragstrip, while treating fellow gearheads with full respect. Some seem interested? (now approaching 5 Million views) The funniest thing about your original comment is that it flies in the face of the *most common* Drag Strip competition: *BRACKET RACING. Where the ENTIRE OBJECTIVE* is to *"turn the same numbers"* every time. Ha! Never actually been to a dragstrip then? 🤣
Tesla should make a feature in the plaid when you step on the pedal it blows a little air at you to simulate being outside 😂 idk why not Tesla can be silly enough with their cars lol
@@TeslaPlaidChannel What’s that mean like full blast? I don’t know Telsa terms sorry I wouldn’t know. But if it shot air at you straight in the face not reall on the side that would be sick asf. Almost like an iMax Disney film.
He isn't starting with rolling anti lag either, thats where the gtr really shines. I'm assuming he was using motec on cicio's 1500+ package? but if not maybe he has ecutek which has a pretty easy to use antilag setting for rolls. Just gotta set the cruise speed before hitting the line, floor it and press cancel.
So much hate (maybe jealousy) against GTR and funny how they're bashing on it. GTRs not necessarily break from standstill lol they're talking as if it's a fact lol ..there're tons of gtrs with more power that they don't break from standstill..all comes to the built quality and parts!
It’s the GT-R owners that say it themselves. And the one that blew its engine next to us put a hole in his billet block: $50K! th-cam.com/video/GVmdx-VlsWg/w-d-xo.html
🤣Always did???🤣 🐴 Horses say “hi!”🐴 They ruled for thousands and thousands of years. Never study history? 🐎 Never see a movie based before 1900? 🐎 Braveheart maybe? Gas-engined cars had a very brief moment of glory, just over a hundred years. A very tiny blip in the history of mankind. 🤔
Really? Then how do you explain these 3 wins against a foxbody with better ETs? th-cam.com/video/rNBlgvR1R8o/w-d-xo.html Please reply with a link to YOUR 0.000 reaction times 🤣
🤣 This monster of a GT-R just trapped 172.9 MPH in the QUARTER MILE. How fast do you think a Plaid can trap??? (Hint, it’s about 20MPH less, which is a HUGE difference.)
@@LSDdreams808 In only a 1/4 mile? Not with just these 3 motors. Only 1200 total HP is not going to get 4800 pounds to 173 MPH in only a quarter mile. Do the math. But what do I know; I’ve only got 1500 Tesla Time Slips and 40 years of drag racing experience…
As anyone who knows the Roll Race rules will tell you: Left lane sets the pace. Right lane is supposed to watch and respond. Their rules, not mine. If the right lane is slow to react, it “looks” as if “dude you jumped on him so bad”. Nah, he just didn’t react fast enough…
When it takes an absolute MONSTER of a purpose built GTR to beat a Plaid, you know the Plaid is a beast. Amazing from Tesla.
The Tesla was also purpose built to drag. That was the goal in the Tesla Factory.
@@taddytee5677 you know this how exactly? Genuinely curious to know. 🤔
Screw tesla. Elon musk is a cringey douche who is trying to force slave work in his factories. Shouldnt support someone that wants to mandate over 40 hours a week.....
@@taddytee5677 Actually the Plaid was built to seat 7 people and put mom's grocery in it. So no the Tesla is not single purpose built like the GTR. The Roadster 2.0 would be a comparable to GTR.
@@4literv6 Uhmm bcoz I researched it, besides think about it, Why would they make it so fast in a 1/4mile what was the point
I think the running starts help the gas cars to get to their top end speeds at the end.
If you both did a stationary start, I think the Tesla would win every time because of the super acceleration off the line. The Tesla had no more acceleration at the end and you usually turn speeds around 150-152 mph.
Good race and thanks for the video. Still the Tesla Plaid EV's are awesome.
The main benefit is for “traction limited” cars. Instead of spinning their tires at the starting line, they are doing 30-40MPH and are less likely to spin. But in the end, the top speed at the finish line is only 1-3MPH different versus a regular start from the tree, regardless of the car.
The most impressive thing about the Tesla is its ability to consistently run great numbers over continued beatings. You’ve “beaten” all of your cars with hundreds of runs and they just continue to perform with no drop off, as designed.
