Imported from Japan and produced on acid-free, heavyweight paper stock, this is a 11.75" x 16.5" print. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. The previous record was held by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS with a time of 1:28.30 (also driven by Randy Pobst). The Unplugged Tesla laptime has been added? Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca was added in April's update and I was there on Sunday for the first time so I had to try out the N Track Map feature. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. 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The current racetrack is 2.238 miles in length (3.602 kilometers), has eleven turns, including the famous "Corkscrew" at Turns 8 and 8A, and a 300 foot (91 m) elevation change. But they are bloody quick! This lap time, achieved with driver Joel Miller behind the wheel, is more than two . The Czinger 21C is. This is something new for the Model S but is expected because many high-performance cars use an active spoiler for added downforce at high speeds. [16], The Porsche 918 Spyder held the previous unofficial production car lap record with 1:29.89. In Spring 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, graduation ceremonies took place at the raceway. A variety of racing, exhibition and entertainment events are held at the raceway, ranging from superkarts to American Le Mans racing to music festivals. DragTimes' run: 9.248 seconds at 151.83 mph record time of 9.081 seconds at 154.10 mph trap speed with removed interior pieces - July 24, 2021 at the World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis. Production of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray may have been cut short, but YouTuber Speed Phenom was lucky enough to take delivery of the new mid-engine sports car without any setbacks. A Champ Car World Series weekend had been a prominent event from 1983 through 2004, when its spot on the calendar was shifted to the San Jose Grand Prix. Our car experts choose every product we feature. Model S Plaid deliveries could start this Summer, and we expect the Lucid Air Dream Edition to hit production late this year. The track day wasn't without incident, however, as a driver lost control of a Ferrari 488 GT3 and veered off track, damaging the front end. Another interesting thing that The Kilowatts spotted was an active rear wing on one of the Plaid (or maybe Plaid+) models running the track. The Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey is an IndyCar Series race held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California.The event dates back to 1960, and became an American open wheel race in 1983. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Ideally, production-car records should be established with an unmodified car built on the same assembly line as the production vehicles and badged with a valid VIN (vehicle identification number). The suspension alignment should be reproducible on any production version of that model, and all of the original equipment such as insulation, seats, glass, and air conditioning should be intact. Buy now! The Acura ARX-01b holds the record for the fastest lap time at Laguna Seca at 1:10.10 . When was the last update? The Grateful Dead performed on the racetrack in May 1987; later that night, the band filmed their music video for "Touch of Grey" there. Also in 2006, the 'hump' at the top of the Rahal Straight was flattened to accommodate the MotoGP riders, though some claim that this increases the wind effects that can perturb a race motorcycle. Laguna Seca Raceway (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and previously Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, United States. Car and Driver's annual Lightning Lap track test is an antidote to questionable record claims, providing third-party objectivity and allowing the track performance of more than 200 vehicles to be directly compared. The McLaren Senna holds the current production car record lap record at the WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway with a time of 1:27.62 with Randy Pobst behind the wheel. The electric sedans new lap record at Laguna Seca Raceway suggests that the CEOs words were accurate, as the vehicles 1:37.5 time bests that of far costlier performance cars, including the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, BMW M4 GTS, the Porsche 911, and the Aston Martin Vantage. This post has received too much negative feedback and is hidden. Back in April, he wasted no time taking the new C8 Corvette to the track. The Czinger 21C hybrid hypercar has set a new lap record at Laguna Seca with a time of 1:25:44. [9] But the subsequent merger of Champ Car and IndyCar resulted in the race being canceled. Oo. As you can see, there is almost pure nonlinear function in how price explodes higher as you squeeze out last seconds from the Laguna Seca lap time. did you ever wonder, what sports cars are worth their price? (Photo: Tom Cross/Teslarati). