Have you been beaten by a prius in a race?

[JackP1]

http://priuschat.com/threads/hybrid-racing-stories...

Read, laugh, then shake your head.

[Fugazi]

I had a Honda Del Sol.... I'm pretty sure the one he raced wasn't even aware he was in a race, either that or he is full of herbivorous excrement.

[addz86]

Bunch of dreamers Shirley? I did overtake a Prius doing walking pace over some speed bumps, and my Defender is a bit smokey, take that Hippy!

[addz86]

Bunch of dreamers Shirley? I did overtake a Prius doing walking pace over some speed bumps, and my Defender is a bit smokey, take that Hippy!

[mikearwas]

The m3 one had me in stitches.

[Vladimir]

I have a had a few clearly trying to race. I don't bother, I just smile.

[y2blade]

Those funny milkfloat drivers

[tfin]

13 pages?

I managed up to "I've had my Prius up to 107mph racing a 240sx" on the first page and lost the will to live.



anyway, might put some more polar bears on on the fire, feeling a bit chilly.

[bigandclever]

Can I be the first to demand a Prius vs Smart Roadster race to end all races?

That David and Goliath moment

[Matt UK]

I read the first 4 posts...

I was torn between closing my browser muttering 'knobs' and joining up to do some serious trolling

[DaveyBoyWonder]

You got that far tfin? I got as far as "Mustang GT 5.0 VS. prius" and realised it was a fairytale.

[RizzoTheRat]

I've been out dragged by one. I beat him off the lights but he caught and passed me fairly quickly. In my defence my legs were a bit tired as I was cycling home from a run.

[yellowjack]

I got as far as this...

caliprius83 said:

"Hey all,
not how many of you have done this, but i have found it interesting and amusing at times how many people you can get to race you in your eco car prius, i know i know it isnt what its ment to do but come on, the car has an insane amount of torque of the line and i just wanted to see what if any has any one else raced and what were the results of that.
me personaly here is my best recolection"

...and just wanted to call the spelling/grammar police. I seriously couldn't begin to contemplate how anyone would read any further into that pile of drivel.

[WinstonWolf]

tfin said:

13 pages?

I managed up to "I've had my Prius up to 107mph racing a 240sx" on the first page and lost the will to live.



anyway, might put some more polar bears on on the fire, feeling a bit chilly.

Don't think I've changed out of third at 107

[Vladimir]

I agree Yellowjack; there is a limit too how badly a post can be written. That leaps straight over it.

[anonymous-user]

"An insane amount of torque off the line"?? (spelling corrected) er, what?


This:



I think could be correctly described as having an "insane" amount of torque off the line.



This:




er, no.

[Matt UK]

For God sakes man - read the rest of the post before jumping in!

The guy clearly states that he beat a Mustang GT 5.0 up hill during a curve race!

[HumbleJim]

My wife ran hers at the Houston dragstrip. She turned 17.8 seconds at 78? mph. There is a thread about it here. I agree with the full battery technique but there is a problem. When you do that the battery gets quite warm which increases internal resistance and reduces output. Your first run will be the fastest. At some point the battery gets so full that it runs the engine to reduce the SOC. All this makes for a warmer and warmer battery. I think the best strategy is to charge to 8 bars and then shut it down and let it cool for at least an hour. It might be a good idea to push it to the start line. How do you get a warm engine and a cool battery at the same time? There are definitely some inherent hurdles to getting a low drag time.




Seriously wierd.

[Matt UK]

HumbleJim said:

My wife ran hers at the Houston dragstrip. She turned 17.8 seconds at 78? mph. There is a thread about it here. I agree with the full battery technique but there is a problem. When you do that the battery gets quite warm which increases internal resistance and reduces output. Your first run will be the fastest. At some point the battery gets so full that it runs the engine to reduce the SOC. All this makes for a warmer and warmer battery. I think the best strategy is to charge to 8 bars and then shut it down and let it cool for at least an hour. It might be a good idea to push it to the start line. How do you get a warm engine and a cool battery at the same time? There are definitely some inherent hurdles to getting a low drag time.




Seriously wierd.

I didn't get that far, so thanks for sharing the weirdness!

At first I didn't realise you were quoting that site and thought you were sharing some personal insight

[BHML]

Matt UK said:

The guy clearly states that he beat a Mustang GT 5.0 up hill during a curve race!

Not surprised - my previous car was a Prius and I know what they're capable of, so I steer clear of them in my current car (C63 AMG).