Setting Supercar Lap Times at Laguna Seca in 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance

We made it back to Laguna Seca last week for more testing and Craig ended up setting two new Model 3 Laguna Seca lap records on par with many supercars after some minor tuning from our last laps and some fresh Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R and S8A Slick tires.

The results:
New Street Tire Record - 1:33.989 (Michelin Cup 2 R)
New Overall Model 3 Record - 1:32.853 (Michelin S8A Slicks)

Even with setting new record laps, there is still obvious room for optimized tuning of the car, but that’s what testing is all about. We experienced some understeer that we’ll continue to dial against to improve entry/mid-turn rotation which could account for half a second or more (our front Aero Kit might just do the trick)

The car’s setup was the same as last month’s runs with the addition of our UP Carbon Racing seat, UP 4-pt Harness Bar, and Carbon Fiber Rear Dual Wing Set. For the slicks run, we also removed about 100 pounds of interior. We also tested full VSC defeat parameters to understand vehicle dynamics without any assistance. While we estimate it shaved about .5 seconds off the lap, we strongly advise utilizing factory Track Mode for most track-goers.

It’s pretty cool to see the improvements in the new car. Craig set a record in his first-gen full UP Ascension-R Model 3 Performance a few years back with a time of 1:35.7 on slicks. With the new car, we’ve shaved nearly 3 seconds with less modifications. It’s also really cool to be in a territory amongst supercars. Looking at Fastest Laps, the surrounding lap times to ours (#40) come with the names Lamborghini, Porsche, McLaren. Pretty remarkable considering those are all $150-350k cars and we’re in a bolt-on modified $50k+ 4-door sedan.

https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/laguna...

Car Specs:

UP Race Pro Coilovers
UP Adaptive Suspension Canceller Kit (for coilovers - coming soon)
UP Carbon Ceramic Big Brake Kit (BBK)
UP Street & Track Front Sway Bar
UP Race & Comp Rear Sway Bar
UP Front & Rear Sway Bar Endlinks
UP Front Upper Control Arms
UP Front Lower Control Arms
UP Rear Toe Arms
UP Rear Camber Arms
UP Rear Trailing Arms
UP Rear Traction Arms
UP Rear Dual Carbon Fiber Spoiler Set (coming soon)
UP Ascension-R Racing Bucket Seat
UP 4-pt Harness Bar
UP 19x10.5” UP-03 Forged wheels (street)
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R - 285/35 19 (street)
UP 19x11” UP-03 Forged Pikes Peak Spec wheels (slicks)
Michelin S8A Slicks - 29/67-R19 (slicks)

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