Ben Goren wrote:
> Erm...I don't think you understand how these things work. I very, very
> much doubt it's like Weyland sought out the Tesla to race; rather, almost
> certainly, both of them showed up to the same event, ran in a number of
> races against all sorts of vehicles, and the Zombie and
On Jun 25, 2015, at 9:34 AM, Roger Stockton via EV wrote:
> David's point, I believe is that the exercise of pitting a highly modified,
> purpose-built drag racer against a production car is rather childish
Erm...I don't think you understand how these things work. I very, very much
doubt it's
Roger wrote -
> Likewise, it would be hardly surprising if the Tesla and Zombie222 were but on
a road course and the Tesla > bested the Zombie222; after all, the Zombie has
been optimised to accelerate as quickly as possible in a > straight line on a
flat surface for 1320ft: period.
> Put the Zom
Ben Goren wrote:
> > This whole exercise seems rather childish.
>
> If that's the case, then _all_ amateur racing for all time is and has been
> childish...and amateur sports, and all hobbies, and so on. Why would you
> waste time with paint and canvas when a camera is so much faster, easier,
> a
On Jun 24, 2015, at 3:14 AM, Chris Tromley via EV wrote:
> I continue to be baffled by the drag guys' fascination with comparing a
> highly - and specifically - modified
> race car to a stock-and-standard high performance OEM car.
Teslas aren't why Weyland built the Zombies. I think this is th
On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:26 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
> A Texas-based enthusiast named Mitch Medford has teamed up with well-known
> electric drag racer John Wayland to build an all-electric 1968 Ford Mustang
> that’s capable of beating a top-spec Tesla Model S P85D on a drag strip.
>
I conti
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/electric-ford-mustang-performance-specs-pictures/
This Tesla-shredding electric 1968 Mustang does 0 to 60 in under 2 seconds
By Ronan Glon — June 17, 2015
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