Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Dark Helmet continued to challenge the physics of a 4900lb (with driver) four door production based EV race car. 141mph speeds today! We managed to be 5 seconds faster than last year’s 4:10 run despite having 70% battery at the start of todays 4:05 second run. We were running reduced brake regen to gather more data on brake temps and thermal limitations as we try to find the sweet spot for race day setup. The UP Ohlins TTX 4 way Pikes Peak spec coilovers and race aero are getting tuned in day by day for this challenging course. More tuning and another all nighter coming up…

We remain proud by the way of our 2020 UP Model 3 Phoenix qualifying time of 4:12 which has stood the test of time. Every year we are getting faster and beating our best times which is what it is all about. Continuous improvement.

Stay tuned for the remaining test days and then the race on Sunday!

@randypobstofficial
@YokohamaMotorsports
@tesla
@southpark / Casa Bonita

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