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Old 06-20-2009, 11:06 AM   #1
Riptide
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Default Tried again.. FAIL

We had street legals last night at the track and so I went out wanting to work on my 60'. The DA was pretty bad, 5000', though it does get worse later on during the summer out here.

Just can't seem to figure out how to launch the car. I ran it 10x and tried experimenting with launching from 2000-2800rpm. No matter what I do I just can't seem to find the sweet spot between the clutch and the throttle where the tires hook up. I'm either spinning or I'm bogging it right as I get the clutch out. 2.4 60' times almost the entire night. I managed a single 2.3. And I turned TC on as a test and got a 2.2.

Kinda getting a little discouraged. Mishri has a pussy auto and the same setup as I do except he has 4.10 gears and UDP,CMDP. Same stock tires. No problems getting 2.1 60' times for him.

I'll give this one more shot but I'm getting to the point where if I can't get this down then I think it's getting close to where I need to make a decision. Do I want better times at the drag strip or do I want the fun of driving a manual car? It's looking like I'm no AmericanSpeed.
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