I own a 2021 model S Plaid and race it regularly at the drag strip. This car was made for drag racing hence Drag Strip Mode. If you own a Plaid and have not taken it drag racing its like owning a parachute only for the sake that you think you might jump too high at the trampoline park with your kids and it might come in handy one day.
The Plaid does a good job at the track but the software developers do not fully understand drag racing and that creates problems.
Here are the problems and the fixes. Im hoping I can get someone’s attention to address these with a software download before some of the Demon 170’s start showing up at the tracks, which actually may or may not happen considering how the dealerships are screwing all the people who are not ultra rich and have more money than common sense.
Problem- Fix
1) Launch mode takes too long. Staging lights on Christmas trees count down after 7 seconds and the Plaid takes approximately 10 seconds to complete launch mode
Fix: Shorten the time it takes to complete Launch Mode.
Fix: Add a Bump Box that can bump you into the staging beams while keeping you in Launch Mode- Do both Fixes.
2) The Plaid is not going to have enough horsepower and torque to beat the Demon 170 which has similar power but is much lighter.
Fix: A software download that can free up horsepower and torque based on your Track/GPS location (if liability is a concern)
3) Better Reaction Times-
Fix: A software based delay box that mimics a ICE car‘s Delay Box- for quick reaction times
that is it- its not much and the plaid would be whupping a lot more ass to include this new Dodge Demon.
What do you guys with racing experience or no experience think?
Suggestions?
BTW bumping your car into the staging beams like youtube‘s Tesla Racing Channel suggests is not reliable and can make you look really dump when you mess it up (people say you were sleeping at the light) and costing you a race.
Duane.
The Plaid does a good job at the track but the software developers do not fully understand drag racing and that creates problems.
Here are the problems and the fixes. Im hoping I can get someone’s attention to address these with a software download before some of the Demon 170’s start showing up at the tracks, which actually may or may not happen considering how the dealerships are screwing all the people who are not ultra rich and have more money than common sense.
Problem- Fix
1) Launch mode takes too long. Staging lights on Christmas trees count down after 7 seconds and the Plaid takes approximately 10 seconds to complete launch mode
Fix: Shorten the time it takes to complete Launch Mode.
Fix: Add a Bump Box that can bump you into the staging beams while keeping you in Launch Mode- Do both Fixes.
2) The Plaid is not going to have enough horsepower and torque to beat the Demon 170 which has similar power but is much lighter.
Fix: A software download that can free up horsepower and torque based on your Track/GPS location (if liability is a concern)
3) Better Reaction Times-
Fix: A software based delay box that mimics a ICE car‘s Delay Box- for quick reaction times
that is it- its not much and the plaid would be whupping a lot more ass to include this new Dodge Demon.
What do you guys with racing experience or no experience think?
Suggestions?
BTW bumping your car into the staging beams like youtube‘s Tesla Racing Channel suggests is not reliable and can make you look really dump when you mess it up (people say you were sleeping at the light) and costing you a race.
Duane.
