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Sunglasses Ron:
It's not so much the launch itself, it's more about getting the car into 2nd gear as fast as possible I found. IIRC I would activate the LC, lift off the throttle slightly to enable to revs to drop to just over 2k, then once the brake is released and the car sets off I would apply throttle in 1st and as soon as the car starts to loose grip I would knock it straight into 2nd and power on from there.
A Stage 2+ car has easily enough torque to pull the car from lowish revs in 2nd and it's a lot quicker than trying to tame the wheel spin in 1st gear and wasting valuable time.
If you turn the speakers up on this vid, you can hear me change to second pretty quickly..
Alex007:
I tried that but second would spin and 3rd abit of 4th!! Saturday night special 4th may rwyb try and come along!!
Sunglasses Ron:
--- Quote from: Alex007 on April 15, 2013, 06:05:07 pm ---I tried that but second would spin and 3rd abit of 4th!! Saturday night special 4th may rwyb try and come along!!
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If the track is prepped properly, you should not be getting traction issues like that.. :confused: Yes you will sometimes get a bit in second, but normally it should be fine.. Try again next time mate.. That vid was on the 21st Jan too, so it was cold and damp which wouldn't of helped. The track in the morning was comical and it wasn't until late in the afternoon that it started to be usable.
Check out our first run of the day.. :signLOL: (and no that's not clutch slip :surprised:)
They had to close the track for another hour after that run. The wheels would spin up at 40mph in 4th with part throttle it was that bad.. Track prep is key there..
As good as the night event sounds, I wouldn't build your hopes up too much for a PB there mate. I went to one a few years back and as soon as the sun dropped, the track turned in to an ice rink pretty much. May have just been a one off I suppose, but didn't fill me with confidence to do it again.
I would be tempted though if I weren't away on a Stag do.. :sad1:
Alex007:
Thanks for the advice mate!! What tyres did you have on??
Sunglasses Ron:
--- Quote from: Alex007 on April 15, 2013, 06:21:20 pm ---Thanks for the advice mate!! What tyres did you have on??
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No worries pal. Just standard Michelin PS2s..
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