Prius drag racing and prius autocross fun

Looks like your reaction time is getting better. Have you been working on your launch? I know it may be a PITA..but you might bet some better times if you go ahead and swap out all your wheels and not just your fronts back to OEM for the time trials. That will shave more rotational weight, could help your 60ft times and possibly help your overall 1/4 time.

 

Whats up man its Jesse, the black Prius from Gateway! I actually have a couple buddies who got video of our run but they only uploaded them Facebook, I will get them to put em up on Youtube for you to have as well. It was good fun! Looks like you have had some better runs in the past and really we should be pretty close to dead even. Hope to do it again sometime in the future.

 

What psi are you running f/r? I'd think you should keep the front tires a little low and the back high. Make sure you have any extra weight removed including your spare, and all other easily removable items like mats, etc.

If you really want to get nutty, bring bagged ice to place on the intake before each run.

 

Unless he's breaking traction..spinning his tires, not sure how running a lower tire pressure will help him...might actually hurt his ET.

 

61.618? wasn't your fastest 51.768? Same track? why do you suppose it was 10 seconds slower?

 

That is so cool!! There will be a time for us at the drag strip. Prius C versus Prius II, etc, etc. Thats what I would want to see. Great job on being bold enough to do it in front of the "nay sayers". Apexi races are next!

 

Good to see you getting out there with the big boys Sezy. 2nd Gen Prius can run 11.1-11.2 in the 1/8th mile. Air your tires up to 50-55psi for less rolling resistance and it will likely knock a tenth or 2 off. Also be mindful of how much fuel is in the tank. I usually ran with 1 or 2 pips indicated on the gauge. Same for autox. The biggest issue you have with these cars and performance driving is heat, both in the inverter and HV battery pack. I added a 1st gen Prius inverter radiator and a battery fan controller (directions from this forum) on my old 2nd gen car. Also, force charging between runs will bring SOC back up but will also build heat so don't over do it. B mode is preferred especially in autox because it will prevent the engine from shutting down when you're off throttle which will quicken response time when you do get back on it. Also, a more autox specific alignment will help dramatically as will a set of competition tires. Prius makes up in handling and braking what it lacks in power, make it do both of those things better. You can probably dig around and find some of my threads from my 2nd Gen and 3rd Gen builds and competitions.

 

Great photos, and nice time.

 

The new one is supposed to be a bit faster and handle better since it has an IRS