Don’t get me wrong, I love ICE cars too (multiple foxbody owner here), but we build up our cars and it seems like so much can go wrong…and the more we build them up, the more risk - like this poor GTR owner today.
These electric cars just perform so damn well. This is also testimony to the engineers that designed this thing. Just wow.
What I mainly like about this channel is that the host is humble enough to post “losing” races as well as wins.
Thanks for noticing. Can’t tell you how many times we’ve read a comment like “this guy doesn’t post the losses” (many nights are all wins because there are not too many 9.1-9.2 second cars at my local tracks).
But more importantly, we avoid the slower cars. We want to race the fastest, win or lose 👍
@@TeslaPlaidChannel, having spent time on the pit crew of a fueler, I can tell you that you win every single race, because you go like holy Hell, you don't fry your tires, you don't spin out, you don't crash, you don't blow up, you don't spend all week preparing the car for a couple of hours of racing, and it probably costs you under $10 for 'fuel' for a night of drag racing against vehicles that cost far more than yours, sometimes ridiculously more, and you still beat most of them to the traps while consistently turning close to 9 second quarters. I know what winning is, and that's winning.
@@johnwest7993 Thanks John! 👍 And reaction times keep us honest 😃
The thing about the Tesla - it just works - every time.
Factory stock car, what would you expect.
@@nighthawk0077 this is true, but that’s still a lot of power to put down to the ground, be able to beat it repeatedly on the track, and still maintain the same numbers. It’s just damn impressive.
Regarding that "factory stock" point (RC), I've seen a number of factory stock Hellcats/Redeyes/Demons that don't post consistent times, mostly due to traction issues. Even on Drag Radials, not always super-consistent. Some Hellcat/Redeye guys (Mike and Doug on this Channel for example) are quite consistent, but also not nearly "factory stock". My point is just that "factory stock" doesn't necessarily mean "works the same every time".
@@L3x4Pr0ne For sure, but you have to remember this is the Plaids playground. It's the ideal environment for any performance electric vehicle. Having near max torque at zero RPM, plus only requiring a full power burst of less than 10 seconds all play to it's favor. The only thing going against it is weight, but when you have over 1000hp, you can still run very fast times.
@@L3x4Pr0ne Also remember there's no transmission, gears or driveshaft. With motors front and rear what you need are beefy axles and smart software to manage the power. But you are definitely correct, it's very consistent on track and even street. If I had to choose one car for those illegal cash street races it would be a gutted plaid. Only problem is it might be hard to get a race as some won't run it.
Wow! 9.16 in the 1/4! And 5.933 in the 1/8Th! All of those numbers are exceptional. Less weight puts the Plaid up a notch. I do enjoy seeing these races with the big boys because it is a true challenge, and it is still exciting to see, regardless of who wins. It is sad that the blue GT-R blew it's engine, but these are heavily modified race cars. It does highlight the Tesla's consistent reliability under these extreme drag racing conditions (over 1,000 runs on the Raven!). Running over and over. Full tilt.
Tesla is just consistency over and over and over!! I mean you had 1000 slips in your old Model S, that alone speaks volumes 🚀🤫
Hey Drew, big fan of the channel. I like how you are brave enough to go against these godzillas! Tony was a good sport talking to you even when it shows he was not happy mood. That dig will cost him a few bucks, that’s for sure.
I have yet to see a drag race video including a GTR without at least one GTR braking down for some reason. And I've seen many.
The thing I like most about your videos at the track .. the respect you have for all the cars and people who build them. No trash talk just lets run them. A true car enthusiast. Thanks for the time you continue to put into bringing us along for the ride.
I would have guessed his trans blew. After his nose dove, it sounded like he revved the engine really hard twice in neutral.
👍Me too
Love seeing the Plaid make 9.1s passes! That 150 mph nhra limit is going to make it tough for Andrew to break into the 8's without getting kicked off the track. But one 8s pass would be pretty great.
Yeah the plaid is the best for sure for many years to come plus super practical in and out !! Superb!!
Just think 🤔 while these other guys are turning wrenches on the weekends, you could be playing golf ⛳ or at the lake. Tesla for the win 😃😃😃
Turning the wrench is the fun of it though….
