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Daijiro Yoshihara, best known for his ability to control a Formula Drift car, is returning to Colorado for the 100th Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this week with Evasive Motorsports and ENEOS Oil, Japan\u2019s largest oil company and a major supplier of motor oil and transmission fluids to the majority of Asian vehicle manufacturers.<\/p>\n
In 2019 and 2020, Evasive Motorsports came to the \u201cRace to the Clouds\u201d with a 900-horsepower turbocharged Toyota 86, which competed in and won the Unlimited Class its second year of competing. Last year, however, Evasive, ENEOS and Yoshihara made a 180-degree turn in their Pikes Peak efforts, abandoning their proven race winner for a Tesla Model 3 Performance.\u00a0 Last year ENEOS introduced a new EV Fluid Series, designed to optimize the efficiency and performance of electric vehicles.<\/p>\n
Looking at the changing landscape of the automotive market, Evasive Motorsport\u2019s Mike Chang knew it was time to look to the future, and the challenges of preparing and racing an electric vehicle. After all, using the modified Toyota 2JZ turbocharged engine allowed them to compensate for reduced air pressure during the climb to 14,115 feet. Unable to modify the electric motors in the Turn 14 Distribution\/Yokohama Tire\/ENEOS\/Evasive Motorsports Tesla Model 3 Pikes Peak race car, the team had to make other changes to prepare for the 12.42-mile sprint up to the Peak, a climb of 4724 feet.<\/p>\n
Chang realized they needed to place more emphasis on vehicle preparation, in order to maintain speed through the 156 corners, so many changes to the chassis, suspension, brakes and tires were made. New for 2022, the Tesla is using Yokohama racing slicks fitted to prototype 18-inch Tian wheels. There are EVS discs on the rear to aid cooling for the Brembo Pista brakes. Using advanced KW coil dampers that allow significant adjustments in compression, rebound and ride height will help ensure the tires remain in contact with the road.<\/p>\n
Since the Model 3 isn\u2019t exactly the height of competitive preparation, sourcing parts was a challenge. Whatever it couldn\u2019t buy, Evasive was able to fabricate, including new suspension arms, spherical links and joins, as well as a new front sway bar.<\/p>\n
Another important aspect is air management, both in terms of aerodynamic downforce and battery cooling. To assist, Evasive Motorsports are using wider, carbon fiber Artisan Spirits fenders, which offer a wider track that aids stability and accommodates the wider slick tires. The Voltex rear wing on the tailgate increases downforce over the rear wheels, working together with Evasive\u2019s bespoke carbon fiber front splitter and rear diffuser.<\/p>\n
Improved cooling of the Tesla Model 3\u2019s motors and batteries, airflow and mass, Evasive is using its EVS Tuning brand, Evasive created a carbon fiber front bumper and vented hood, together with EVS\u2019 carbon fiber doors, roof, tailgate and rear window. These, of course, further reduce weight of the Model 3, giving the batteries less mass to haul up the hill. The original Tesla electric motors remain in place. Evasive added a Quaife ATB rear differential to help power distribution on corner exit.<\/p>\n
It can get quite hot at the lower elevations that the driver and car will have to address, so added cooling features were taken into account: there are rear inlet ducts, a CSF radiator and oil cooler, a nitrogen dioxide sprayer that is triggered when a preset temperature is reached and an EVS Tuning Dual Chiller has been added to keep the car at optimum level.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur first attempt at Pikes Peak with the Tesla in 2021 ended prematurely with a technical problem we were unable to trigger in testing,\u201d Chang admitted. \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to replicate the conditions and load not eh vehicle during testing, especially with a new car that presented us with a steep learning curve. We\u2019ve worked continuously to address all the areas we can improve and have got a much better understanding of the Tesla Model 3\u2019s strengths and weaknesses. We\u2019re confident the car will be a genuine contender in this year\u2019s Exhibition Class,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lacking a dedicated EV class, all electric vehicles are relegated to the Exhibition Class.<\/p>\n
Specs are noted below:<\/p>\n
Turn 14 Distribution \/\u00a0Yokohama Tire\u00a0\/ ENEOS \/ Evasive Motorsports Tesla Model 3 Pikes Peak<\/p>\n
Motor \/ Battery Cooling:<\/strong><\/p>\n CSF Radiators radiator \/ oil cooler, NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) sprayer, custom hood vent and rear inlet ducts,\u00a0EVS Tuning Dual Chiller<\/p>\n Suspension \/ Chassis:<\/strong><\/p>\n KW Competition 3 Way coilover suspension, SPL Suspension spherical links, Evasive Motorsports spherical joints and custom front sway bar, MPP front upper A-arms and rear lower arms, Quaife ATB rear differential in modified frame, air jack lift system<\/p>\n Wheels \/ Tires \/ Brakes:<\/strong><\/p>\n Prototype 18×11\u201d Titan 7 T-P5 forged wheels with Evasive Motorsports rear aero covers,\u00a0280\/680-18 Yokohama slicks, Brembo Pista racing front brake kit, custom Brembo GTS rear brakes,\u00a0CSG brake pads, Evasive Motorsports electronic E-brake system<\/p>\n Exterior:<\/strong><\/p>\n Artisan Spirits widebody fenders plus carbon fiber aero kit, Evasive Motorsports custom honeycomb carbon splitter and rear diffuser,\u00a0EVS Tuning front bumper, carbon fiber vented hood and headlight covers, Voltex dry carbon Type 13 1800mm GT rear wing, Evasive Motorsports carbon fiber doors, roof, rear windshield, trunk lid and front air duct, Lexan windows<\/p>\n Interior \/ Safety:<\/strong><\/p>\n Evasive Motorsports FIA-spec rollcage, Evasive Motorsports carbon fiber dashboard, Motec C127 Datalogger\/dash display, Sparco carbon\/Kevlar QRT-K racing bucket seat, six-point harnesses and steering wheel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Daijiro Yoshihara, best known for his ability to control a Formula Drift car, is returning to Colorado for the 100th Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this week with Evasive Motorsports and ENEOS Oil, Japan\u2019s largest oil company and a major supplier of motor oil and transmission fluids to the majority of Asian vehicle manufacturers.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":86250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,3470,22],"tags":[5614,6142,9107,4553,1632,1847,9108],"class_list":["post-86249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guest-column","category-news","category-event-coverage","tag-anne-proffit","tag-electric","tag-model-3","tag-pikes-peak","tag-racing","tag-tesla","tag-yoshihara"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Evasive-Motorsports-ENEOS-Tesla-Model-3-Pikes-Peak-challenger-e1655925650518.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-mr7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86251,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86249\/revisions\/86251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}