Yep, I've climbed down off my high horse and have to admit having done a few 'donuts' myself in years gone by but, as you say, in an empty icy car park at 3 in the morning where I wouldn't offend anyone with the noise and stink - I still felt guilty though!
And yes the bits of R&T's (quite long) article you mention are worthy of note. But why couldn't they have printed some lovely shots of the drive train or something rather than *3* photos of the S, going nowhere and just burning rubber? Clearly the R&T organisation is from the Top Gear school of motor vehicle reporting and for that reason I leaves me cold - or actually just irritated. Anyway, at least 95% of the article was positive. Perhaps there is hope for humanity after all...? Regards, Martin Winlow Herts, UK http://www.evalbum.com/2092 www.winlow.co.uk On 7 Mar 2013, at 14:25, Brett Davis wrote: > Martin, > > It may surprise you to know that spinning donuts is not unethical nor is it > immoral, in fact, it can be rather fun. Of course, it should be done > responsibly and safely. Snow makes it less "power intensive" and available > for the average Joe. An empty, snow covered parking lot is pure delight, > especially if you are the first one there. A true 4wd with IFS can take it > to an additional level, allowing the fun-lover to spin it like a top (about > a vertical axis located near the drivers right knee). > > Also, the questions asked in the article are legit. > "...we don't know how the Model S will age or how reliable it will be a > decade on. Time will answer all of these, as well as the question of > whether Tesla itself can stay solvent long enough to survive into > maturity.' " > > Battery life, charging, range are all big topics here on this discussion > list. Why would any of these topics be off limits for a magazine? > > Best regards, > Brett > Bruce, > > The simple fact that R&T chose to show not one but two (and a half) photos > of the S doing doughnuts demonstrates exactly what a trashy and juvenile > publication it is and consigns it and anything it has to say to the dustbin > as far as I'm concerned. I imagine anyone over 12 years of age who is in a > position to seriously consider actually buying an S would feel the same > way. Thankfully, with the relevant fuse in, it's unlikely to be something > an S driver will be able to do anyway. > > Regards, Martin Winlow > Herts, UK > http://www.evalbum.com/2092 > www.winlow.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
