Track Virgin?
5th Gear Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 4,794
From: S.burbs Chicago
Turn off traction control.
Going with anyone that knows the ropes of the place?
Also advise to watch others running for a while and get an idea.
Here is a good read. From the guy that helped me out my 1st time the strip
https://mustangforums.com/forum/stre...ow-to-faq.html
Going with anyone that knows the ropes of the place?
Also advise to watch others running for a while and get an idea.
Here is a good read. From the guy that helped me out my 1st time the strip
https://mustangforums.com/forum/stre...ow-to-faq.html
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,387
From: MA
You don't need to do a real brake stand... from what I've heard a real burnout on DRs will just cause them to get greasy. A quick spin of the tires to clean them up will be your best bet for DRs.
Now if you have street tires, a longer burnout might be more beneficial to warm them up some...
But I've yet to take my car to the strip... this is talk from my motorcycle racing experience at the track.
Now if you have street tires, a longer burnout might be more beneficial to warm them up some...
But I've yet to take my car to the strip... this is talk from my motorcycle racing experience at the track.
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,852
From: East Moline, IL
You've got it backwards. For a DR I'd smoke them a little. Use first gear not second. You have to rev it it a little, dump the clutch, then hit the brake while giving it gas. Two things not to do is hit the brake so hard that you stall, and don't bounce it off of the limiter. It is easy to do once you've got the hang of it.
As stated above, rev it up to around 4k or so, dump the clutch, tap the brake and keep your foot on it, but don't mash it. Just enough to keep the car from moving. During the burnout, keep your RPMs around 5k. You want to see about 5 seconds of smoke. (now, if you've never used these tires before, you may want to do a practice one in your driveway so they can get scuffed up a bit. They won't stick nearly as well until they've had a few burnouts) now let off the brake but don't let off the gas just yet. Ride through the burnout. After about 10 feet let off the gas and slow down so you can stage. Stage. When both cars are staged, pop your RPMs up to around 3500/4000 and dump the clutch on the last yellow.
After a few passes, try to keep the gas pedal down during the shifts as well (as long as you're quick). But I wouldn't suggest that for the 1-2 shift until your tires are really hooking.
Most of all, have fun!
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,491
From: TEXAS
Agreed. I would only spin street tires a few rotations to clean them. DR's need to heat up in order to stick. Another thing is, it feels like you're burning them for a long time, but when you look back on video, it's very short. Unless you have 3.73's or higher, you'll want to do the burnout in 1st gear since you don't have line locks.
As stated above, rev it up to around 4k or so, dump the clutch, tap the brake and keep your foot on it, but don't mash it. Just enough to keep the car from moving. During the burnout, keep your RPMs around 5k. You want to see about 5 seconds of smoke. (now, if you've never used these tires before, you may want to do a practice one in your driveway so they can get scuffed up a bit. They won't stick nearly as well until they've had a few burnouts) now let off the brake but don't let off the gas just yet. Ride through the burnout. After about 10 feet let off the gas and slow down so you can stage. Stage. When both cars are staged, pop your RPMs up to around 3500/4000 and dump the clutch on the last yellow.
After a few passes, try to keep the gas pedal down during the shifts as well (as long as you're quick). But I wouldn't suggest that for the 1-2 shift until your tires are really hooking.
Most of all, have fun!
As stated above, rev it up to around 4k or so, dump the clutch, tap the brake and keep your foot on it, but don't mash it. Just enough to keep the car from moving. During the burnout, keep your RPMs around 5k. You want to see about 5 seconds of smoke. (now, if you've never used these tires before, you may want to do a practice one in your driveway so they can get scuffed up a bit. They won't stick nearly as well until they've had a few burnouts) now let off the brake but don't let off the gas just yet. Ride through the burnout. After about 10 feet let off the gas and slow down so you can stage. Stage. When both cars are staged, pop your RPMs up to around 3500/4000 and dump the clutch on the last yellow.
After a few passes, try to keep the gas pedal down during the shifts as well (as long as you're quick). But I wouldn't suggest that for the 1-2 shift until your tires are really hooking.
Most of all, have fun!
I know the number of heat cycles on sportbike tires can greatly affect the performance of the tires, is it the same for DR car tires?
Thread Starter
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 323
From: Florida
Turn off traction control.
Going with anyone that knows the ropes of the place?
Also advise to watch others running for a while and get an idea.
Here is a good read. From the guy that helped me out my 1st time the strip
https://mustangforums.com/forum/stre...ow-to-faq.html
Going with anyone that knows the ropes of the place?
Also advise to watch others running for a while and get an idea.
Here is a good read. From the guy that helped me out my 1st time the strip
https://mustangforums.com/forum/stre...ow-to-faq.html
Agreed. I would only spin street tires a few rotations to clean them. DR's need to heat up in order to stick. Another thing is, it feels like you're burning them for a long time, but when you look back on video, it's very short. Unless you have 3.73's or higher, you'll want to do the burnout in 1st gear since you don't have line locks.
As stated above, rev it up to around 4k or so, dump the clutch, tap the brake and keep your foot on it, but don't mash it. Just enough to keep the car from moving. During the burnout, keep your RPMs around 5k. You want to see about 5 seconds of smoke. (now, if you've never used these tires before, you may want to do a practice one in your driveway so they can get scuffed up a bit. They won't stick nearly as well until they've had a few burnouts) now let off the brake but don't let off the gas just yet. Ride through the burnout. After about 10 feet let off the gas and slow down so you can stage. Stage. When both cars are staged, pop your RPMs up to around 3500/4000 and dump the clutch on the last yellow.
After a few passes, try to keep the gas pedal down during the shifts as well (as long as you're quick). But I wouldn't suggest that for the 1-2 shift until your tires are really hooking.
Most of all, have fun!
As stated above, rev it up to around 4k or so, dump the clutch, tap the brake and keep your foot on it, but don't mash it. Just enough to keep the car from moving. During the burnout, keep your RPMs around 5k. You want to see about 5 seconds of smoke. (now, if you've never used these tires before, you may want to do a practice one in your driveway so they can get scuffed up a bit. They won't stick nearly as well until they've had a few burnouts) now let off the brake but don't let off the gas just yet. Ride through the burnout. After about 10 feet let off the gas and slow down so you can stage. Stage. When both cars are staged, pop your RPMs up to around 3500/4000 and dump the clutch on the last yellow.
After a few passes, try to keep the gas pedal down during the shifts as well (as long as you're quick). But I wouldn't suggest that for the 1-2 shift until your tires are really hooking.
Most of all, have fun!
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Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Florida
