Gen2 Quad: Gardner Nichols takes on Laguna Seca Hillclimb

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

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Since admin changed post and video, SPOILER, he took 3rd place.

Event and entrants: https://weathertechraceway.com/blogs/news/entrants-confirmed-for-fourth-corkscrew-hillclimb

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[Donald Stanfield]

Damn, did you see the list of cars in that race? The fact that he took 3rd in an R1T is really impressive and a reminder of the performance of these cars we are driving.

 

[COdogman]

Such a cool track…. and truck

 

[crashmtb]

Damn, did you see the list of cars in that race? The fact that he took 3rd in an R1T is really impressive and a reminder of the performance of these cars we are driving.

Last yeaer the closest equivalent was this.

 

[blank_lemur]

For those curious about timings ...

1. 29.535 - Christine Sloss - Ferrari SF90 XX Spider
2. 30.252 - Ned Bacon - 1975 Porsche 911 RSR
3. 30.819 - Gardner Nichols - Rivian Gen2 Quad R1T

and the course record was set last year at 21.958s!

Here's Gardner's run if you want to watch it ... the final standings say they made 7 runs, but I only found these four:

• 1st run @ 1:24:17 mark: 32.000s
• 2nd run @ 1:41:48 mark: 31.284s
• 3rd run @ 1:56:53 mark: 31.079s
• 4th run @ 2:06:37 mark: 30.819s

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Ferrari SF90 XX—1,016 hp and weighs 3,593 lbs
1975 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR—330 hp and weighs 1,984 lbs
2026 Rivian R1T Quad-Motor boasts—1,025 hp and weighs ~7k lbs

 

[Biturbowned]

Really digging the RAD livery

 

[DCFC]

Ferrari SF90 also starts at $900k. Just a little bit more expensive than R1T quad motor.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Ferrari SF90 also starts at $900k. Just a little bit more expensive than R1T quad motor.

Could buy a fleet of R1s for that much. Different color for different day of the week.

 

[DeanB1452]

I saw him charging up at Buttonwillow, CA, last Friday when he was headded up to Laguna Seca. Pretty cool!

 

[krockett]

I want to be Gardner Nichols when I grow up.

 

[crashmtb]

Ferrari SF90 also starts at $900k. Just a little bit more expensive than R1T quad motor.

The tractor was more exciting last year than the same person in whatever million dollar ferrari she was in then. Oooh a car with many horsepowers and all the traction control won.

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