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[Red Assasin]

Hey guys just wondering for the purpose of 1/4 drag racing what's the best way to take off the line? I.e. First, second, drive lol in my case car is streeter 202 trimatic 2500 stall

[EunUCh]

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[Ice]

D for Drag

[Bigfella237]

Talk about a "dad joke", that joke is so old I wouldn't be surprised if it predates auto transmissions themselves!

 

Bazar, once you move into stage, left foot hard on the brake and then hold the throttle flat to the boards (full throttle), the engine is now under full load and the RPM should hold at the rated stall speed of the torque converter.

 

Ideally you don't want to sit there like this for more than a few seconds but this is where the guy in the other lane might play games with you, last one into full stage determines when the lights drop but the first guy into stage can play some games too, once the first car is in full stage the second car only gets 7 seconds IIRC to also stage or they get red-lighted.

 

When you're ready to launch just side-step the brake and be ready to "pedal" the gas if the mighty 202 breaks traction, otherwise hold her flat and hang on till the end!

 

To begin with, try and launch when the last yellow goes out rather than when the green comes on, by the time the signal goes from your eye to your brain then down to your foot the green light will have (hopefully) come on.

 

Another thing to consider is if you're trying for a low ET and don't care about the reaction time or beating the car next to you, let him/her go on the green and you can launch a second or two later when you're good 'n ready, the green light only determines your reaction time, the actual ET doesn't start till you leave the pre-stage beam but again, if you sit there too long you'll get red-lighted.

 

This can be especially helpful when spooling up turbo's to get max boost off the line. The advantage here is you can concentrate on getting the fastest run possible and not get all caught up in beating the tree.

[TerrA LX]

Take off AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

[ido09s]

Every car is different so what has been mentioned here may very well not work for you

 

Its all trial and error to be honest.

 

If your using normal street tyres I dare say you will get a fair bit of spin off the line. If your using some slicks or drag radials you will probably get decent traction, either way its all about having some fun.

 

Just try something different each run till you find what works with your car. You may find stalling it up a little helps, you may find mashing the pedal works best )

Be sure to come back and let us know how you go

[torana_nick]

Reminds me of a joke I once heard about a guy racing his auto valiant.

This particular chap picks up his new car out the front of the dealership, excited that he got his first auto with the mighty power of a slant 225 six. Dropped it into D and cruised up to the new fangdangle traffic lights at the end of the street, proud as punch with his purchase, only to have an EH S4 slid up next to him.

I'll show this loser he thinks to himself as he mashes the accelerator on the green, but the EH driver is on to him. As the cars tear off down the road he finds he is slipping back as the EH gets a car length and then 2 on him. In desparation he glancing around within the car looking for the mistake he had made as surely the mighty 225 should have it over little red 179.

And then he spots his mistake, chastises himself and then slams it into "R" for race.............

Lol this reminds me of this prank.
( for some reason i can't post a YouTube link.) go to YouTube type automatic prank should be the first one

Edited by torana_nick, 06 July 2015 - 04:49 PM.