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\\u201cTony Stark\\u201d was the obvious lead in to this episode with PGR Racing and their EV racing car that recently competed in the 2021 One Lap of America.\\xa0 On this episode, Andrew DeKoning and Chad Martin go into the pluses and minuses of racing an electric vehicle in the One Lap of America and racing an EV in general.\\xa0 We really had no reference to racing an EV, except for those unfounded rumors on several golf courses.\\xa0 Bill was stuck late at work so he sounds a bit \\u201ctinny\\u201d for most of this episode.\\xa0 We learned a ton during the episode about racing EV\\u2019s and we even know what PGR stands for now.

In this episode of Dominating with Dawson, we go over what a contact patch is and how it is the key to driving and racing.\\xa0 The contact patch is the portion of a tire that is in contact with the track surface, and the contact patch is influenced by the weight transfer during the driving.\\xa0 The control of the contact patch through the control of the weight transfer is the key to maximizing your traction and use of traction during driving and is a direct measure of the potential speed and track time that you can achieve.\\xa0 And we may have ended up planning a race with Ben Dawson.

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Highlights from this episode include:

1)\\xa0 We have never driven an EV on track so Andrew and Chad review some of the differences that they feel, hear, and the driving changes that are required related to changing from an internal combustion engine (ICE) when transitioning to an electric vehicle (EV).\\xa0 Regenerative braking is also another significant difference between the two, along with the weight associated with the batteries.

2)\\xa0 Where an EV excels currently and where there are still limitations and challenges to racing EV\\u2019s.

3)\\xa0 What PGR Racing modified on their Tesla Model 3 to help with the challenges of the One Lap of America and why they chose the Model 3 vs the other available EV options.

4)\\xa0 Details on the upcoming test of autocross\'ing a Tesla in Autopilot.\\xa0 No back seat driving though, thankfully, lol.

5)\\xa0 Bill fights not to make the Tesla model name joke.\\xa0 He may even have succeeded.\\xa0 (Hint:\\xa0 the model names are S, 3, X, and Y)

6)\\xa0 A recent market change is the availability of several options for making the car suitable for track use and there are several more expected to be coming in the future.

7)\\xa0 The downside of changing tires right before the start of the first event on the One Lap of America.\\xa0 Key word:\\xa0 mold release.

8)\\xa0 Everything you ever wanted to know about charging for the transits and at the track.

9)\\xa0 Did the Tesla have any mechanical issues and what the PGR team did to prepare the car for the event.

10)\\xa0 Tips that they have learned from their One Lap of America experiences in an EV.