@@soflopyro It was a great hobby for decades. Older now. Back aches. But going fast is still fun.
And just turned quite a few wrenches to gut this Plaid. It was more work than a NOS installation! (which too many noobs will consider a “build”)
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You should try to convince the track to install a couple of 48amp or better yet 64amp EVSEs, or Level 2 chargers, like the Clipper Creek. You are showing up to the track fully charged anyway, so an expensive DCFC wouldn't be that fast anyway. You could add 1% every 5 minutes with one of those, and the 64amp wouldn't help you, but it would help a Lightning or a Hummer. The Taycan can be ordered with a faster onboard charger now. The Clipper Creek is $1,066 on Amazon before shipping and paying the electrician.
None of these ICE cars will have a prayer against Tesla Roadster. Leave you all in the dust.
That was great. Action plus suspense! The 20 minutes flew by!
Still amazes me. Run to the grocery store, drop off the kids at school then show at the track and almost beat a twin turbo monster of someone who dedicated his life building up his car.
Building up the car is the appeal for some. Some people actually like tinkering with their cars.
Agree! and I'm one of them!
Yeah but these days, you will be frustrated with the auto parts store. They never have what you need in stock!
That was me for decades, Camaros ('69 RS 327, '74 350, '78 Z28) and a fox body Mustang with NOS. Older now, and my back isn't able to lean over an engine bay for hours anymore. But would love to tinker with this when the aftermarket parts start appearing! (And gutting it last month was more difficult than any of my NOS installations.)
I appreciate what you are saying, and the plaid has definitely raised the game in a ridiculous fashion, but it didn't almost beat the first GTR - 20mph difference at the end of the strip = mullered, and any longer and it's left for dead.
I had a bunch of tuned gas cars before going electric, you can say that I got tired of parts breaking just to find the thrill of performance
Repairing broken parts is half the fun
@@blazesmooth5573 yeah...it was fun and expensive....
andrew, write elon and tell him to set your car free...obviously it's capable of much more. too many people watch your channel and want to see tesla kick every ICE ass.
tough break! gotta feel for that guy..he'll be back tho, this time with a beard.
One car can't even run a quarter from a standing start without blowing up. The other car you can drive to the track then drive home after half a dozen runs. Cost for the vehicle's fuel (electricity,) for the drive to and from the track and a night of drag racing, probably under $10.
Sorry but it clearly shows the limitation of ICE cars….reliability and dependability….too many things go wrong with too many parts to break.. and too much money down the drain.
Even the fastest recorded GTR on planet earth does not rule the 1/4 mile.
Plaid is a silent monster even bone stock in full weight it is hard to beat.
New fan from Lahore Pakistan 🇵🇰 I have a 96 civic with a Laptop 😆
Dang it" GTR Get Trans Fixed" save cheedar buy a sequential
That GTR is a beast. Nice race with David. Wow.
They are a beast, but probably only in roll racing. Their gear up is pretty slow as I see.
@@YR2050 those are 8 seconds cars, lol.
@@YR2050 he was in the wrong gear !
I don't like the roll racing. Gotta be standing start ! Man I didn't know those Teslas were that fast 👍
Btw i weigh 140lbs in ur plaid we can beat the gtr turbo
Teslas with 'FULL SEND' don't normally break like a GTR Fully Modded with 1500 HP
Andrew: 'That Sucks!'
Tesla is breaking hearts and taking names.
The allegedly soulless appliance snatching other's souls like an emotionless reaper would. 😁
@@4literv6 Is that your opinion because its an E vehicle?
@@john-martin it's my satirical response for those who hate on teslas and other evs just because they are electric.
While not being intelligent enough to realize their own ice vehicle's also use electricity water and cobalt just to refine their fuel.
And also require batteries and electric motors to run, mining for all the metals inc rare earths in the catalytic converters etc.
As a gear head and ev fan since the early 90s. I'm loving all of the new ev tech emerging in just the past 3-5 year's now.
Especially stuff like the mach e 1500 drifter by vaugh gittens crew, the Ford cobra jet e 1400 ev drag mustang running low 8s.
