My wife wanted one until she saw the price. Electric is the future, but the battery weight has to come down to be an effective track car. I’d also be curious how those motors handle running full out all the time.
Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Mathew Howard Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 8:40 PM To: af Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: This is pretty slick - that price tag though... But all that only really matters if you're racing it... if somebody is just paying to go drive a cool car around in circles really fast, they aren't going to care that much about lap times - they're just going to want to drive the coolest car. On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 6:07 PM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net<mailto:r...@triadwireless.net>> wrote: 0-60 does not a track car make. Most of these cars we are talking about can corner at about 1.1-1.2+gs. That’s a big advantage on a race track. And they all weight a lot less than the Tesla will with the entire car designed for 1 thing, lower lap times. If you want a race car, it’s going to drive like crap on the street. If you want a drag car, it’s going to drive like crap on a road track. If you want a car that can do all 3, that’s a compromise car. The Tesla roadster is built for the street first, road race cars will beat it. Drag only cars like a Demon will beat it in ¼ mile when prepped, they are already hitting sub 9’s. But seriously, how many of us are going to spend $250K on a car. I got hives thinking of spending $80K on a street Tesla. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com<mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On Behalf Of Jason McKemie Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 3:41 PM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: This is pretty slick - that price tag though... How is a $500k gt more economical than a $250k Tesla? The Tesla is going to blow the doors off of the GT and the Corvette. The Tesla has a 0-60 of less than 2 seconds and a top end of 250mph. On Thursday, March 8, 2018, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net<mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: Normal insurance won't cover any vehicle on a race track. You have to buy specialized insurance, which I'm sure would be crazy expensive. It would be more economical to buy the new Ford GT350R ($500k) or the new Corvette Z06 ($120k)... mainly because they are the two fastest track cars available right now... even beating the Porsche 918 ($1 million). Travis On 3/8/2018 10:10 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: Maybe I could buy one and rent it out for $1K/day. We do have a very nice race track nearby. From: Chuck McCown Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2018 10:00 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: This is pretty slick - that price tag though... Travis, want to do a fractional ownership thing with me on one of these??? From: Travis Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2018 9:52 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: This is pretty slick - that price tag though... The only problem is the Roadster won't be shipping until 2020 or later... LOL Travis On 3/8/2018 9:24 AM, Cameron Crum wrote: No doubt about that. But, considering the specs on this car, it is cheap compared to other "super cars" with relatively similar (not much out there that can boast these specs) performance specifications. I've never been a big Tesla car fan as I don't think the company would have been successful on its own, but that is the car industry these days. On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 10:01 AM, Robert <i...@avantwireless.com<mailto:i...@avantwireless.com>> wrote: The Tesla is Elon's direct reach into the pockets of the wealthy to fund his businesses.... On 3/8/18 7:38 AM, Jon Lee wrote: This is more my style :) http://bollingermotors.com On Mar 7, 2018 5:16 PM, "Jason McKemie" <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com <mailto:j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com<mailto:j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com%20%3cmailto:j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com>>> wrote: https://www.tesla.com/roadster
