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Finally made it to the Ultimate Track Car Championship sponsored by Grassroots Motorsports and Tire Rack! Thanks to Tom Suddard and the crew at GRM for the invite - we've tried to make this for a few years and finally the timing worked out. UTCC has lots of fast cars, but we were able to run up near the front - the only car that beat us is a full aero Mustang with 800-900hp on Hoosier slicks! Really happy to come in 2nd. SCCA TT Nats right after was fun, we had a great run group, very few issues and were able to learn over time how to optimize the car. The track surface seems to get worse and worse through the week, so not getting up to speed right away cost us, but on the last day in the morning with improved driving we were able to get the track record and be the only car in our class in the 1:46's. With a good track surface we thought a 45 might have been possible... Pitt Race is a great facility, so sad to see that it's being closed after this year. We've had fun learning the track the last few years and setting some fast times. Thank you to Mountain Pass Performance for the help with the electronics and suspension updates this year, and for all the help over the years building and prepping an amazing car for us to go run! Thanks also to Martian Wheels for continuing to support the efforts - and Goodyear for partnering this year on the tires. They really are built for this car! youtu.be/Bm9Iwx4KZT0

@larsmoravy @elonmusk Please keep some engineering resources on the side working to bring S back with a more modern cell and architecture when the time is right! Even in an autonomous world it's a wonderful place to take a ride.

Each one built with love. When @elonmusk said that, really choked me up. Everyday we make our products with our customers in mind. We love all of you more than you know. Thanks for CONSTANTLY lifting us up. ALL THE LOVE!!!!

First ever Mercedes/Alpitronic charge with the NACS connectors! Thank you @brandenflasch and everyone who worked on these.

Mmmmm..... First food stop of the #oloa2026

@itskyleconner Excellent change!

Great news!

Some great new products! The power control and coilover setup have enabled us to get out there and win/place at all car events against still ICE competition. Along with the other options from @MountainPassEV for the Plaid (rear bumpsteer kit, bushings, brakes) the car goes from muscle sedan to corner carver! Ask us anything or go straight to the source at MPP and let them know we sent you! We are working on a few more product still to come with MPP as well!

@FromWhereICHG @johnteslabull @wholemars Can we get a pair of them... :D

@johnteslabull @wholemars Yes but replace Model S with Roadster

There has never been a Model S quite as unique as Dark Helmet. For years, we shattered records and collected many trophies. The innovation of this vehicle has silenced the naysayers. All achieved by a 4-door family sedan. Alien technology! To have been a part of this history and to pilot such an amazing vehicle has been a true blessing. Thank you, @Tesla and @UnpluggedTesla

@itskyleconner @LucidMotors @DrewPeterson159 Let us know if we can drive up from MSP and help out... :D

Amazing day out here with @LucidMotors engineers dialing in chassis controls and ESP / ABS / TC Thanks for joining @DrewPeterson159

@DBurkland @itskyleconner It's basic overcorrection on each slide. Could be that it's not picking up the correction fast enough on video with the low visibility or could be that it's not prioritizing the inertial data highly enough. Really common for someone not used to low grip/winter driving...

@team_pgr @itskyleconner I would have loved to have seen the vehicle telemetry from that time. It is so strange when it happens but the swerving just gets worse and worse. It rarely goes away without a disengagement.

FSD 14 on ice and snow is genuinely incredible Check out our full video testing the system on our closed course and public roads below ⬇️

Hey @elonmusk - can we take a prototype roadster out on the One Lap of America this year and beat all the ICE competition up a bit? :D We've already gotten the Plaid to 2nd twice at OLOA with our partners at Mountain Pass Performance, Martian Wheels and Goodyear in the last few years and need to get to that top step! Pic from last year's GRM UTCC event at Pitt Race (RIP) where we beat all the race cars (and other street cars) save one even while driving the car too and from the event and running the competition sessions on street tires!

@DBurkland @itskyleconner That seems like a bad feedback loop/positive feedback instability. Yes - seems like in that situation they need more training!

@team_pgr @itskyleconner Agreed, however they do need to solve this weird behavior I and other owners have noticed in low grip situations where the car starts swerving until a slide is induced. This has happened with and without winter tires... x.com/DBurkland/stat…

@DBurkland @jlemieu1 @gninoked Impressive...

@jlemieu1 Future ideas for @team_pgr & @gninoked haha

@DBurkland this is kind of sick. A plumber track guy. B

@SawyerMerritt Lots of us are already doing this with Starlink mini and it works great. Can stream race sessions through the glass, telemetry to the pit, etc. Many many applications that can use better connectivity than cellular in remote places.

NEWS: Tesla could be laying early groundwork for Starlink-enabled vehicles. A new patent application describes an RF-transparent roof assembly capable of embedding satellite and cellular communication hardware directly into the vehicle’s structure. driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-pat…

We had a bunch of fun a few weeks back at GRM's UTCC - they've got a recap video where the car is featured that explains a bit about the event and the results! Street car running with the big dog race cars... youtube.com/watch?v=HokLhp…

@itskyleconner Did someone say One Lap? (2025 podium!)

Just set an insane lap time in this car One Lap channel rebirth coming soon 🏁

@MountainPassEV Thanks @MountainPassEV for all the expertise and support! The car is still breaking records 4 years in...

We want to congratulate and recognize the guys at @team_pgr who continue to shine on the track with their Model S "Plaid R" project with MPP. To our knowledge, this remains one of the most developed Model S Plaids in the world, and the results are encouraging! Competing in two events over four days, the Team PGR took the Plaid R through its paces, earning 2nd overall in the Ultimate Track Car Challenge - beaten only by an incredible impressive time attack Mustang with full aero and slicks. From there, they went on to SCCA Time Attack Nationals at Pitt Race, earning themselves 2nd place in the Max 1 class, but also setting the fastest time of the weekend, and a track record for SCCA in their class. This is the fastest time any car has done on a street tire at Pitt Race as well! Recent upgrades to the Plaid R include some off-menu items like selective power limiting (Cooling Party Controller, but for the Plaid), and some trick suspension delete modules to allow the use of competition coilovers. These Plaids are proving to be incredibly capable on the track with the right adjustments!

@rickytalbott @SawyerMerritt @Tesla Huge spoilers are not unreasonable!* (* for certain use cases)

@SawyerMerritt @Tesla Yeah I hope 80% don’t all want some weird thing like huge spoilers

NEWS: Within the next month, @Tesla will introduce a forum where Tesla owners can submit and upvote general feature requests. Sounds like the requests with the most votes would be accepted and implemented (within reason).

@SKAVENstocks @DBurkland @Tesla This is a Plaid, so ~1000 - although on track we often turn it down a bit to help the pack last longer. 800-950 is a normal range.

@team_pgr @DBurkland @Tesla How much horsepower does it have?

Things that will basically never happen in a Tesla because it’s using its electric motors to slow down, rarely the friction brakes This saves you money, a headache & makes your car more efficient (since regen braking recaptures energy & feeds it back into your battery)