Factory Five BEV 818 Runs 9.8 Seconds at 129.6 MPH!

[Mad Dog]

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Last September, we told you about Chris Tapp’s 818 build. Chris at Tapp Auto in Ontario, Canada installed a Chevy Volt batteries with a Tesla S electric motor into a Factory Five 818C and ran a 10 second 1/4 mile. After updating the P85 engine of the Tesla sedan, Road & Track magazine reports that Chris recently clicked off an amazing 9.869 second 1/4 mile at almost 130 MPH. Check out the video. Congrats Chris on this exceptional build!

Read the article on Road & Track’s website here. (http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/videos/a31017/watch-a-tesla-powered-factory-five-kit-car-run-101-in-the-quarter-mile/)

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Chris ran a 10.1 second 1/4 last year with the car still in red gel-coat. The car is now finished in a nice metallic silver.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyjxXtuXeRw
Here’s the video of the 9.8 second run. The car is amazingly quiet as it sprints down the track.

[Mad Dog]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPBkpwapohE
Here’s the cockpit view of the same 9.8 second run.

You can see more videos on Chris’ YouTube channel. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1E3K9cv3aXSHzKh02L0KuA)

[longislandwrx]

sounds like a missile.

[SingleMaltWSKY]

Amazing stuff. What a build!

[chmhasy]

That just too cool

[carbon fiber]

Congrats, that's as fast as the Rimac. Linxs's TT GTM is in the 9's now too. That makes three FFR models in the 9's Right?

[Plebeian]

Wow, that hole shot is crazy! Congrats.