Launching on Street Tires

[Black03Mach]

Whats a good way to get around 1.9-2.0 60ft times on street tires? I know to avoid the water box, and to spin the tires to clean them off, and slipping the clutch, but any other advice?

[texas89lx]

slight slight spin, 11 revolutions for the distance it would take to make 10 if the car wasnt slipping is usually ideal...

[Turbo]

i roll through the waterbox and do a short burnout, then go straight to staging

[96gts]

Originally posted by mr. turbo
i roll through the waterbox and do a short burnout, then go straight to staging

Thanks for getting water all over the starting line, PAL. :mad:

I hate when people do that, espeically if they aren't running skinnies upfront, but it's even worse if they do it on street tires. Is that what you do Mr. Turbo, burn out on street tires and roll through the water box on your street tires????

You didn't specify otherwise so I just assumed this.

[Black03Mach]

Originally posted by 96gts


Thanks for getting water all over the starting line, PAL. :mad:

I hate when people do that, espeically if they aren't running skinnies upfront, but it's even worse if they do it on street tires. Is that what you do Mr. Turbo, burn out on street tires and roll through the water box on your street tires????

You didn't specify otherwise so I just assumed this.

I think he meant he drives through, and then does a dry burnout to evaporate the water

[texas89lx]

the waterbox is highly unessecary for street tires, and most drag radials

[96gts]

Originally posted by BSapphire95GT


I think he meant he drives through, and then does a dry burnout to evaporate the water

Yes I know that's exactly what he said, and that is exactly why I get mad. The front tires still have water on them, and he's not getting out and wiping them off, who does?

I see ricers doing this all the time. They pull their little rice mobile up to the water box, and with their front tires in the water box, they do a burn out, and then of course they drive right through the box. This gets water all over the starting line and completely screws the guy's chances behind him of trying to get traction.

[Turbo]

usually i drive beside it and back up to the water, not actually in the box, but to where theres enough to get a good spin started, and dry burnouts can start wheel hop

[TrueBlue01]

I run nitto DR's and don't drive through the water box. I need to get a line lock but in the mean time i just go around it and heat the tires up through the starting line. (I'm also not a big fan of power braking) Drop your tire pressure down to suitible track conditions. (I live in florida so i normaly run at 29 psi on the street and anywhere between 25-15 psi at the track) I cut a normal 1.7 60ft with my best being a 1.58 in full street trim.

Oh i forgot to mention i won't be at the track anytime soon. I have driven to different tracks all over the state just to race but now i'm running out of options and need to get a cage. Just do like i do and find a road that nobody travels much and just practice your launch. Hey after all your only doing the speed limit when your done and you can't get a ticket if you don't spin your tires.:naughty:

[Turbo]

you can get a exihition of acceleration ticket here in texas for that, its a bs ticket but they like to write it

[D0T C0M]

The bullitt might be down at HRP tomorrow, what kinda pressures for the stock goodyears???

[Turbo]

anything under 25 psi for all radial tires hurts more than helps, radials are meant to have pressure, unless its a drag radial specifically designed for less pressure

[colt .45]

I run street tires at 32psi and get constant 1.9-2.0
Rev to 1500 and practically dump the clutch.

[texas89lx]

60' time is part grip, part gearing, and part power

[Turbo]

disconnecting your sway bar will help too

[D0T C0M]

Originally posted by mr. turbo
disconnecting your sway bar will help too

is that hard on the car launching w/o that support??

[texas89lx]

the swaybar doesnt support anything really, it just is there to try and level the car under cornering, it has no effective rate if both ends move the same amount in the same direction
it does restrict the front end rising some, which hurts weight transfer rearward onto the drive wheels...