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Under ideal conditions, the 21C registered a new record lap around the WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway in California. In the final decision, Laguna Seca was thought to be too remote and too small for an F1 crowd, and so Phoenix was granted the Grand Prix. The previous. The raceway has also played host to prototype testing of the Nissan GT-R in 2007.[85]. Now, thanks to this newly released in-cabin video of the lap, we get to see exactly what that looks like. Several times each year, bicycles are permitted on the track for 2 hours. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.265 3. Elon Musk's track record of grand overstatements and broken promises has many observers casting doubt on his claim that a Tesla Model S set the four-door lap record at Laguna Seca. While living his dream, he has cut car parts in half, driven into a stationary dummy car at 50 mph, lapped Virginia International Raceway in the hottest performance cars, and explained the physics behind the wacky, waving, inflatable, flailing-arm tube man. In addition to its road course prowess, Tesla claims the Model S Plaid will be able to sprint from 0-60 in under two seconds, making it one of the quickest accelerating production vehicles on the planet. .css-dhtls0{display:block;font-family:GlikoS,Georgia,Times,Serif;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-dhtls0:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-dhtls0{font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 48rem){.css-dhtls0{font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 61.25rem){.css-dhtls0{font-size:1.375rem;line-height:1.2;}}VinFast Delivers First 45 VF8s to U.S. Customers, Chip Ganassi Racing Is Looking for Women Racers, Ford Tripling F-150 Lightning Production This Year, 1985 Renault R5 Turbo II Is Our BaT Auction Pick, 707-HP DBX Will Race F1 Medics to Accident Scenes, Postal Service Orders 9250 Ford E-Transit Vans, Ford Restarting F-150 Lightning Production Mar. Local schools participating included Carmel High School[95] (June 3, 2020) and Pacific Grove High School[96] (May 29, 2020). We may earn a commission for purchases made through our links. While being put through its paces at Willow Springs, the C8 Corvette was able to keep and eventually overtake a Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which is considerably more expensive. [15], The 2016 Porsche 911 GT2 RS previously held the current unofficial production car lap record with 1:28.30. Just a few days ago, a race-modified Tesla Model S Plaid set a new record for an electric vehicle on the same track. We may earn money from the links on this page. The highly modified sedan set a new EV lap record, less than a second off the pace of the McLaren Senna that hold the production car record at the famous track. @Telsa Alien Technology! remember when the "plaid model s" with full slicks no seats and a huge wing didnt even beat a performante, McLaren Senna - 1:27.23.https://www.mclarenlife.com/threads/765lt-at-laguna.104127/post-1785120, 765LT - 1:27.904https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maprv1IXDHo. Can we please add below Tesla Plaid laptime? [86] However, both he and the track instructor agreed that it is possible to complete the course in 1:41 in a Honda NSX if the driver were sufficiently experienced, talented, and most importantly fearless. 23 languages Laguna Seca Raceway (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and previously Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, United States. It's one thing to read that a car, in this case the 1,100-horsepower tri-motor Tesla Model S Plaid, is fast. The racetrack is 2.238mi (3.602km) long, with a 180ft (55m) elevation change. McLaren Senna is the Fastest Production Car on Laguna Seca", "Porsche 911 GT2 RS: 2018 Motor Trend Best Driver's Car Contender", "2015 McLaren P1 vs. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Comparison - Motor Trend Page 2", "How is Steve Rapp Like Moses? Until January 1, 2020, it was managed by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), which is a non-profit organization. Jaguar's first ever all-electric offering recently set the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca lap record for a production EV. Laguna Seca is classified as an FIA Grade Two circuit.[4]. The Average Lap Time of this track is 1:42, and its Average Speed is at 79mph. It even trounces the lap time made by a Tesla Model S P100D . Pair that with the Plaid's three motors making a total of 1020 hp, and you've got a serious track weapon on your hands. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.085 5. Track records The table bellow contains the obsolute fastest lap times at each track, for the last major patch. The C8 Corvette managed keep pace with much pricier supercars. Mark it pre production prototype or whatever!