Now that is impressive!
Pikes Peak 2023?
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Absolutely bonkers vehicle.
Chilton said in an interview that they want to take it to Silverstone and try and beat his best time in an F1 car…
It seems optimized for these shorter runs. How big of a battery can they fit in that thing?
It’ll run for 30-60 mins in current form.
That thing is bananas. It looks like a caricature and it’s a missile.
It would be great at Pikes Peak even if they have to restrict it to short bursts on corner exit and cruise the straights to get adequate cooling and battery life.
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I thought the video was compressed when I first saw it
It’s about time someone made a vehicle with no restrictions
Chilton also mentioned in his interview that it was governed at 150 mph I believe. He said that he was just cruising for a few seconds on each straight.
It’s like a ladies shoe on steroids. Wierd wheels for sure.
I need to sim this asap.
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Another oddity at Goodwood:
Getting rid of the meat puppet makes for good aero.
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Not that it was ever going fast enough to use aero.
Faster than a meat puppet… driving a Model T.
An Englishman shows us “acceleration face” as he does the 1/4 in sub 8…
Bonkers car. I can’t wait till the top fuel drag folks decide to weaponize electricity.
“All cars are now officially slow”, driver says. He’s legit stunned.
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I think we are a very long ways away from anything coming even remotely close to a top fuel dragster. I don’t think electric would be even close to as quick
I agree. Top fuel is just an insanely fast class with Brittany Force setting the current record of 1000 ft at 338. 48 mph in 3.665 sec.
The fastest electric dragster is Steve Huff’s at 202.82 mph in 7.551 sec in 1320 ft (1/4 mile).
It’s not the motors that are holding it back, but the batteries at this point.
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