Don garlits and others 6s 200+mph electric rail dragsters, ev swapped muscle cars, 9s tesla powered kit cars&Honda's etc.
I cannot wait to see how much ev tech such as the plaids carbon fiber wrapped rotors, the lucids clever inverter gearbox&motor combo weighing only 165#but making 600hp and solid state batteries changes the game even more over the next 5-10 year's.
Plus competition will only benefit us consumer's in the long run. 😎
👍 Right on RC18
@@john-martin You missed the word "allegedly"
Electric Muscle
Tesla should make Plaid coupe, less weight more speed
that’s what the roadster is gonna be
Another great video with the Plaid reliability shining through yet again ! When the green flag drops .................
Im still impressed by the plaid even to this day wooahh!!
Elon has to take the limiter off the plaid
Whoa that GTR moves tf out!!!
I wonder how much money they have in those GTRs? Beautiful cars. Have to be pushing 175 to 200K?
👍 And up from there!
The GTR is a beast...and now imagine a purpose built drag racing electric vehicle.....around 4000 lbs with larger electric motors. Electric cars are in their infancy. I see 7's ahead.
Rimac Nevera with slicks would be fun to see.
True. Just the beginning of the EV era and we already dipping intonthe 8s with cars that are actually affordable (sort of, i mean not a hypercar).
@@romansenger2322 The car could be much more affordable if it was just meant to be a drag car. Plaid Model S is an everything car. Purpose built electric drag cars will be insane.
@@Apjooz considering Rimac Nevera is not fully powered.
The Godzilla movie ended the same way.. 😂
On that first roll race the Tesla was like 2 cars ahead at the hit, that gtr trapping 170 though… flying
Yep! One was bit more “quick”, while the other was a bit more “fast” after that BIG boost came on 👍
Looks like the gtr could turn up the boost a little bit in lower gears. Great race!
If his car doesn't break again!!!😂😂😂😂😂
@@dontrustwhiteyevery1 cars break. It's what they do. When they are modified they fail more often. Someone who has built a car would be understanding of that. Perhaps I'm wrong but I sense disdain in your words toward the gtrs owner. Are you personally acquainted?
I don't think someones built car breaking is funny, maybe that's because I know what it takes to build a car and you don't because you havent you poser piece of cheese.
Is that a diaper for cars?! Lol 😆😹
17:50 A hole in the GTR block, that's a first... looks like they have to replace the whole engine? That's an expensive repair job.
I’m no expert on built R35s, but I overheard people talking about a billet block and $50k 😳
The plaid channel rules
Only the Nevera can really take on the Plaid as both being stock cars, but considering the Nevera is $2.4 M vs the Plaid “just” around $140K, in reality, the Plaid is the fastest street legal factory stock car in the world. The Nevera is more like an exotic car that almost nobody can afford anyways.
But everything might change when the Tesla Roadster comes out next year (2023). We will have to wait and see what the final version will be able to do, and if Elon is able to produce a SoaceX rocket powered Roadster like he claimed some time ago (I really doubt it but anything is possible from him so we will have to wait and see). Heavily modifying super cars like the GT-R is fun, but is also almost pointless now with EVs all around and will be completely pointless to do that in a few tears when the EV “explosion” really happens.
For now, I am happy to be driving my modest and humble Model 3 Performance that cannot compete with all these monsters, but that still can go 0-60 MPH in 3.1 seconds making it one of the fastest everyday drive vehicles out there. Cheers
Are you saving up for a Roadster when available?
Well, it’s been 5 years since that Roadster was announced. Can’t ignore that the $50K deposit would now be worth $500K if invested into $TSLA stock instead. Enough to buy TWO Roadsters.
I'm not a huge fan of roll races. I prefer a dig
👍 Me too 😃
Launching the car, Reaction Times, finding traction, etc. These are half the fun and allow for more strategy, skill and experience to play a bigger part of the result.