~ It's only fair and more importantly consistent. In 2018, Randy and the Porsche GT2 RS set the production car lap record around Laguna Seca: a blisteringly quick 1:28.30, beating a Porsche 918 Spyder by over a half-second. Without independent verification of lap times and scrutiny of the vehicles used in these unofficial record attempts, we're left to take manufacturers at their word. Turn 2, with its difficult and technical double-apex, has been renamed the 'Andretti Hairpin', in honor of former Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti, while Turn 9 has been renamed 'Rainey Curve' in honor of 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion Wayne Rainey, a resident of nearby Salinas, California. Exciting times. A Tesla Model 3 Performance attacks the track at Laguna Seca Raceway. During the 2014 Superbike World Championship season, Tom Sykes set a time of 1:21.811 on the Kawasaki. If you filter out non road legal that silly Unplugged Performance time still shows up, even though that thing had racing slicks, stripped interior, etc. Just imagine what the C8 Corvette would be capable of if it had more power, larger tires, and bigger brakes. If youlike uskeep track of lap-time records at the famed WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, then you surely know the crown for the quickest production-car lap around the more than 60-year-old circuit now rests on the roof of a new contender. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R1), 1:22.908 2. We are excited to offer you the opportunity to take your simracing performance to the next level. Watch Sasha rip through the corkscrew at Laguna Seca in a Tesla Model 3 Performance and set the all-time EV lap record for a production car. I have.so here I present to you all cars available for sale in 2020, that raced on laguna seca, and whether they deserve their price tag or not. During the trials, Clarkson determined that the game omitted a few details of the track, and the game's physics allowed him to brake later when coming into turns than he could in real life. The earliest development of the local area occurred in 1867 with the founding of the nearby Laguna Seca Ranch, which has operated continuously for 140 years with grazing and equestrian uses.[5]. A McLaren MP4/13, driven by Pato O'Ward set an unofficial lap time of 1:10.24 at the 2021 Velocity Invitational festival. But you don't need to spend millions of dollars to have fun at a track day, as the C8 Corvette proves. If youlike uskeep track of lap-time records at the famed WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, then you surely know the crown for the quickest production-car lap. Tesla Model S Plaid Has 1100 HP, Runs Nines, The Longest-Lasting Cars You Can Buy in 2023, Why Electric Cars Are Better Than Gas-Powered Cars, 2023 Toyota Prius: Photos From Every Angle, Family Cars That Are Genuinely Fun to Drive, 32 Truly Fun-to-Drive Cars That Get 30 MPG or More, Hop Onboard the 1100-HP Tesla Model S Plaid as it Sets a Laguna Seca Lap Record. 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Now, thanks to the magic that is the Internet, you can witness the next best thing to being the person belted into the driver's seat by watching the video up above. This Model S Plaid was originally built by Tesla tuner shop Unplugged Performance to tackle Pikes Peak back in June. This year we will not see return of 4 time . Over its six decades in operation, it has hosted both auto and motorcycle racing competitions, including high-profile events such as the United States MotoGP Grand Prix, the American Le Mans Series, or the IndyCar Series. Incredibly impressive! You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. pic.twitter.com/05K34tkj5U. They are found underneath a road leading to the parking area for entrant trailers and RVs. Get upfront price offers on local inventory. VinFast Delivers First 45 VF8s to U.S. Customers, a Tesla Model S set the four-door lap record at Laguna Seca, Porsche, Lamborghini, and Chevrolet have touted Nrburgring Nordschleife lap times, Model S spotted testing at the Nrburgring, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Soon, we should find out if Tesla beat the record again. In 1974 the property was deeded over to the Monterey County Parks Department and continues to be part of the park system. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The original media center was demolished in 2006 to make way for additional run-off room in Turn 1. Garrett Gerloff (Yam YZF-R1),. How to Supercharge the Air Going Into Your Engine, The CT4-V Blackwing Is One of the All-Time Greats, Watch This Abandoned E39 M5 Get an AMMO NYC Detail, VW Dealer Apologizes for Slurs on Oil Stickers, Four Ferraris Stolen From New York Service Center. And Tesla's record is no more or less official than that of Jaguar, which formerly held the fast time for a four-door production car at Laguna Seca with the XE SV Project 8. We'll likely never know whether the record Model S is representative of what customers will be able to buy, or if it was meaningfully modified. