[stlwagon]

Originally Posted by FPEEK07GT

i read a good article on this a month or so ago. with street tires it is not recomended to lower the tire pressure or burn out before a race. They said the benefit of smoking the tires is non existant with street radials and is more for drag radials. I cannot remeber the reasoning but it had something to do with the compund and the waste of tread.

It's all true... Lowering pressure makes traction worse.

[redflame]

Guy's, I was reading this older post as I am considering taking my car to the track this spring. First off, I have not done this in many years and really was rookie back then as well. Not a whole look of experience here. Still am as you can tell.

So from what I have read,
1. Leave the air pressure alone in the stock rear tires
2. Don’t try the burnout in the waterbox , go around it
3. Come off the lights at around 2500 RPM's not to spin the tires
4. No need for hard shifts to avoid spinning the tires between gears.

Is all this still accurate for a rookie wanting to try his luck and have some fun?

I have been to the track with my teenage sons a few times in the last 3 years and was wondering about doing the burnout in the waterbox? It appears that most stock tire GT's are able to hold the car in place for a few seconds during their burnout. Is that just due to the lack of traction as intended or are they doing something special in the car with the brakes or something.

Sorry for the rookie questions and thanks in advance for your advise.

[JetBlack]

I found with the Pirelli's that I got noticeably better traction when they were warmed up via burnout. Not huge but definitely noticeable.

My last run, last season, I hit a 2.09 60' with 30p.s.i. in the rears and 40 in the fronts (Pirelli).

Launch on the last yellow light, don't wait for green or your reaction time will be terrible.

Big learning curve on that first run

[redflame]

Thanks JetBlack
So, when you do your burnout, your just punching throttle, spinning tires in the wetarea? No braking holding the car still, correct?

[rcurtis17]

Originally Posted by stlwagon

I'd suggest ~2500 rpms. Probably don't want to try dumping the clutch until you get a few runs under your belt.

+1. i launch at 2500 rpms easing of the clutch and hook everytime. A couple times i did some hard shifting and noticed some spin and movement in the rear. So, I eased off hard shifting until i get the drag radials. I just keep goin to get more and more experience. Hoping to get drag radials soon.

[grabborange]

Originally Posted by redflame

So from what I have read,
1. Leave the air pressure alone in the stock rear tires
2. Don’t try the burnout in the waterbox , go around it
3. Come off the lights at around 2500 RPM's not to spin the tires
4. No need for hard shifts to avoid spinning the tires between gears.

Is all this still accurate for a rookie wanting to try his luck and have some fun?

Sorry for the rookie questions and thanks in advance for your advise.

I've only been to the track twice so I would be a rookie too. I agree with above except number 4. I shift as fast as I can and certainly don't spin from 1 to2, or 2 to 3, just get a chirp. Your first couple of runs you may be mesmerized by all that is going on (watching the track guy signals, cluing in to the tree has started it's sequence and what the car next to you is doing) but by run 3 you'll probably have a general idea. I agree with initially try and launch when yellow #3 lights up.

[JetBlack]

Originally Posted by redflame

Thanks JetBlack
So, when you do your burnout, your just punching throttle, spinning tires in the wetarea? No braking holding the car still, correct?

I do my burnout without water, since they are street tires. Be sure to remember to turn traction control off I hit the gas, pop the clutch then slide my clutch foot over to ride the brake to keep me from moving.