@@TeslaPlaidChannel precisely💯🦅
June 4th was my birthday, and I took my model 3 drag racing that same day! It was actually my first time out to the strip. Different league than this, I’m competing against cars in the 10’s and 11’s and you’re in the 8’s/9’s. Still fun nevertheless! Great video
Maybe I’m just showing my age but I cannot respect a “roll” race as a drag race. If you can’t launch your car it doesn’t belong on a drag strip. The launch - is - drag racing. It’s like asking an autocross racer to take the cones away. 🤨 Now if I could just get a Plaid drivetrain into my 3 or Y 😝
Hard to argue with that. There are unusual circumstances sometimes though. For example, for a racer with only one leg or foot, it’s pretty hard to launch from the tree (unless they add a trans brake?)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel I will definitely concede to that. If the driver has some impairment that wouldn't allow him/her to do a proper launch that's different than the car not being able to launch. Launching was the most challenging thing coming up in the FWD sport compact drag racing world. Everyone brought extra axles LOL. I love the channel because of your positivity and respect for all cars and drivers at the track. Keep up the great work!
@@mikereliford55 Thanks! 👍🏻 And this point was not just hypothetical. Watch closely and you’ll see what I mean with regards to one of these competitors…
Ludacris best comes to mind while trying to describe the plaid! On the other side of the track, it takes one of hell of a car to challenge an electric car! Meanwhile the Tesla accelerates with no fuss, you could chill while listening to classical music....
Are the GT-Rs running 40 psi of boost using methanol as fuel? Methanol is about the only spark ignition fuel that would allow that high of boost pressure.
Great runs and channel man, love the spirit of comraderie you have with the other racers too.
Nothing can beat the Speed of H2R
Check the video of the 1350 hp gtr vs h2R
That guy Dave with the GT-R looked like an amazing guy I would lose all day racing him and still would leave the track smiling
Im waiting for the aston valkyrie and dbx 707 to show their faces and get dusted by the plaid.
Plaid vs Davids GTR....That GTR pulls HARD AF up top. SHEEEeeeeEEshhhh!! 🤯
Wait till the Plaid got it's forth motor....
It won't, unfortunately :(
Roadster only
It’s funny when you see them drop back so much every time they shift gears.
17:12 long beards are en vogue , lol
I knew you would beat the GTR in the drag race even the 1st GTR. Modded ice cars are all unreliable in the drag race so they are stuck as roll racing queens.
Ice trolls all going from rolls n still losing their souls. 😎
Haha if this car dont make mid 8s dont have a chance with those gtr, they can even gap that plaid in unprep surface lol.
I see the cameras sticking out, would it help a few hundredth of a second if they are inside?
Hasn't made any appreciable difference when I've made back-to-back runs with and without...
Congrats on that PB , always great racing on your channel 👍🏽
got to go 3 races back to back with the GTR no cooling down.
Hi Drew...Noticed no comment about the seat belt warning light...i assumed therefore you "fixed" it...what did you do?...also, other than you going on an insane diet, what other weight reduction measures, if any, are you contemplating for your Plaid?
The rear seat warning is still there. I’ve heard if possible solutions (fake a wiring harness, resistors, etc), but not currently worth the effort.
The front seat is still in place due to locktite, but may just leave it. These ETs currently make it possible to beat most of the 9-second cars I’ve been encountering at my local tracks. A good reaction time and it can beat high 8-second cars. (Note the 0.367 RT difference on that last race, he could have run 8.800 and the Plaid still would have won 😃)
My first thought was a drive shaft. Ooof ..big yikes....hole in the block is no bueno.
@@TeslaPlaidChannel A GTR? I'm not surprised by that. I'd be way too scared doing 1/4miles with those cars.
Have you gotten brake temp warning after 1/4th mile passes? Just curious thanks.
Have never seen the brake TEMP warning. I’ve made 3 passes on the 1/4 mile inside of 30 minutes, but I won’t make more than 5 in an hour. However, I did just get a “low brake fluid” warning message, which is likely due to pad wear from over 300 passes so far.
@@TeslaPlaidChannel thanks
Drag strips don't generally stress brakes. If you will be doing autocross or road racing the brakes need to be replaced on all Tesla models.
@@mikereliford55 👍 Agree, especially since the staging lanes are often an hour long or more, preventing cars from making back-to-back runs…
If they just put one more gear in the Plaid
Such a great lineup against that GTR! Very fun
I mean you had almost 2 cars on him at the jump.