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Road & Track staff writer with a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing. The Model 3 Performance made an impact in both events, performing record-setting runs, back-to-back on Friday and Saturday during Tesla Corsa. Post content redacted by Advanced BS Detector (ABSD). US orders only. Hamilton Believes Mercedes Is "a Long Way Off", Road to Revival Tours England's Motoring Best, The New Aston Martin F1 Car Might Actually Be Fast, Lance Stroll Will Be Back for the Bahrain GP, This Tesla Model S Plaid Is Faster Than a Porsche 911 GT2 RS Around Laguna Seca. Uruguayan driver Gonzalo Rodrguez died during the practice session of the 1999 CART race after crashing at the same corner. But Musk's boast that the Model S ran a 1:36.6 lap holds water as much as Porsche's recent claim that its new electric Taycan circled the Nrburgring in 7:42. The weekend played witness to two EV-centric events at Laguna Seca: the annual REFUEL event and Tesla Corsa. At most race tracks, official lap records can only be set during sanctioned events with an officiating bodyin other words, during races and the practice and qualifying sessions that accompany them. 50.63.13.3 Considered one of the two greatest historic racing events (along with the Goodwood Festival in England), attendance often rivals, or surpasses the professional racing events listed above. Keep watching. It's the same with Laguna Seca lap times, one company has to be faster than the other. That lap time puts the Tesla just six tenths of a second off the McLaren Senna, the fastest production car to ever lap the iconic circuit, and beats the lap time set by a 700-hp Porsche 911 GT2 RS by one tenthall of those times set by Pobst. For reference fastest production car record is a McLaren Senna with a 1:27.6. The event has now become the largest cycling festival in the United States, bringing in over 10,000 racers and over 100,000 spectators and is now the first major event of the year, typically held in April for both the road bike and mountain bike professional seasons. Incidentally, both lap records were set in the same Tesla Model 3 Performance thats owned by Cameron, with the latest achievement reined in by driver Sasha Anis of Mountain Pass Performance. Not too shabby for a car with three electric motors and a 2.8-kWh battery pack onboard. This content is imported from Twitter. Tesla Model S P100D (Lucid Motors test driver): Tesla Model 3 Long Range rear-wheel drive w/mods: Tesla Model 3 Long Range rear-wheel drive stock. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. [14], The 2019 McLaren Senna holds the current production car lap record. The Model 3 Performance would win REFUEL 11 the following day after setting the fastest qualifying lap in its event debut. More importantly, Model 3 Performance beat the previous all-time record set by Lucid Motors in their purpose-built, 1,000 hp Air prototype that included a stripped out interior and a full roll cage. There is no process to establish official production car records at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, which would have to include verification that a vehicle has not been modified from 'stock,' which is outside our scope," Michalik wrote. To be able to achieve this lap time with a car that is going into homologated production is the result of some incredibly hard work from the Czinger team and in particular our ability to exploit the cutting-edge technology that we have access to through our close association with Divergent.. Over the last year, Tesla itself used Laguana Seca as a proving ground for early Model S Plaid prototypes At the time, they broke some records with a 1:30 lap. Your IP: The 1:30.3 time puts the Model S Plaid around three seconds behind the McLaren Senna, which currently holds Laguna Seca's overall production car lap record. For reference, according to Teslarati, the McLaren Senna has the fastest official lap time at the popular raceway, at 1:27.62. Tesla's Lineup Spotted At Laguna Seca: Perhaps A Plaid Track Run? Video of the record lap can be seen below. Congrats Tesla! There's nothing "official" about either time. The event features an extraordinarily eclectic mixture of race cars on the course. And he did it again. Tackling the loop in just 1:41.67, the all-electric luxury car smashed the Jaguar I-Pace's record time for a production EV of 1:48.18. Road & Track participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. 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So, if . Here is a lightly modified 2005 Corvette Z51 at Laguna Seca doing a 1:42.69 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJkNb1Kvg48. Stage 3 of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California bicycle races. