

She found the front with each of her first four drives tonight and was able to dictate the pace and win.


You are only as good as the horses you drive, it really helps, I’ve been pretty lucky.” “I tend to want to fly under the radar a bit, but I’m really grateful with everything I’ve been able to do in the last couple of years. “I’ve been really fortunate to drive lots of really good horses, which helps. “Sometimes things just fall into place,” Gath told Trots Vision. Reinswoman Kate Gath drove five winners at Ballarat on Saturday night. The fact Gath threatened the leaderboard at a metropolitan meeting makes her achievement all the more meritorious.
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I’d borrow his wheels and drive to France anytime, though I’m not sure I’d follow him to Mars.The breathtaking milestone built on what had already been a stunning night for drivers courtesy of Kate Gath’s exploits, with the runaway leader in the Metropolitan Driver of the Year award falling only narrowly shy of joining the 24 Australian drivers to register six wins at a meeting.
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Free supercharging sounds nuts, right? But it’s real. I also like being able to drive to the south of France without spending a penny on fuel. That said, Hay-Nicholls concludes, "I want a bit of eccentricity in my automobiles. Craziness is part of the brand’s DNA."Ībove: Driving the Tesla Model S (Instagram: fh3_yellownathan03) But then it would lose its individuality. Critics say it’s time for Tesla to enter a new chapter, appointing an executive from Volkswagen, Toyota or Ford to run it. Musk’s meltdowns, both on Twitter and in the boardroom won’t help the faith of customers and shareholders. Looking ahead, "Tesla has a lot riding on the next 12 months if it’s to keep improving. notorious 'Ludicrous Mode' enabling 0-60mph in a Lamborghini-crushing 2.5 seconds." Regardless, "It’s a car unlike any I’ve driven before and, as a long-distance cruiser, I loved it." Test driving the Tesla, Hay-Nicholls does notice a nod (or two) to Elon Musk: "My Model S comes with ‘Bio-Weapon Defense Mode’. His tunnel boring company is called The Boring Company." He started selling flamethrowers just for a lark. But for all his madness he is a genius, and quite an amusing one. He wants to colonise Mars, and says the people he sends there should be 'prepared to die'. So is driving a Tesla a mirror image of its mercurial CEO? Hay-Nicholls says, "Tesla boss Elon Musk is basically Hugo Drax from Moonraker. But the steering is good and the chassis’s not bad, albeit a little heavy. the driving experience remains futuristic."Ībove: Inside the Tesla Model S (Image: Green Car Journal) What about performance? Hay-Nicholls warns, "if you keep flooring the throttle to give yourself what might be termed a ‘Silicon Valley facelift’ your battery will drain itself like a drunk in a bus shelter." That said, "It feels like you’re driving in a video game. And you charge it just like you would your smartphone." All the features are apps, from the climate control to Spotify. For starters, everything apart from the steering and indicators is controlled through the dashboard-mounted computer screen. He explains, "The thing you need to get your head around when driving a Tesla is that it’s not like a regular car. Stick it in semi-autonomous mode and cue up the in-car entertainment."

His first impressions? He says, "There are no gears, there is never-ending torque, it is silent, and the ride is perfectly suited to motorways. To answer this question, Hay-Nicholls put a Model S P100D to the test on a road trip from London to the south of France. Hay-Nicholls poses a provactive question: is a Tesla "only famous for its unpredictable boss or genuinely good to drive?"Ībove: CEO Elon Musk and his Tesla Model S (Image: Business Insider) draws some striking parallels between the Tesla driving experience and its eccentric CEO, Elon Musk. However, Adam Hay-Nicholls at London's City A.M. There are plenty of Tesla reviews out there. Driving a Tesla is a glimpse into the brilliance (and madness) of Elon Musk
