Photo: Unplugged Performance
Even as electric vehicles (EVs) are in their infancy, they’re already keeping up with some of the world’s fastest cars, as shown in a new record set at a California raceway over the weekend.
EV racer Randy Pobst set a new EV record with Tesla’s Model S Plaid at the Laguna Seca Raceway’s TeslaCorsa 16 event on Sunday, narrowly missing the mark for the fastest production car record, achieved by a McLaren Senna at the California track, according to @Unplugged Performance.
While the McLaren Senna landed a 1:27:3 at Laguna Seca, Pobst’s decked-out Model S Plaid finished with a 1:28:2 – even beating the former second-fastest production car speed, which achieved a 1:28:3 time in a Porsche 991 GT2 RS.
The real kicker in breaking this record, however, is that all three of these speeds were earned by Randy Pobst himself – with the most recent EV run being perhaps the most impressive at all.
@Telsa Alien Technology!
A new EV record at Laguna Seca! Dark Helmet was driven by @RandyPobst to a 1:28.2 at TeslaCorsa 16!
For reference fastest production car record is a McLaren Senna with a 1:27.6. 2nd fastest a Porsche 991 GT2 RS with a 1:28:3. All 3 driven by Randy. pic.twitter.com/05K34tkj5U— UNPLUGGED PERFORMANCE (@UnpluggedTesla) August 2, 2021
Pobst was no stranger to EVs before this run, though. In fact, Pobst has been racing EVs for nearly half a decade, and most recently he also earned a victory with the Tesla Model S Plaid at the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado.
Last year, Pobst crashed in a Tesla Model 3 at the Hill Climb, making the recovery and victory in two subsequent races following the incident even more of an accomplishment.
