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At my most recent autocross (my 2nd) I tried to do a launch where I revved up to around 3500 and then fed in some clutch to get going. The clutch pedal stopped about halfway up and failed to continue to release. By that time I was going pretty good and into the first left hander which was right after the starting gate. I am not sure if I used my left foot to pull it the rest of the way up or if it came up by itself, but it smelled terrible like I had been purposely slipping the clutch. I didn't have any other trouble with it after that, but it was kind of unsettling. Clutch is new in the last 10,000 miles and the car was warmed up from the 45 minute drive to the site, and I was in the first heat. For the remaining 3 launches I just did the normal start like I do at regular stoplights, except that I did maximum acceleration once the clutch was fully engaged.
Steve
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