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Great video showing the capabilities of the Model 3 Performance on the straight track.

I can see track mode helping when it’s 99 degrees outside. The M4 hates heat. He would run much better on a colder day. Your reaction times are amazing.

Track mode doesn’t apply in a straight line. It only applies the bias when Turing the steering wheel. Track mode does cool the battery and motors which isn’t necessarily good for drag racing. Bottom line, don’t use track mode for drag racing.

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Another great video. Really exciting races. Glad to see you doing 1/4 mile races now. However, I don’t think your assumptions on what Track Mode was doing are correct. Yes your motor was getting warm and that can affect performance. However, the slick Track was what was affecting your 60’ times and that was slowing you down. Shifting the bias in Track Mode probably helped you the most. However, it was absolutely clear from your trap speeds that Track Mode was killing your top end. That is what a cooler battery does. It destroys your top end power. Now in your case traction was so bad that getting a good 60’ time was more beneficial than having the top end power. Track mode was the proper thing on that particular night but not really for the reasons you think it was. I really wouldn’t use Track Mode on a 1/4 mile Track that has good traction. You really are crippling the power curve especially once you get passed 90 mph. I was running 117.67 mph in the 1/4 mile when I was 100% stock by preheating the battery. Now I am running closer to 120.0 mph with weight reductions. The biggest issue for you is that you really don’t know what temperatures your battery is at. You are just guessing. Even the Track Mode doesn’t give you actual temps. It just gives you colors that aren’t precise at all. You need to see the numeric values for temperatures and the Max Discharge value with something like the S3XY buttons. Just seeing the max discharge value alone is enough to tell you how optimized the car is. Keep up the great work but I really think Track Mode hurt you in some of those races especially in your trap speed. You should have been running low 11.5s if not 11.4s in those first few races.

When tracks put the prep down but it gets wet it can become like glass. If water from the water box gets on the start line prep or even if the relative humidity increases it can make the track extremely slick. I have never experienced the wheel-spin you were seeing in this video. That is very unusual with the Model 3 Performance. Mine always just hooks and goes. The start line must have become damp. If people leave their air conditioning on then the condensation can drip onto the start line. They kick people out who leave their A/C on here in NC because it is such a big deal.

Awesome races. Great video keep it up.

Love the video but please in the name of all that is holy, tell us what the issue is with the light tree! :). I have never drag raced before. The light seems to go to yellow before green but you started at yellow. Is the start supposed to be green light or yellow?

You need a way to monitor your temps, I use the S3XY buttons and app. When you preheat the battery, it takes a while for that heat to transfer to the battery. You’re likely just making the motors hot and not changing the battery temp at all. Ideal temp for the battery is around 130F. I don’t use track mode at all for drags, it cools the battery. 2023 M3P, I ran a 11.31 @120. Mine is bone stock on the 20s. I was around 91% charged w/ battery temps around 125F.

Great videos. Two questions, Have you noticed any M3P with lighter wheels running faster times than stock M3Ps? 2: Can you load the system, example, hold the brake while hitting the throttle, then let off the brake when the light turns green. I think the Plaid does this???

Great runs. Seems like they are all pro trees? and thus leaves no time for M4 to engage launch control. Also, the weather condition definitely does not benefit ICE cars (esp turbos with such high temp).

Tip for the Pro Tree, go in deep, write deep on the window so the starter knows you are going in deep. Deep means just go a little farther to un-light the top bulb. I use the hold mode, and hit it when you see any yellow, Will get you a better reaction time. If you red light, then hold your foot about a half inch off the pedal. I dont even play with the track mode, I weigh in at 200 lbs. and on a prepped track have gotten a 11.46., and my best Pro tree reaction time of .0006 green.

Track mode supposedly will do nothing for the torque split in a straight line. It’ll stay totally controlled by the computer. It’s only when you add sufficient steering angle that what setting you put for F R will be taken

What are your next performance upgrades?

Yoo you are steadily growing. I remember just 2 days ago you were at 700 should be at 1k before next week 🍾

Great video man!

Can I ask what made you faster than the other M3P? Was it just track mode?

How do you turn on the pre-conditioning

Rich, I assume you have a 2022 or 23? I had one but sold it last year specifically due to that issue- the rear motor will start overheating simply by driving it around on a hot day. I thought it was a defect. Come to find out, it is a design flaw- the explanation Tesla gave me was that they put the temp sensor on the bottom of the motor which makes it susceptible to external temps. This didn't fly with me. I just got a '18 Model 3 Performance with FSD- love it, especially when it was half the price of what I paid for the '22. No issues with rear motor overheating in track mode, either.

