[SPEAKER_02]: The next accelerating is in everything, that's why we do the hike, so we can test braking, we can test ride and handling and hitching up and all the other components to telling.
[SPEAKER_02]: But it is fun to put truck side by side and see which one is the best at accelerating a trailer down the strip.
[SPEAKER_02]: It was also funny.
[SPEAKER_02]: Fair.
[SPEAKER_02]: I'm about to make it sound like it's a dumb thing, but there were several comments saying on the HD drag race that we should do the same thing, but with much heavier trailers.
[SPEAKER_02]: Sure.
[SPEAKER_02]: I guess because that drag race we did with the trailers we were pulling was too fast.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, we were reaching seventy five seventy seventy five miles an hour, which is actually interstate speed.
[SPEAKER_00]: So that's not that's not that's relatable.
[SPEAKER_02]: You can drag race was much too fast.
[SPEAKER_00]: We need a trailer slow down, but but but I know, but it would be good, but I would agree because you could discover something more.
[SPEAKER_00]: I hope you don't discover breakage.
[SPEAKER_00]: but because if you put thirty thousand pounds behind a duly and then do just some drag racing something interesting could happen and be intense and part of that something could be either breakage but you could also discover something else about those trucks that you didn't know existed maybe some of them would overheat maybe some of them because if we do a couple of different runs maybe some of them would end up with no rear tires maybe some of them will smoke the tires to nothing [SPEAKER_00]: So, so I would say it's not out of the question.
[SPEAKER_00]: I actually brought it up during the meeting where we should tow Drag Race Heavy.
[SPEAKER_00]: Would do a lease?
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_02]: That'd be pretty cool.
[SPEAKER_00]: Let us know what else would you like to see us drag race with.
[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe turbocharged trucks, which are brand new, maybe smaller trucks, yeah, maybe we've done electric drag racing without trailers and those vehicles are just ridiculous.
[SPEAKER_00]: Those vehicles like the Rivians and the Hummer, EV and a lot of the others, they're just super mega fast.
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and especially up here at Altitude, or Patmosphere's little thinner, and that doesn't impact the EVs.
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_02]: Fending thing, it's actually a little easier for the EVs, because they're not pushing as much air out of the way.
[SPEAKER_02]: So, whereas a combustion vehicle is usually slower at Altitude, EVs are usually marginally faster.
[SPEAKER_00]: Exactly.
[SPEAKER_00]: So we're open to your suggestions.
[SPEAKER_00]: If you told us don't ever do this again, we probably won't.
[SPEAKER_00]: But if you told us, hey, we want to see something else.
[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe VIII versus Turbo.
[SPEAKER_00]: See how the turbocharger affects or changes that towing experience.
[SPEAKER_00]: So we can do that too.
[SPEAKER_02]: Let us know.
[SPEAKER_02]: We go where the people want us to go.
[SPEAKER_02]: That's the goal.
[SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
[SPEAKER_00]: All right.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for joining us.
[SPEAKER_00]: And this one.
[SPEAKER_00]: And we'll see you next time.
[SPEAKER_00]: This was episode two, eighty nine.
[SPEAKER_00]: Wow.
[SPEAKER_00]: So next time it will be at two, ninety.
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[SPEAKER_00]: Can close three hundred.
[SPEAKER_00]: Nice.
[SPEAKER_00]: What are we going to do for three hundred episode?
[SPEAKER_00]: Something special.
[SPEAKER_02]: Have a barbecue.
[SPEAKER_00]: Cool.
[SPEAKER_00]: Cole will probably present us with a cake.
[SPEAKER_00]: That would be nice.
[SPEAKER_00]: That would be a cool if Cole gave us a cake.
[SPEAKER_02]: The three hundred we should do a live audience podcast.
[SPEAKER_00]: That would be big.
[SPEAKER_00]: That would be.
[SPEAKER_02]: So they can see behind the camera Cole just bored out of his mind.
[SPEAKER_02]: That would be fun.
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, that would be fun.
[SPEAKER_00]: All right.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for joining us and I will see you next time.
About this episode
Exploring the thrilling world of towing drag races, the hosts discuss the excitement of testing trucks against each other while hauling trailers. They share insights on the challenges of towing at high speeds and contemplate future drag races with heavier trailers, turbocharged trucks, and even electric vehicles. The conversation highlights the unique performance dynamics of combustion versus electric trucks, especially at altitude. Listeners are encouraged to suggest new ideas for upcoming races, making it a collaborative experience for the audience.
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