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Leaf Shows Well at Laguna Seca Race Track

Discussion in 'EV (Electric Vehicle) Discussion' started by hill, Jul 9, 2011.

  1. hill

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    Surprise, surprise, surprise. (But no surprise for Leaf owners :p ) ! !
    The Nissan leaf put up a respectable show on the local race track, with its many twisty turns:

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    Nissan Leaf Laps Laguna Seca: Video

    And best of all . . . it looks like all the hand wringing about heat / cooling and Leaf traction batteries were put to bed. The only car that fell victim to battery heat issues was . . . . . . can you guess ??

    Don't forget to check out the video! Surprisingly to many, the Leaf not only was able to get out of its own way . . . it actually passed a few EV's. Who knew!

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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    I was not aware just how much I expect engine noise. Thanks.
     
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    Nice video, I brought back fond memories on a Motorcycle track day I did at Laguna Seca many years ago. The Leaf driver was good. I got the impression he has lot of track time but not at Laguna Seca because he really improved towards the end.

    Edit: My guess about the driver was pretty good.

    This LS Leaf video if more fun. Better than the original I think. It gives you more of a feel what the track is like.
    [ame="http://vimeo.com/25694725"]Nissan Leaf at Laguna Seca - Interior View on Vimeo[/ame]
     
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