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j.fro · 01-09-2014, 07:58 AM

Yeah, street racing is a no-no.
However, at autocrosses, I typically launch around 3000rpm and get just a bit of spin. If it's cold or the track is slick, I'll back off from that number.

$100 DE's??? I wish we had DE events that cheap at VIR. DE's there seem to be at least $250/day. Even the single session "taste of the track" is $50.

PorscheBound · 01-09-2014, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by j.fro

Yeah, street racing is a no-no.
However, at autocrosses, I typically launch around 3000rpm and get just a bit of spin. If it's cold or the track is slick, I'll back off from that number.

$100 DE's??? I wish we had DE events that cheap at VIR. DE's there seem to be at least $250/day. Even the single session "taste of the track" is $50.

When you launch are you easing the clutch out or straight dumping the clutch?

And when I say easing I don't mean super slow but maybe a 1 second release

san rensho · 01-09-2014, 12:19 PM

I get pointed by by Mustangs all the time on the track. Red light racing is just too hard on the clutch. Whats the point?

san rensho · 01-09-2014, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PorscheBound

When you launch are you easing the clutch out or straight dumping the clutch?

And when I say easing I don't mean super slow but maybe a 1 second release

The only way to launch is to rev up to 6500 RPM, let the clutch out till it starts to grab, floor the accelerator and hold it there and the rest of the launch is all clutch. Feather the clutch so that you keep the rpms above 6500 and the wheels don't spin.

A few of these launches and you wont have a clutch.

Perfectlap · 01-09-2014, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by recycledsixtie

About 10 years ago a Corvette here did a burnout start from a downtown intersection. Something broke, the car went sideways and killed a woman on the sidewalk. That should scare anybody thinking of doing this kind of thing.....

True story. I spent some time working in federal LE. A colleague in the state court calls me knowing that I'm a car guy with a "you won't believe what happened here" story. Basically he tells of two guys that were racing on the highway. They wreck and in the ensuing crash they kill a woman in another car. Remember this is state court (anything goes) not federal, so the guy with means who was racing gets a top notch insanely expensive defense lawyer. The guy of modest means gets a lawyer from the phone book. Rich guys gets vehicular manslaughter, probably 2-3 years prison. Poor guy gets death by auto, 10 year minimum sentence.

patssle · 01-09-2014, 02:40 PM

The only place I push the car is when there are no other cars in the immediate vicinity. Ramps are wonderful. Highways with breaks in traffic (and a clear line of sight for cops) are great. Red lights (not racing the other car) are fun. Taking corners that are empty at a nice speed are thrilling.

But around other cars and racing - ain't gonna happen! You just can't trust other people to do the right thing. Plus it's dangerous.

Jamesp · 01-09-2014, 03:31 PM

You really can't say "sorry about that" after injuring or killing someone because you were just out having fun street racing, and it is fun. Just make sure your life is the only one on the line when you're out having fun driving, and if you have a family, you'll need to rethink that as well.

woodsman · 01-09-2014, 03:59 PM

The slack in the CV joints is what prevents me from 'launching' Baby. She was born to run and flow free as the wind through the mountains and the curves. She cruises so smooth- the faster the smoother. Just me and her and that magic flow of bliss. The other traffic are just turds to toil with. They're gone like a whirlpool after the flush- history. Onward begs the 4500 RPM howl. I am a supreme being!I am like Senna and Prost and Jackie, er oh ****************- I turned in too quick damnit good thing I'm not at the limit or I'd be outa' room...But the car - it's faultless...

Dlirium · 01-10-2014, 01:10 PM

I came up to a stop light last week in my 2000 Boxster S. Aftermarket exhaust, UDP, and some other light mods that give me a nice sound. Guy next to me is in a brand new Tesla Model S. I didn't rev my engine or even pretend that I was up for a race, but somehow he thought it was on. He took off like a bat out of hell. There was no way I could have even BARELY kept up. That thing was plain GONE!!

Tip - don't race a Tesla :-)

Kenny Boxster · 01-10-2014, 02:24 PM

I would not recommenced launching the car unless you have upgraded your clutch. That's how I ended up changing mine.

heliguy · 01-10-2014, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dlirium

I came up to a stop light last week in my 2000 Boxster S. Aftermarket exhaust, UDP, and some other light mods that give me a nice sound. Guy next to me is in a brand new Tesla Model S. I didn't rev my engine or even pretend that I was up for a race, but somehow he thought it was on. He took off like a bat out of hell. There was no way I could have even BARELY kept up. That thing was plain GONE!!

Tip - don't race a Tesla :-)

Electric motor... max torque starts at 1 RPM.

Perfectlap · 01-10-2014, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dlirium

I came up to a stop light last week in my 2000 Boxster S. Aftermarket exhaust, UDP, and some other light mods that give me a nice sound. Guy next to me is in a brand new Tesla Model S. I didn't rev my engine or even pretend that I was up for a race, but somehow he thought it was on. He took off like a bat out of hell. There was no way I could have even BARELY kept up. That thing was plain GONE!!

Tip - don't race a Tesla :-)

LOL so true. I was following behind one on my drive from Orlando to Miami.
One minute we're doing 80...lane opens up in front of him..
Bang! in barely a blink that guy is a spec in the distance. It was like watching Star Wars.