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Old 07-12-2018, 08:07 AM
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Old 07-12-2018, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
Why, just why? It's a 3,800 pound car. LOL @ massive understeer, looks painful.
This is very funny considering your sig.
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Old 07-12-2018, 08:25 AM
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An M3 is under 3600 lb, and Cosmo didn't buy his to track it. Seems irrelevant.

I thought the Tesla overheating problem was the battery packs, not the motors? Guess I was mistaken there.
Old 07-12-2018, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
An M3 is under 3600 lb, and Cosmo didn't buy his to track it. Seems irrelevant.

I thought the Tesla overheating problem was the battery packs, not the motors? Guess I was mistaken there.
A F80 M3 weighs 3575lb per BMW with whatever weighing method they are using https://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/m-mo...fications.html
A Tesla Model 3 non-long range model weighs 3550lb per Edmunds https://www.edmunds.com/tesla/model-...eatures-specs/

If you want to compare from the same people, a 2016 M3 weighed 3540lb per their weigh methods. https://www.edmunds.com/bmw/m3/2016/...eatures-specs/

I don't think anyone buys a Tesla Model 3 as a track car either.

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Old 07-12-2018, 11:29 AM
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I for one can't wait to see them race in the Cocoa Cola 60.
Old 07-12-2018, 03:53 PM
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We have seen gas engines hold up to the extremes of hobby racing for years. We also know Tesla tweaked software in an update without customer knowledge to reduce performance to improve battery life. Since I don’t have unlimited cash, I would not track one until there was years of history proving the drivetrain, proving tge batteries hold up, and showing that Tesla warranties the batteries.

Since the tech industry has forced me into the tinfoil hat crowd about them spying on EVERYTHING we do now days, I would put money on them having code that if the vehicle is being used in an extreme manner it is probably being recorded, maybe even with gps data showing you at the track, for the purpose of voiding your warranty.
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Originally Posted by vader1
We have seen gas engines hold up to the extremes of hobby racing for years. We also know Tesla tweaked software in an update without customer knowledge to reduce performance to improve battery life. Since I don’t have unlimited cash, I would not track one until there was years of history proving the drivetrain, proving tge batteries hold up, and showing that Tesla warranties the batteries.

Since the tech industry has forced me into the tinfoil hat crowd about them spying on EVERYTHING we do now days, I would put money on them having code that if the vehicle is being used in an extreme manner it is probably being recorded, maybe even with gps data showing you at the track, for the purpose of voiding your warranty.


Companies already decline for track usage (or attempt), this is nothing new.
Porsche has been recording revs within certain ranges (including OEM rev limiter RPM) for over 10 years.

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Old 07-12-2018, 04:56 PM
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How long do the batteries last under track usage?
Old 07-12-2018, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Chibo
Your M3 weighs about the same as a Model 3.
Understeer would likely disappear with a square tire setup.
Putting aside for a moment the M3 is actually a bit lighter. The center of gravity is much lower on the Model 3 vs M3. The weight is in the batteries which are on the floor, all else equal that gives an advantage to the Model 3.

I'm a natural aspirated, manual transmission guy but the writing is on the wall--the electrics are going to be faster on tracks. The Model 3 won't have endurance as a track car but the future is electric. These guys are pioneering stuff and even if I don't necessarily want it, I do find it interesting.
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Originally Posted by rwheelz
How long do the batteries last under track usage?
I think irrelevant unless you could afford to put 50k track miles on it per year. The batteries they use are best out there. They drop a percentage by 100k but then level off. The battery pack and ac motors on the S are built to last like Diesel engines, 400k, 500k. Plenty of high mileage examples out there. F da,n things are just expensive, especially if you want AWD and the P designation. But given these early reports of track use, we are seeing a progression here and a step forward.
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