Electric Dragster

Here's something you don't see everyday. I can't wait to see this make a good pass!

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[VoraciousPhantasma]

The sound of those tires trying to grip

[unicyclemaster]

And after poor johnny the power drill was bullied, he vowed to come back to haunt the v8's.

[dogcrick]

As someone who has been working with electricity and electric motors as well as having been a passionate car enthusiasts my entire life.. This gives me wood lol! Can't wait to see it run a full throttle pass with actual traction!

[DallyLRUFC]

With the soud being electric it lets you hear other stuff. Listen to those tyres! kinda cool

[ethanetn]

its weird how its silence makes it sound so powerful

[gregfink]

that was like watching a drag race with my computer on mute

[mikev]

might do a little better with some more down force at the rear.

[bosshemi]

about as exciting as watching paint dry

[MrImpossiblyBlack]

The torque from those motors might be more suited in a tractor pulling competition.

[skyez]

9s for something like a dragster? That's pretty slow

[flaplaya]

Being a fairly new tech with LiPo batteries that thing's a beast.

[TeslaNick]

I was just watching a Tesla model X drag race and thought 'someone must have built a proper electric dragster'.
Now I've watched one, I'm not sure there's any point to it. Not enough drama. In fact, no drama at all. Surely the fun in drag racing is the intense noise, the flame spitting and engines on the edge of exploding...?
Ultimately I see no reason why electric wouldn't be faster.

[anthonypoltes]

damn it marty you fried the flux capacitor

[TPVPRO]

Don Garlits Electric Dragster went 7.2 @ 184

[Drake]

damn, that's one savage electric car, and i bet it only put 1/4 of the power down judging by how hard it spun down the track. is it just me or was it shooting sparks? lol

[genericwatcher]

Interesting, BUT, this will end drag racing, no way people will fill a stadium to watch quiet racing.

[BelviGER]

That looked like something was broken

Also probably way to much torque

[chikendagr]

electric dragsters are cool in their own way, but it could be the death of the sport. Drag racing as a spectator is all about the sound, the feel, and the smell. You don't get those with an ev dragster sadly

[chadmueller]

Cool to see it. But wouldn't walk out of my house to watch this, a pure snoozefest. Lol why would anyone watch this when firebreathing, faster V8 monsters exist? No point to this

[Darrell]

That was about as exciting as watching bread toast. If that is the future of drag racing then the sport will completely die.