Full throttle on the wide-open road, part one

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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Full throttle on the wide-open road, part one

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    Ok, who is going to organize the "PriusChat" team?​
    • Need ZVW30 - with weight reduction mods and safety equipment
    • "U" tires - per rules
    • Light-weight driver
    • Race helmet and clothing
    • 80 mph class needs supporting navigation and tracking
    • tune-up team
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    The only reason for entering is to win the 80 mph class ... with style:​
    Bob Wilson​

     
    #1 bwilson4web, Jun 19, 2012
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    Oh man, how I wish I could go! I hope this works out, minstrels will sing songs about this.
     
    #2 GCPExit12, Jun 19, 2012
  3. markabele

    markabele owner of PiP, then Leaf, then Model 3

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    This is crazy...I literally lived the first 18 years of my life about a half hour away from Arnold!!!

    I guess it didn't start until 2001 and I left the area in 1999. I'm still surprised I've never heard about it before.
     
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    bob always knows what's going on inyour town before you do. scary.:cautious:
     
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  5. tallprius

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    I drive over 85 every day (limit is 80) here in Austin Tx toll Hwy #130. So I would enter the 95 mile per hour event instead !
    But can a Prius go 25+ miles or 50+ miles at NINETY FIVE miles per hour without melting the inverter or killing the battery?
    I would need to buy one new Prius driver side seat belt for my 2010 Prius and maybe a firesuit.
     
    #5 tallprius, Apr 3, 2023
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    You can ask a Prius to do things that would melt the inverter or kill the battery, but it will decline to do them.
     
    #6 ChapmanF, Apr 3, 2023
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