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WATCH TESLA MODEL 3 DRIVER LAUGH OFF 137-MPH SPINOUT AT BONNEVILLE

THAT LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY CAME IN HANDY

Tony Markovich
Nov 24th 2018 at 11:00AM
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At the borders of Utah and Nevada, the Bonneville Salt Flats present an
excellent playground for automotive enthusiasts. Thanks to the Flats' sheer
vastness and even ground, the large open space has developed a reputation as the
perfect place to do speed runs. As one Tesla driver found out recently, however,
the "safe space" is not without inherent dangers.

Youtube user Ben Ahlander recently uploaded a video of what appears to be him
piloting a Tesla Model 3 Performance to the Salt Flats and doing a few runs with
a passenger inside the car. After stopping at Wendover to charge up, the car was
full on power. As a reminder, the Performance model of the 3 uses two motors for
all-wheel drive. Tesla claims it can do 0-to-60 in 3.3 seconds and has a top
speed of 155 mph.

Ahlander decided he wanted to test out those top speed claims, and does so in a
pretty dangerous manner. During his first run, he gets up to 154 mph. On his
second run, which starts at about 2:10 in the video, he gets up to 138, then
starts to lose control. When the car starts to spin, he shows no signs that he
has any concept of countersteering, and at about 80 mph, he actually turns into
the spin, all while he and his passenger laugh like it's a roller coaster ride.
As seen earlier in the video, Ahlander is not even wearing a helmet, which makes
this type of run a major safety risk. Here's what he had to say about the
situation in a comment under the video:

"The sand is pretty forgiving! The most frightening part about this situation is
that I'm really not sure how dangerous it is but I know this is a very popular
place to race cars!"

As several other comments point out, the low center of gravity of the Tesla
likely played a major role in keeping the car planted while Ahlander lost
control. We're not your mothers and fathers, so we can't tell you what to do,
but this is a perfect example of how not to test out a car on your own.

If this is something you're interested in doing, we'd suggest going with
somebody who has experience with the area and always wearing the proper safety
equipment in case of an emergency that goes much worse than this. This guy was
nothing but lucky.

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