The Kilowatts said the team at the track secured an unconfirmed time of 1:30.XX. It's the same with Laguna Seca lap times, one company has to be faster than the other. This content is imported from YouTube. Road & Track staff writer with a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing. After collecting diplomas, graduates and their families were able to drive around the track in celebration. Just imagine what the C8 Corvette would be capable of if it had more power, larger tires, and bigger brakes. When Elon Musk announced the Model 3 Performance, he stated that the vehicle would be competitive on the track even against track-capable gas cars. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. The Acura ARX-01b holds the record for the fastest lap time at Laguna Seca at 1:10.10 . Various clubs rent the track throughout the year for informal high-performance driving schools that allow the public to drive their own cars at speed. Plus, we'll be interested to see if he or someone else manages to shave a few seconds off the mark moving forward. 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. 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. 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. [16], The Porsche 918 Spyder held the previous unofficial production car lap record with 1:29.89. During the event, Musk claimed the Model S Plaid was able to lap Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca in 1:30.3. https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/watch-teslas-1100-hp-model-s-plaid-trounce-the-corvette-c7-zr1s-laguna-seca-lap-time/, Quote>"Tesla posted an onboard video of the Model S Plaids Laguna Seca lap, and well spoil it right nowthis EV is wickedly fast. This is price vs Laguna Seca performance plot created by @ilias. Yes, I know its stupid to compare lap time from a racing sim and real life! Our car experts choose every product we feature. 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, 1000-HP GT500 Shows Model S Plaid Is Beatable, Tesla Model S Plaid Has 1100 HP, Runs Nines. 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. Soon, we should find out if Tesla beat the record again. Ooops, not roomy, not a family sedan and way too slow! Conditions were described as "ideal" and the car used road-legal Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2R tyres. 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. 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. [9] But the subsequent merger of Champ Car and IndyCar resulted in the race being canceled. Tesla's Lineup Spotted At Laguna Seca: Perhaps A Plaid Track Run? 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. 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. Laguna Seca marketing and communications director Art Michalik made that point clear in an email to Car and Driver. A 2015 study by California State University, Monterey Bay and commissioned by SCRAMP states that the raceway generated $62.1 million (2015 USD) to the Monterey County economy and $5.2 million in state and local taxes.[10]. Model S Plaid deliveries could start this Summer, and we expect the Lucid Air Dream Edition to hit production late this year. The track was built in 1957 at a cost of $1.5 million raised from local businesses and individuals on part of the US Army's Fort Ord (a maneuver area and field artillery target range) after the nearby Pebble Beach Road Races were abandoned for being too dangerous. Last month, Czinger introduced the production specification of its 21C hypercar and, as part of the promotional activities surrounding its launch, the machine set a new track record. 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]. The Czinger 21C hybrid hypercar has set a new lap record at Laguna Seca with a time of 1:25:44. Now do that 0-400-0km/h in the HEAVILY REVISED CAR! 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. 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. Here is a lightly modified 2005 Corvette Z51 at Laguna Seca doing a 1:42.69 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJkNb1Kvg48. The Model 3 Performance made an impact in both events, performing record-setting runs, back-to-back on Friday and Saturday during Tesla Corsa. 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. Your IP: But it's notable, regardless. With professional driver Randy Probst at the wheel, the battery-powered . Ripping through the racetrack in near-stealth fashion, the all-electric sedan stunned onlookers as it set a lap time of 1:37.5, crushing the previous lap record of 1:41.2 set by Cameron Rogers in December 2018. 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. 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.". Laguna Seca (post 1988) lap times Laguna Seca (post 1988) Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near Monterey, California, USA. The racetrack is 2.238mi (3.602km) long, with a 180ft (55m) elevation change. 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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. This Model S Plaid was originally built by Tesla tuner shop Unplugged Performance to tackle Pikes Peak back in June. The Laguna Seca track record is held (unofficially) by Marc Gene in a 2003 Ferrari. Back in 2019, a Model S Plaid prototype lapped the Laguna Seca in 1:36.55, which broke the record for the fastest four-door car around the track. Not too shabby for a car with three electric motors and a 2.8-kWh battery pack onboard. It never overheated, unlike several Corvette Z06s that overheated after just a few laps during the same session, a notorious problem for the Z06. Take a look at the full. The Average Lap Time of this track is 1:42, and its Average Speed is at 79mph. Tesla Giga Mexico To Be Two Times Bigger Than Giga Texas? Of course, it helps that the Los Angeles, California-built 21C is a relatively lightweight machine, too, with a dry weight of 2,756 pounds. 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. Can we please add below Tesla Plaid laptime? Artists who performed at the festival include Bob Dylan, Phish, Blues Traveler, 10,000 Maniacs, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Meat Puppets, 4 Non Blondes, Jeff Healey, The Allman Brothers Band, Gin Blossoms and Shawn Colvin. Road & Track staff writer with a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing. OO @fastestlaps, https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/czinger-21c-hypercar-smashes-lap-record-laguna-seca, Quote>"The 1233bhp hyper-hybrid was sent around the 2.24-mile course, with professional racer Joel Millar at the wheel, in just 1min 25.44secs, far outpacing the previous record of 1min 27.62secs set by the McLaren Senna in 2019. Buy now! 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. Reputable manufacturers agree that record-setting production vehicles should wear the same tires that are available to customers from the factory, but even that low standard is easily (and probably more often than we know) ignored. Local schools participating included Carmel High School[95] (June 3, 2020) and Pacific Grove High School[96] (May 29, 2020). Speaking of the driver, this is apparently well-known YouTuber Sebastian Vittel (not to be confused with F1 driver Sebastian Vettel) behind the wheel. Copyright TESLARATI. But they are bloody quick! Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near Monterey, California, USA. Or you could just copy and paste this story. Mark it pre production prototype or whatever!~ It's only fair and more importantly consistent. Approximately twice a year the Sports Car Club of America holds regional club races for the San Francisco Region. Stage 3 of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California bicycle races. 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 also impressive considering the car also had to cope with 95-degree heat. The unofficial record was again re-taken by a Formula One car on May 19, 2012, by Marc Gen, who lapped in 1'05.786 in a Ferrari F2003-GA during the 2012 Ferrari Racing Days.[12]. The unofficial record was re-taken by a Champ Car on March 10, 2007, by Sbastien Bourdais, who lapped in 1'05.880 during Champ Car Spring Training. Well, then, let us enlighten you. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.085 5. With oversight by a board of local residents, SCRAMP operates with a professional staff on-site with the goal of generating income through the operations of the racetrack which is then redistributed to local charities. 2nd fastest a . Officially, Castroneves is still the record-holder as the times of Zonta, Bourdais and Gen were set during exhibition and testing sessions, and official records can only be set in race conditions (either in practice, qualifying, or during a race). 50.63.13.3 Now Tesla has been spotted. [15], The 2016 Porsche 911 GT2 RS previously held the current unofficial production car lap record with 1:28.30. The first race, held on November 9, 1957, was won by Pete Lovely driving a Ferrari. 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.