After his unfortunate off two years ago, when racing great Randy Pobst flew over a bump and off the track not far from the summit, or last year when the windshield fogged up and Pobst couldn’t navigate Tesla’s complicated 17-inch touch screen to turn on the defrost, this year the 90-plus-pro-wins Pobst has a new car and a much better understanding of Pikes Peak’s wild whoop-dee-doos and Tesla’s sub-menus.
“I’m coming back with the Unplugged Performance Tesla Model S Plaid we call Dark Helmet,” Pobst announced on his Instagram.
The Model S is the work of noted Tesla tuner Unplugged Performance, which is as close to an AMG or an M as Tesla’s likely to get. Dark Helmet’s modifications include massive aero add-ons front and rear, Ohlins TTX 4-way coilovers, Unplugged Performance full suspension links package, carbon-ceramic brakes, carbon-fiber widebody, and 330/710-19 Yokohama A005 slicks.
Pobst’s Insta posts showed a series of big-bump parking-lot testing runs at Pikes Peak International Raceway, so with that and, presumably, a tutorial on the touchscreen, Pobst has no excuses this year.
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