As I'm watching videos like this shot with very fast shutter speed cameras, it's really hard for me to get a sense of how fast the car is actually going. Even the static shots of the car driving past, there's just no sense of is that really that fast? I've attached plenty of cameras to cars and have shot at the Indy 500, but the video has just never given me that "wow that's fast" sense.

Granted. But, on the track, acceleration is only one component.

I've been passed on the track by cars with hundreds of horsepower less with a better track setup, lighter, and with better drivers.

There are reports of people taking EVs to the track but they are usually hampered by charging availability and heat dissipation. I've also heard that braking can be a challenge because you want to use regenerative braking as much as possible but that can make the braking unpredictable. The last thing you want coming in hot on a corner is to have any doubt about how well your heavy EV is going to shed speed.

I don't know for sure, but I'd make an educated guess that the EVs are really hard on tires. Lots of torque and relatively heavy is a bad combination for tire longevity.

The other problem EV owners face is that tracks have banned them due to the fire risk in the case of an accident. The tracks aren't equipped to handle a large LIB fire.