I noticed you drag races against the m3 not m4 not sure if you put the title right

My model 3 performance ran 11.6 7 times in a row at santapod. It was very consistent so the track must be causing your issues, the other M3P ran a 12.2 thats mad. Check out my two races that people Recorded.. one vs a ferrari on my channel.

Do you need a helmet when racing your M3P? Just curious if I'd need that when I go to the track. Thanks!

This may have been mentioned but tracks in that heat will be slick as the track material is to hot and becomes slick vs sticky. This is why everyone was spinning. Go back when temps are in the 70's

You should skip the front facing view if your opponent is not in front of you, thats not really interesting to watch even though you show the distance between the cars with the dots! Maybe consider showing the side by side view first and then the sideview?

Homie said "idk if the surface is just not prepped" lmfao. Buddy, you're at a drag strip. The track is definitely prepped. 🤦‍♂️

Nice job :)

Ide love to race mine with you. I have the unplugged performance track suspension. unplugged performance UP-3 forged wheels. I don't know if the wheels are more aerodynamic but I know they're about a hundred pounds lighter. 😅

In my M3 P by not using track mode I do not spin tires and get a very quick lanunch

Stop drag racing in track mode. Car is trying to keep the battery cool expecting you to track the car. If anything, it's best to go to supercharger just before the track to get the battery warm.

I love how you always floor it before you even SAY the last mississippi... lol

Don’t drag race in track mode. Track mode is for longer runs done in road courses.

pretty sure track mode when not turning does nothing for bias. I never have ran over a 11.6 and never use track mode on a strip (once just to see that it was slower)

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@5:39 I stopped the video and haven't watched you vs the M4 yet but since it's super humid and still 99f, I'm think you should beat him. His best is 11.1 but I'm thinking that was probably optimum weather temps (Not tonight) and track conditions. Now..gonna watch.

In Track mode when the wheels are straight, it is always 50/50 bias....full power... both motors.

What's that gong sound I hear? Maybe it is the death knell of the Internal Combustion Engine.

Old pre 2014 camaro ss. Stock, they do 12.7@112.:

If you're gonna count 2 seconds, you start at zero... one... two. Not, one.. two. That's only 1 second 😂 Either that or go at the end of the 2nd Mississippi, not at two.

BS you need a plaid to deal with any m3/m4 xDrive with a competent driver that doesn’t sleep at the light. 125 to 112 mph is a huge difference in speed. M3/m4 run 3.0 to 60 and 11.1 bone stock with a decent driver and easy 9 seconds with a flash tune. They are running low 9’s with more mods and 8’s fully built. 0.6 reaction time is ridiculous!

I ran a 11.4 in Sacramento on 92 degree weather . Track mode doesn’t make it faster . But I agree that it helps cool down the battery

The Model 3 has 2 motors with the smaller motor on front axles. You cant put 60 percent to the front axle.

M4 driver was sleeping in every launch 😂

What’s the reaction time of AI with neural net fsd?!

I’ve had my m4 Xdrive for 2 years I have yet to even come close to loosing a race to a model 3 perf. Dude can’t launch for shit and car still traps 10-13 mph faster.

The flash game Dragracer is more exciting to watch.. this is just you pushing 1 button.. soon they can run without a driver and it will be faster... you are simply just there as a safety😅

I’m confused. You ran 11.84 and he ran 11.86 but you say the margin of victory is 4 tenths of a second. Don’t you mean 4 hundredths of a second?

Where are you located? Tempted to just let you borrow my plaid for the day.

I bet sometime in the future Tesla makes a new feature for track mode (drag mode?) that auto accelerates when it sees the light. Giving reaction times of less than 0.100 consistently.

Funny guy just don't like 50/50 which in theory should maximizes the traction tires on launch right?

1k subs incoming baby

Ford and BMW has real motorsports program and it’s not a backyard motorsports. 1/4 test is just a smidge in measuring real performance. Show Tesla that it can compete in LeMans, a measure of the ultimate automotive engineering.

Love seeing the Teslas racing together. I want to go there someday.

Of course a Tesla guy can't tell an M3 from an M4 lol

Now see whos faster around the Nürburgring lol

Why do these model 3 have suck a crazy slow top end acceleration compared to having such a fast 0-80mph. The times are fast buy the mph is so slow for the time. Do these cars just die or stop acceleration after 100mph?

