T-Roadster, bound to be interesting track car.

dsacks6 · 08-16-2006, 04:43 PM

Think about it, light with chassis of elise and low center of gravity. Then add instant torque and "lack of sound". ITs gonna be something unheard of.
Like an electric gocart. What do you think?
Also there will be for the most part no gears to worrry about which sounds kinda cool in a way.
Gotta be an easy car to track.

feelthesweetbeat · 08-17-2006, 05:45 PM

I currently am competetively racing in SCCA and will be moving into NASA time trials within the next year... I would love to be part of a factory racing effort. A huge point to make for a brand new car with unqualified technology is track proven performance. I would be happy to put it through its paces.

dsacks6 · 08-17-2006, 05:55 PM

I plan to organize some track events for roadster owners sometime in the future. This will probably happen in
California mostly.

feelthesweetbeat · 08-17-2006, 06:23 PM

Perfect, I live in LA!!! It may be a good idea to have a demo model where non-owners/non-deposit holders can ride along in. Myself, owning two very high maintenance cars in a location where living costs are sky high will not be able to afford one for some time unless some miracle happens. Id be bummed if i couldnt get at least a taste of the ability. keep me informed!!

paco3791 · 11-10-2006, 06:55 AM

not to sound like a dick or anything but has anyone on this forum actually signed on the dotted line for an '07 tesla? If so, congrats (you lucky bastard)!

dsacks6 · 11-10-2006, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by paco3791

not to sound like a dick or anything but has anyone on this forum actually signed on the dotted line for an '07 tesla?* If so, congrats (you lucky bastard)!

There is one member who is signed up for a roadster already. I'm not sure about the others.
When the white star come out, I would guess quite a few of the members will consider it.

WarpedOne · 11-10-2006, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paco3791

not to sound like a dick or anything but has anyone on this forum actually signed on the dotted line for an '07 tesla?* If so, congrats (you lucky bastard)!

i'd love to put my money where my mouth is, but whereas i do have mouth, i don't have the money :'(

paco3791 · 11-13-2006, 06:04 AM

well at least everyone is honest. I have some hope for the white star as well, but would prefer the roadster as a commuter/weekender. With a Diesel car for long trips and everything else. Well I can dream anyway, If I can somehow get the price into the 60-70K range it is almost doable. Maybe some relative will leave me a boat load of cash I don't know about.

tonybelding · 11-13-2006, 09:49 AM

I want the Roadster, not the four-door car. I haven't placed an order, but I'm hoping I can swing a 2008 model . . . or 2009 at the latest.

As an everyday grocery-getting car, my plain-Jane 1995 Bonneville still has a lot of life left in it. When I'm ready to replace it, I might look at something from Tesla, or Toyota, or GM. . . They could all have plug-in cars for consideration by that time.

I'm aware that one or two guys over on the LotusTalk forum have placed orders for the Roadster.

Now, getting back to the original subject. . . Is range going to be a problem for a track car? How much driving do you guys do on a typical track day? I reckon if I took mine down to Texas Motor Speedway, I'd definitely have to trailer it and start out with a full charge on the track. Having enough "juice" for a day's activities is my only concern, and otherwise I'd expect it to be tremendously good at that sort of thing.

01-13-2007, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenSpeed

I plan to organize some track events for roadster owners sometime in the future. This will probably happen in
California mostly.

With all due respect, how are you envisioning this will work? Having been to countless "track days" my experience is that your typical sports car gets 5-7 mpg while on track. Given the Tesla has a 250 mile range (or about the equivalent of a tank of gas), it would seem that you'd run out of juice around lunch, or maybe early afternoon if you are slow ;D.

That is, assuming you started with a full charge, which is to assume you spent the night before in a local hotel where you somehow had means to plug it in and fully charge it. And then you'd have the problem of needing to get home that night. I would think the only reasonable option would be to trailer the TR to/from the track, and be satisfied with 1/2 - 3/4 day of track time.

Out of curiosity, has Tesla said anything about track suitability? Like will the battery blow up if you try to draw very high currents out of it for 20-30 minutes straight, as one would during a track session? Not that this is a unique problem to electric cars - many gas powered cars (though usually only modified ones) suffer from "heat soak" at the track.

- John <-- just joined the forum. no Telsa roadster but I do have a Lotus Elise, which is tons of fun at the track! Hope to have an electric sports car someday...