Tesla Plaid: Slowing Down after 550 Dragstrip Passes? 9-Sec Whipple-Blown Hellcat finds out! 4K UHD!


May 20th, 2023 at Bradenton Motorsports Park (1/4 mile)
The Plaid is weight-reduced and running on the stock Pirelli P Zeros on 19” wheels. (Backseats and most rear material removed. Both front seats are still IN PLACE, along with all door panels, airbags, mirrors, 20 stereo speakers and subwoofer remain intact.)

VIDEO INDEX:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Bradenton Motorsports Park May 20th 2023 (1/4 mile)
0:55 Tonights Goal of a 9.1x ET
2:18 Random Hellcat? Or more?
2:51 First pass toward our goal (Surprise!)
3:29 Time Slip #1
4:03 Rain?
4:14 Weight matters!
5:37 Tuned Whipple Hellcat Challenger
6:43 Plaid vs Whipple Hellcat
8:06 Time Slip #2
8:59 Hellcat Driver Carmen
9:48 First pass time slip for BOTH cars
9:57 Adding Nitrous to the Whipple Hellcat?
10:21 Third Plaid pass of the night
10:35 Time Slip #3

TIME SLIPS: (Started at 94% Battery SOC, ended at 88%)
Race#: ET, MPH, 60-ft, Reaction, Mode, Result
1: 9.19, 149.20, 1.45, (Staging Launch), Launch Mode
2: 9.24, 149.90, 1.46, 0.069, Launch Mode, W vs Whipple Hellcat
3: 9.22, 148.48, 1.46, (N/A), Launch Mode

Thanks to Carmen for this fun race!

Special Thanks to partners @LueTubeTv and @DragRacingandCarStuff for sharing trackside and grandstand footage!

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