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Right. embarassing drag racing question, sorry.
After i get my new turbo fitted, i want to head up to Santa Pod to have a crack at the 1320. However, to my shame....I've never done a burnout. I dont want to get to the water box and slide right into a marshal, either. I hear that is considered bad form.
I tend to avoid driving like a pillock on the road, and living in central london, its not like i can pop into a deserted carpark and have a crack.
Anyone got any ideas for how i can practice getting some heat into the tyres without breaking the law, or adding to my nerves on my first run?
After i get my new turbo fitted, i want to head up to Santa Pod to have a crack at the 1320. However, to my shame....I've never done a burnout. I dont want to get to the water box and slide right into a marshal, either. I hear that is considered bad form.
I tend to avoid driving like a pillock on the road, and living in central london, its not like i can pop into a deserted carpark and have a crack.
Anyone got any ideas for how i can practice getting some heat into the tyres without breaking the law, or adding to my nerves on my first run?
Is this with the MR2 on your profile mate? With a RWD manual car you're going to need a line lock to do anything like a reasonable burnout. It's a solenoid (or manually operated valve) that allows you to isolate the front brakes, so you press the pedal, activate the line lock, and then when you release the brake pedal again the pressure is still applied to the front brakes. Now as long as you have the valve closed or button pressed you can just dump the clutch and spin 'em up. Only other way really is if you're a bit handy with the ol' heel and toe; use you left foot on the clutch, apply slight brake pressure with the ball of your right foot (just enough to operate the fronts without applying too much pressure to the rears) and bring the revs up with your toes....not easy to get right.
Rat_Fink_67 said:
Only other way really is if you're a bit handy with the ol' heel and toe; use you left foot on the clutch, apply slight brake pressure with the ball of your right foot (just enough to operate the fronts without applying too much pressure to the rears) and bring the revs up with your toes....not easy to get right.
True, but most of the time it's not necessary. If you position yourself with the driven wheels in the water box, you shouldn't need the brake anyway. Hold it there on the handbrake, and when you're ready, release the handbrake and give it some welly with your right foot. The wheels should start spinning just fine. I did it like that for pretty much all of 2008 before I started using the line lock. To be honest, with road tyres, you don't need much of a burnout anyway, just enough to clean the crap off them. The extra heat from a burnout doesn't make that much difference unless you're on slicks.Bigmouse said:
Wadeski said:
ah i forgot to mention i was looking at semi-slicks (mickey Ts).
I hope you've built some strength into your drivetrain - its gonna be a long walk home!Have a read of this thread : http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Slinky said:
Bigmouse said:
Wadeski said:
ah i forgot to mention i was looking at semi-slicks (mickey Ts).
I hope you've built some strength into your drivetrain - its gonna be a long walk home!Have a read of this thread : http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
If I had another pound for everyone that ignored it and broke their car I could have twin turbos!! Edited by Bigmouse on Tuesday 29th December 16:50
When my other car was in the shop, I took the 745i to the Pod for a laugh and simply put my foot on the brake and mashed the accelerator to see how it would act doing a burnout, pointless on road tyres tbh, but it did burnout just fine, much to the amusement of the crowd, however it did step out quite a bit so you need to be careful to practice to get it right. Just don't worry about people watching you, practice makes perfect and you're there to get the perfect launch, not pu ton a show so just have fun with it.
For those with FWD and an uprated clutch/diff then position the the front wheels in the water box, apply hand brake, select 2nd gear, dial in decent revs and slip the clutch...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62RuQTt2qxI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwbrJVhSl3E
If you haven't got an uprated clutch, or a diff to heat up both tyres, IMO, drive around the water box and launch like you would away from some traffic lights. You'll save your clutch and get to do more starts. The best launches come with practice and its difficult to do that when you've left your gearbox on the startline. I've seen so many people with big power and stock tranny who dial in max revs and slip the clutch only to go home on the back of a recovery truck.
Just remember, if your planing full bore launches to help bring down your ET with drag radials or slicks and there is a weak link in your car somewhere, the Pod will find it. The MINI's above did nearly 100 launches, the red one going 11.1@123mph and used up nothing but tyres and petrol.
For those with FWD and an uprated clutch/diff then position the the front wheels in the water box, apply hand brake, select 2nd gear, dial in decent revs and slip the clutch...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62RuQTt2qxI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwbrJVhSl3E
If you haven't got an uprated clutch, or a diff to heat up both tyres, IMO, drive around the water box and launch like you would away from some traffic lights. You'll save your clutch and get to do more starts. The best launches come with practice and its difficult to do that when you've left your gearbox on the startline. I've seen so many people with big power and stock tranny who dial in max revs and slip the clutch only to go home on the back of a recovery truck.
Just remember, if your planing full bore launches to help bring down your ET with drag radials or slicks and there is a weak link in your car somewhere, the Pod will find it. The MINI's above did nearly 100 launches, the red one going 11.1@123mph and used up nothing but tyres and petrol.
Edited by BigShow on Thursday 31st December 20:41
Edited by BigShow on Thursday 31st December 20:41
At Shakey I always drive around the water and just back the rears into it
Then light em up.
At the Pod I was stopped along with others as I was told it took too long.
Alright for the big boys to blast 200ft down the track though.
This worked for me and prevented getting water on my front tyres and thus
onto the track in front of me.
Maybe thats why I run my quickest times and launch harder at Shakey.
Then light em up.
At the Pod I was stopped along with others as I was told it took too long.
Alright for the big boys to blast 200ft down the track though.
This worked for me and prevented getting water on my front tyres and thus
onto the track in front of me.
Maybe thats why I run my quickest times and launch harder at Shakey.
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