Track mode = donut mode in the snow!

[kwoody51]

Didn’t think I would use track mode but SA told me to give it a try in the snow as it shuts off all of the traction control/ keep car in line sensor.

Super fun doing some donuts/ drifting in the snow! Only did a few figure 8’s as doing during the daylight is recipe for attention

 

[jmaddr]

Would be cool to see video of this. Both before and after track model enablement.

 

[focher]

Nice. Just to clarify it doesn’t completely disable traction control. Just tamps it’s down quite a bit. I think there are YouTube videos of people doing donuts with their Model 3.

 

[N54TT]

 

[kwoody51]

Nice. Just to clarify it doesn’t completely disable traction control. Just tamps it’s down quite a bit. I think there are YouTube videos of people doing donuts with their Model 3.

Good call! I wasn’t full into it, just enough to get it to fish tail.

 

[Tessaract]

Nice! Although my M3LR has good traction control, I do wish I could switch it off to do snow donuts. Also, I was missing the handbrake, which was my method of choice for initiating donuts. Looks like I need a M3P now.

 

[N54TT]

Nice! Although my M3LR has good traction control, I do wish I could switch it off to do snow donuts. Also, I was missing the handbrake, which was my method of choice for initiating donuts. Looks like I need a M3P now.

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Yeh, unfortunately the model 3 isn’t a good drift car lol. You’ll need a M3P with track mode or rwd with mpp partybox to get some sideways action

 

[Dangerous Fish]

Anyone tried pulling the ABS sensor plug in the front wheel arch? Does it actually disable all TC as some have said?

Come on someone give it a go before I do

 

[N54TT]

Anyone tried pulling the ABS sensor plug in the front wheel arch? Does it actually disable all TC as some have said?

Come on someone give it a go before I do

I might have heard of the sensors being unplugged in the rwd...not sure about awd. But give it a try and let us know!

 

[burningchrome]

FYI, traction control and stability control are two separate things. TC restricts throttle to prevent drive wheel spin. SC fires the brakes at individual corners to adjust over/understeer. Probably, track mode turns of SC while retaining TC (or turning TC down) much like the DSC off button in my BMW.

 

[Nocturnal]

It certainly allows for more fun in the snow. I tested it extensively last year.

 

[Dangerous Fish]

I might have heard of the sensors being unplugged in the rwd...not sure about awd. But give it a try and let us know!

Yes, I can confirm unplugging an ABS sensor on a P3D also disables TC, ABS, SC, regen etc.
Not sure if it will be the same amount of fun in the snow as a RWD but bound to be better than with it all turned on.
What surprised me was how easy it was to lock up under braking with everything off. You really feel the weight of the car and have to go back to driving it with some feel rather than just letting the car do it all. Everyone should try it at least once