Travis Reeder, Formula Drift Pro driver, 2018 Formula Drift Pro2 Champion, and FD Pro Rookie have a lot of buzz around him and his team. That is mainly due to Travis and Napoleon Motorsports building the first PRO ELECTRIC drift car. However, in the first two events of the season they have not been able to run the car and had to go to their backup car, Travis’s 240sx from Pro2. There has been a ton of controversy around the EL1 Camaro. Should the car be allowed to run, is it safe, too boring for a sport like drifting are only a few of the shots thrown at them.
Travis joins us on the podcast to talk about how the car works, drifts, how he linked up with Napoleon Motorsports and so much more!
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CONTENT CHEAT MENU:
0:20 Intro
1:50 How’d you link up with Napoleon?
4:50 How much seat time do you have so far?
5:50 The difference drifting an electric drift car
8:20 Difference between Pro and Pro2
11:18 Can you tune the throttle?
13:30 How comparable is electric power to horsepower
15:40 How much power does the EL1 make?
17:07 Any doubts?
18:40 How do other FD drivers feel?
20:20 What really happened at FDLB, why were you not allowed to run the EL1?
24:00 Making sure the car is allowed at every other track
28:00 Why didn’t you use it at FD Orlando
33:20 Preparing for new tracks
35:00 Adjusting this car vs a conventional drift car at the track.
38:20 Wheels are like an electric car quick change?
41:12 Difference driving w/ guys like Tuerck & Gitten Jr.
43:55 Driving Blind
47:25 Drifting Pro Tip (for chase runs)
48:50 New view for Livestream
49:58 2019 goals
51:38 Is the lack of noise a disadvantage while driving?
54:00 Do you think EVs will become more popular in drifting?
55:15 Outro / Contact info!
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Travis Reeder: @travisreeder
https://www.instagram.com/travisreeder/
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@napoleon_motorsports
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Scott Weiss (Konig) Instagram: @scott_Konig
https://www.instagram.com/scott_konig/
Joey Redmond Instagram: @joeyredmond
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