I want a plaid for christmas
GTR is KING, does not matter electric or gas.......people don't like the TRUTH!!!!!
"Godzilla" maybe, haven't heard "KING" yet though...
@@TeslaPlaidChannel think of all cars that either street race or drag race, unless u can tell me if there is a car that is faster than 6.51 on the track, would love 2 know, btw that is the fastest track time of a GTR, when u think of a street car, feel free to share what car u think puts down the power better than a GTR?
Nicee
What is the max mph can the Tesla Plaid do after the latest update for performance?
I’ve gone 163MPH right after the 1/4 mile traps but the runoff is not long enough to go higher, and the dragstrips (rightfully) get mad if you stay on the throttle past the finish line. With Tesla’s upcoming new brake kit, they up the speed to 200MPH AFTER that hardware is installed.
I won’t be getting it, as it requires the heavier 21” wheels that are slower for drag racing. And there are no dragstrips longer than 1/4 mile in Florida, so entirely no reason to get it here.
Cant you go on slicks? Whats you guess for time on the slicks?
On slicks, that 9.16ET pass would have been right around 9.20 to 9.25. (The Pirellis already hooked up perfectly on this well-prepped track, so the higher rolling resistance of the slicks would have slowed it down.). Proven dozens of times with the Nittos that I’ve tested so many nights since last year.
Did the nhra give up the "plaids must be stock" rule?
The applicable NHRA rule changed significantly in February. The "Safety Equipment" must not be modified. Airbags for sure. Brakes. Not sure how they feel about aftermarket seatbelts. But otherwise, certain modifications can be made, but 2014 and later models are still limited to 9.0ET and 150MPH.
For the GTR "Beard Brothers" it just wasn't their night.
David’s car ran well, although he didn’t win the roll event. (Prize usually $500) But that won’t go far to replace Tony’s engine block 😕
He gave you the hit and the tire, that's why it took so long to get around you.
Not sure if “being in the wrong gear” (as David says right after the run) was intentional. It’s usually not.
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Regardless it was not an even start as he was at least 2 cars behind on the go, also not sure he had antilag engaged to have the turbos spooled.
@@nighthawk0077 He’s an experienced racer and has beaten the Plaid before (by more than this race).
We take each race as it comes, and win or lose we accept responsibility for our run (without making excuses)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Absolutely, I was just observing what happened on that run.
GTRs are unstoppable. Good stuff
Watching the in car replay at 5:38 - it looks like the plaid pulls hard and steady till 110 then drops off hard till vmax. I hadn't noticed that before but I'm sure that is how it's always been. Maybe when Tesla ups the max speed that curve will change more linear.
@@derekk5992 you sure to 130 I can see but it's top speed seems to come slowly after that plaid top speed is now 168 yet we only see low 150s as max speed if you are right when they add the 200mph top speed it will be no help in drag racing yet other cars do 170+
@@derekk5992 so to be clear you are saying that the 200mph unlock will not improve the quarter mile time.
@@derekk5992 thank you
@@alanrickett2537 it's about the 1/4 trap speed
Note: It easily hits 161MPH shortly after the finish line in the first race without trying. (Shown in the video at 5:52)
Love ICE that can give it a kick and it’s the most fun part of driving
You are right mph is what punk kids in parking lots talk about. ETs are what real racers talk about.
How many times can people watch the same car turning the same numbers? That's the problem with these Teslas. You're stuck. How boring...
Nope, try again. Mine ran 9.20s when new, now runs 9.10s. There's another one that ran 8.80s last month and everyone was shocked. It now runs 8.70s...
Your comment sounds just like the *unimaginative* people in the 1980s when the first “computer cars” came out. “We can never work on the new Camaros, Firebirds, Corvettes, etc…” Weren’t you there? If you weren't already aware of this, perhaps educate yourself on automotive history? 🤔
How’d that turn out? The aftermarket stepped up. ECU mods became popular. The same will happen with EVs 👍 And just watch what Big Daddy Don Garlits is already doing with his EV dragsters. That same hardware can go into any production body style!
@@TeslaPlaidChannel Imagine bragging about low 9s and high 8s... Good luck in your pursuit of speed.