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Tesla didnt strip the interior or run a trick suspension setup, either; the car was wearing a set of Michelin Sport Cup 2 tires that will soon be available on the production model, and the ONLY MODIFICATION to the car was the installation of a racing bucket seat.". Quote>"Watch a Tesla Model S Plaid prototype lap Laguna Seca in 1:30.3 seconds! [98][99] The aforementioned 1988 improvements to the track were made in part to lure the F1 race. The car is stock production and the video plus GPS are below. Unplugged Performance announced today on Twitter that the car set a lap time of 1:28.2 around California's Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca during a Tesla-only track day event. With only 80 of these mean American machines earmarked for production, the 21C is a rare and (at nearly $2,000,000) very expensive proposition. Each year features a different marque. If you're used to watching quick cars around Laguna Seca, this clip's lack of sound might throw you off a bit. Changes include the addition of the entire infield area in 1988 (present-day turns 3, 4, and 5, eliminating the straight that started at present-day turn 2 and ended at present-day turn 5) extending the track from its original 1.9-mile (3.1km) length to meet the minimum-track-length criteria of the FIM for MotoGP events, plus the more recent relocation of pedestrian bridges and embankments, and the expansion of gravel pits outside turns 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 for additional runoff. Tesla's Model S Plaid is best known for its ridiculous straight-line acceleration, able to sprint from zero to 60 mph in under two seconds. Dodge returned to the famed circuit and recaptured the production car lap record with a time . by Thanos Pappas. Before we start. That's right, raise a toast to the Czinger 21C, which driver Joel Millerpiloted around the approximately 2.2-mile course in 1 minute, 25.44 seconds. Beating the previous record of 1 minute, 27.62 seconds set by Randy Pobst behind the wheel of the McLaren Senna, the Czinger 12C lapped the Californian race track in a GPS-verified time of 1 minute, 25.44 seconds with driver Joel Miller on the drivers seat. The track's primary corporate sponsor is WeatherTech which began in April 2018. ", "Updated: Something About Karts At Laguna Seca, Or, No wonder they couldn't AMA Formula Extreme Into The Schedule", "Former Grand Prix stars test Super Karts", "250 Superkart News From Around the World - Superkart News Archive! The famous Turn 8 and 8A combination, popularly referred to as 'the Corkscrew', is considered one of the motorsport world's most challenging turns,[6][7] due to the 59ft (18m) drop in elevation as well as its blind crest and apex on the uphill approach.[6][7][8]. 1. This car IS SPECIAL. Tesla released a video showing a Model S running a 1:36.6 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, which would be a production-four-door lap record. But as is often the case, stupid is fun! We may earn money from the links on this page. Today, Tesla dropped the promised video of a 1:36.555 lap time around Laguna Seca, indicating that time is a full second . That's right, raise a toast to, piloted around the approximately 2.2-mile course in 1 minute, 25.44 seconds. However, as shared at Tesla's Battery Day, the 1,100-horsepower Model S Plaid has been back at the Laguna Seca track, and it shaved its time down to 1:30.3, which is only 2 seconds slower than the . The EV fanatic managed to get great footage of the Tesla Model S Plaid and possibly the Plaid+ attempting a record lap at the WeatherTech Laguna Seca Racewayin California. A variety of racing, exhibition, and entertainment events are held at the raceway, ranging from superkarts to sports car racing to music festivals. Scholtz is still third with 170 points, 11 clear of Petersen's 159 points. Last year, Tesla set impressive lap time records at Laguna Seca and the Nurburgring with a heavily modified Model S "Plaid" prototype, but a new Model 3 project from Unplugged Performance (UP . A Tesla Model 3 Performance at the Laguna Seca Raceway. After collecting diplomas, graduates and their families were able to drive around the track in celebration. This lap time betters theprior record, which, Wait, you don't know what a Czinger 21C is? There are many permanent dry and hook-up camping facilities located at the raceway, which are available year-round as part of the Laguna Seca Recreation Area, the county park in which the racetrack is set. All orders come with Soup decals. It never overheated, unlike several Corvette Z06s that overheated after just a few laps during the same session, a notorious problem for the Z06. Regardless, we wager Randy hopes to get back to Laguna to try and reclaim the production-car lap-record crown. Our car experts choose every product we feature. A Tesla Model S Plaid may have set a new EV lap record at Laguna Seca recently with a run time of 1:29.9. .