I guess the numbers are impressive, but wow this makes me want to go to Santa Pod to hear a proper one....
I didn’t watch after the run so have no idea what the rest of the vid is.
Re: eDragster
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 2:30 pm
by RobYob
Awesome.
That's the thing, petrol heads aren't going to stop wanting to hear a Top Fueler even when they're outrun by EV dragsters.
There's some appeal that you can sneak something like this through a village in the wee hours to hit some private driveways with epic launches.
Re: eDragster
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 7:58 pm
by V8Granite
Dull dull dull.
Dave!
Re: eDragster
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 8:02 pm
by NotoriousREV
For the first time in my life, I’d actually got around to buying tickets to watch the top fuelers at Santa Pod this year. It was not to be.
Re: eDragster
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 8:08 pm
by Orange Cola
The Mustang electric drag racer looks cool, in fact the concept of a BEV Mustang coupe looks cool (I’m sure a Rich B will be along to say that car exists already in the form of the Mustang Mach E and fail to grasp the difference of an SUV BEV and a coupe BEV and just group them both together as identical cars) but I do wonder what the tuning options are for a BEV, they’re power limited by quite a few very expensive things, no £1500 remaps and air filters here
Re: eDragster
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 8:11 pm
by Rich B
Orange Cola wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 8:08 pm
The Mustang electric drag racer looks cool, in fact the concept of a BEV Mustang coupe looks cool (I’m sure a Rich B will be along to say that car exists already in the form of the Mustang Mach E and fail to grasp the difference of an SUV BEV and a coupe BEV and just group them both together as identical cars) but I do wonder what the tuning options are for a BEV, they’re power limited by quite a few very expensive things, no £1500 remaps and air filters here
You'll just make up some lie to back up your argument anyway, so no need.
Orange Cola wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 8:08 pm
The Mustang electric drag racer looks cool, in fact the concept of a BEV Mustang coupe looks cool (I’m sure a Rich B will be along to say that car exists already in the form of the Mustang Mach E and fail to grasp the difference of an SUV BEV and a coupe BEV and just group them both together as identical cars) but I do wonder what the tuning options are for a BEV, they’re power limited by quite a few very expensive things, no £1500 remaps and air filters here
You'll just make up some lie to back up your argument anyway, so no need.
Haven’t lied about anything.
Re: eDragster
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 8:16 pm
by nuttinnew
I'm curious what the sort of thunk thunk thunk noise it made of the line was (and further down the track when it maybe changed gear). Traction control of some sort?
Re: eDragster
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 8:28 pm
by mik
That is the Advanced eThunker. It manages all thunking activities.
Re: eDragster
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 8:33 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: eDragster
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 9:59 pm
by jamcg
nuttinnew wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 8:16 pm
I'm curious what the sort of thunk thunk thunk noise it made of the line was (and further down the track when it maybe changed gear). Traction control of some sort?
Tyres going over areas with a lot of rubber laid down on the surface
nuttinnew wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 8:16 pm
I'm curious what the sort of thunk thunk thunk noise it made of the line was (and further down the track when it maybe changed gear). Traction control of some sort?
Tyres going over areas with a lot of rubber laid down on the surface
Ta
Re: eDragster
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 5:04 am
by integrale_evo
How to make 0-200mph in a few seconds look spectacularly boring
Re: eDragster
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 10:32 am
by V8Granite
NotoriousREV wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 8:02 pm
For the first time in my life, I’d actually got around to buying tickets to watch the top fuelers at Santa Pod this year. It was not to be.
Snap, half track seating aswell. They have been sensible with just keeping the money aside as I think Santa Pod was in trouble.
NotoriousREV wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 8:02 pm
For the first time in my life, I’d actually got around to buying tickets to watch the top fuelers at Santa Pod this year. It was not to be.
Snap, half track seating aswell. They have been sensible with just keeping the money aside as I think Santa Pod was in trouble.
Dave!
Yeah, I emailed them to say don’t refund me, hang onto the money.
Re: eDragster
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 10:48 am
by ZedLeg
I used to love going to Santa pod when I was a kid, not been for years though.
Used to have a bit of mangled cylinder head as a souvenir from a top fuel engine that grenaded in the middle of a run.
Re: eDragster
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 10:55 am
by dan
Woweee that’s shit.
Re: eDragster
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 11:09 am
by Rich B
Santa Pod Top fuel for those who haven’t been - loud beyond belief, and you will get sunburn! Great day out though, hope it continues!