The joke's on you 🤣. No one "bragging" about anything here. Just posting our nights at the dragstrip, while treating fellow gearheads with full respect. Some seem interested? (now approaching 5 Million views)
The funniest thing about your original comment is that it flies in the face of the *most common* Drag Strip competition: *BRACKET RACING. Where the ENTIRE OBJECTIVE* is to *"turn the same numbers"* every time. Ha! Never actually been to a dragstrip then? 🤣
Tesla should make a feature in the plaid when you step on the pedal it blows a little air at you to simulate being outside 😂 idk why not Tesla can be silly enough with their cars lol
😃 Kind of like setting the A/C to 11? I’m waiting for a real Tesla convertible 👍
@@TeslaPlaidChannel What’s that mean like full blast? I don’t know Telsa terms sorry I wouldn’t know. But if it shot air at you straight in the face not reall on the side that would be sick asf. Almost like an iMax Disney film.
0:09 "My friend, who paints cars at Earl Scheib, did this for me".
Was fugly the goal here?
Just wait for the McMurty to hit the strips already the quickest and fastest ev car car just in test stages a can be tracked .
Mid 8 second car rolling through the beams for a burnout lol give me a break
He isn't starting with rolling anti lag either, thats where the gtr really shines. I'm assuming he was using motec on cicio's 1500+ package? but if not maybe he has ecutek which has a pretty easy to use antilag setting for rolls. Just gotta set the cruise speed before hitting the line, floor it and press cancel.
So much hate (maybe jealousy) against GTR and funny how they're bashing on it. GTRs not necessarily break from standstill lol they're talking as if it's a fact lol ..there're tons of gtrs with more power that they don't break from standstill..all comes to the built quality and parts!
It’s the GT-R owners that say it themselves. And the one that blew its engine next to us put a hole in his billet block: $50K! th-cam.com/video/GVmdx-VlsWg/w-d-xo.html
gas rules,always did and always will.
🤣Always did???🤣
🐴 Horses say “hi!”🐴
They ruled for thousands and thousands of years. Never study history? 🐎 Never see a movie based before 1900? 🐎 Braveheart maybe?
Gas-engined cars had a very brief moment of glory, just over a hundred years. A very tiny blip in the history of mankind. 🤔
“I didn’t want to win that way”? It’s an EV, no human variable in performance unless you fall asleep at the light.
Really? Then how do you explain these 3 wins against a foxbody with better ETs?
th-cam.com/video/rNBlgvR1R8o/w-d-xo.html
Please reply with a link to YOUR 0.000 reaction times 🤣
When people talk about how touchy the EVs are in racing, I just think of videos like this.
It's sucks that the Tesla isn't allowed to really run ! Takes all the fun out of it! 😳🤔🤦♂️
Thankfully the NHRA changed the rules in February so that the Plaid can run flat-out as long as all of the safety-related equipment is left alone.
That 0,036 is not reaction time. No human has this reaction time. Is start jumping so it is not good to brag about it.
No need to brag, they pay me $50 every time I hit a 0.000 like this: th-cam.com/video/rNBlgvR1R8o/w-d-xo.html
It's still a Nissan. Waste of money
Its funny to read all these tesla fanboy comments 🤣
👍 For sure, *those* guys! 😃
That GTR was not impressive the plaid should of smoked that gtr
🤣 This monster of a GT-R just trapped 172.9 MPH in the QUARTER MILE. How fast do you think a Plaid can trap??? (Hint, it’s about 20MPH less, which is a HUGE difference.)
@@TeslaPlaidChannel that is slow compared to what the plaid is truly capable of.
@@LSDdreams808 In only a 1/4 mile? Not with just these 3 motors. Only 1200 total HP is not going to get 4800 pounds to 173 MPH in only a quarter mile. Do the math. But what do I know; I’ve only got 1500 Tesla Time Slips and 40 years of drag racing experience…
Plaid is a cheat
Dude you jumped on him so bad
As anyone who knows the Roll Race rules will tell you: Left lane sets the pace. Right lane is supposed to watch and respond. Their rules, not mine.
If the right lane is slow to react, it “looks” as if “dude you jumped on him so bad”. Nah, he just didn’t react fast enough…