OK, help me out here. I've gone to drag races before, and have seen other
people do this, but do not know what the actual definition is. By the rule
book, what is a "red light"?
Rich - AShburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Trottmann [mailto:rotrottmann@davidson.edu]
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 1999 7:14 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: launch techniques?
Let me put it this way: I've NEVER red lighted, but hit 1 second plus RT's
many
a time....err on the "too soon" side.
Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
> The V6 seems to like launching at around 1800-2000 rpm with a slight
"slip"
> on the clutch. As for when to launch:
> RED...YELLOW...YELLOW...LAUNCH!!...GREEN. By the time the green hits,
> you're already in motion. Test yourself though a few times...ya might
"Jump
> the gun" a few times. Don't worry though, we've all done it whether we
> admit to it or not...I have.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Trottmann <rotrottmann@davidson.edu>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 1999 04:09 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: launch techniques?
>
> > First, don't wait for the green. If you wait til you see the green
light,
> and
> > then floor it, you're looking at a 1.0 RT, where .500 is perfect.
Launch
> off the
> > last yellow. You'll just have to find out how much traction you can
get.
> I push
> > it about 75% down off the yellow, then floor it when it grips. You might
> be able
> > to put on the brake, run the RPM's up to 1500 or so, and launch from
> there. If I
> > did that (modified V8) I'd be spinning 'til the cows came home. W/ a
V6,
> I'd
> > practise w/ launching from idle after your first run.
> > Good luck
> >
> > Dester243@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > well peepz. i'm ready for the teen drag race thing tomorrow
> > > my 97 CC v6 is gonna lose. but it's timed bracket classes. i might
> have a
> > > chance against those ferd ranger i4s. hehe. but anywayz.
> > > i decided that you guys are right,. i should leave my truck as is and
> goto
> > > the track like it that way. and now the only thing i'm afraid of
is
> > > launch techniques. can anyone please advise me on the best way to
> "time" the
> > > tree or how certain ways of acceleration works and what doesn't?
> > > -Dester
> >
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