The gap!

I know the Tesla is fast on a straight line but how good is it in corners ? That’s more important for me

Damn those Tesla are fucking fast!!!

Shows the benefit of ev at elevation, sea level would be a whole other story

That m4🙌

Wow, stock M3P kicks ass! Cant wait to see what the new M3 Ludicrous will do !

Interesting to see the 1/4 mile races and you trying to master the tree. Thanks again for another great video Rich.

I have no idea how that M4 xDrive is running a 11.86 qtr. I run 11.1 on my M3 all day long. Weird, he is probably not using launch mode

M4/m3 comp x-drive runs low 11s not high 11s

Instead of counting "one mississippi..." you should count "mississippi one...". Seems like your punching the accelerator on the number rather than waiting until you're done saying mississippi, so your delays are about a half second less than you think.

It's an M3 not M4. M3 = 4 door, M4 = 2 door 🙂

Nice videos. But can you modify your Mississippi count? Mississippi one, Mississippi two, and floor it on two. or wait till you pronounce the last i.

You only gave the Audi 2 Mississippi's and only gave the 300 1 Mississippi. Wait until you say ALL your intended Mississippi's before flooring it.

No times? Come on.

There won't be a next decade for the internal combustion engine. It's definitely going the way of the horse and buggy.

Track model actually makes the car slower in a straight line you lose about a 10th of a second

For full context on how dominant Tesla are could you post the entry price for each model pls?

Xdrive BMW even in this weather are nothing to play with. They smoke even a model x plaid. A simple tune puts it in MSP range

On a real racetrack whit ( maybe you heard or read about it) corners the BMW is the better one

In strait line yes On a real race track…

Reaction time has zero to do with your total 1/4 time

Looks like it was a rwd. Any m3/m4 xdrive would gap you.

An M4 losing like that especially with xdrive is horrible. Needs a big driver mod. wasn’t even using launch control. I did a quarter mile one with my Xdrive on the street and I ran in 11.2 people just don’t understand and have a hard time properly using launch control in bmws

I though it was a real race, not just straight ahead. Americans😂

it's a M3 obviously..

To be fair, the Mustang driver had the reaction time of a turnip, and clearly had no idea how to shift... His time was on par with bone stock Honda Civic... lol

I can swear that’s a m3

Bmw driver is sleeping at the light

Been watching your videos and you do read your times wrong. The BMW did beat you. He ran a faster time. If he waited 5 seconds to leave and you crossed the line way ahead of him, he still wins if he runs a faster time. His car ran a faster time.

Wow, how about who can drive further 😂

The bmw didn’t have launch control as that is a faster car

That’s not an M4

Get a Plaid

M4 has more than a down pipe. M4 dude gas brutal reactions

You're doing your Mississippis wrong. Like when you said you were gonna give him 3 seconds. You went when you started saying 3, you were already going when you said 3. By the time you finished saying the third Mississippi you probably were going 30mph. So that was a 2 seconds head start. You're supposed to go when you finish saying Mississippi. Just saying 😂

Question, why are you repeating the playback of each race over and ever. Just to get the video longer? I mean it doesnt really add anything useful to the content. Just saying...

BMW is so much sexier that I bought me one and now my Tesla feels boring.

BMW hast the WORST traction control of all performance cars I know. Even with AWD they don't get off the line. Terrible.

Mustang didn't even leave until 5 sec later. These aren't races.

In a race? Well yeah on a race track. But drive like that on the streets and highways. I have another challenge for you. Any one with an EV you come to my house in Lancaster Pennsylvania. We will leave together for Jacksonville Florida, an 831 mile drive. I will put my old 2014 buick lacrosse hybrid up. Fueling times 7 minutes or less to fuel and that includes running in and grabbing a coffee, range 408 miles. Let's see how your Tesla does on a long range over the road travel. I will buy an EV when they improve them. I need an EV classified as a full size luxury automobile. One that charges from 0 to 100 percent in 7 minutes or less, (not hours) the same amount of time it takes me to fuel my car. and one that gives me a range of 500 plus miles. Then i will be more than happy to buy one.

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Good race..but boring commentary. Too monotone. I was falling asleep. Zzzzz

What a boring car. I dont see how owners don’t get bored of the fact these teslas are one trick soulless pony’s?