AMG Keggers

Ok now im going to sound as dull as Forest Gump, but what is the best technique to do this
cheers guys

320 dreamer

esp off 1200 to 1500 rpm feather the throttle to get traction and launch! tires will make all the difference

AMG Keggers

and thats it...damn that was easy lol....running continentals, thanks dude

Newzchspy

The key is two fold, 60 foot time and RT (Reaction time), On a bracket tree, I go off the last yellow, in other words, I am hitting the gas when it hits the last yellow, NOT the green. Some guys go on the second to last yellow and have great RTs. On a Pro tree, unless you're really really good, I just hit it as soon as that tree lights up since there's no delay on the pro tree. We all use bracket trees, so they are more lenient.


The 0-60 (60 foot time) is tire and gear ratio dependent. A real low gear (numerically high) like a 3.73 or 4.10 or 4.11 will get your *** out of the hole real quick but then you can suffer on top end. Regardless of gear ratio, if the car is spinning (tires), and you ain't grabbin, the 60 foot will be slow which affects ET substantially. This is where drag radials come in. Street tires really do not work well or at all on VHT, so you need a good MT drag radial or Hoosier. I don't have any, BUT if I did, I'd be at 14-15 LBS on those. BFG also makes one too for our cars. That'll get you "hooked" and going for a good et. I don't care much what the MPH is at the end so much as a lower ET. Lowest ET wins regardless of the speed each one ran.(Assuming you don't bust out) You can run a 12.5 at 114 MPH and get beat by a guy who ran a 12.4 at 111 MPH.

Remember the old drag racers adage, "Spinnin ain't winnin."

AMG Keggers

bloody hell i need to be a physics professor lmao....thanks very much

Dingleberry

i just close my eyes and stomp on the gas

jturkel

lol......and then i go sideways and go nowhere anywhere fast

Gramma_Benz

Would this be you in the Cobra .28 seconds in? LOL!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDRWY5hUKU8

francoisisp

+1

Newzchspy

Idiot took out the curb and then kept driving????

AirFrcd

drug delivery

Having only taken my C55 to the drag strip once, I know it can be launched from 2000 rpm with little to no wheel spin if the gas is properly modulated. Any more than that and it'll want to break loose standing still.

c32used

you guys sure know how to make a thread entertaining

320 dreamer

with my c3 pulley anything above 1500 rpm and im burning rubber !

AMGMIZ

you mean like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8UM5bX0DdE

just don't run in dyno mode like i did in this pass
lol

leave the esp off and launch at 1200rpm 12.9 @109

drug delivery

I had no idea there was a dyno mode. Learn something new every day.

But 12.9 @ 109 with 1200 rpm launch? What's your secret?

Just saw your video with the burnout. Very nice. I can't seem to do a burnout with out the active handling coming on. Is ESP completely off with one push of the button? I know with my Corvette I have to hold down the button for 5 seconds to turn off both traction control and active handling, but it only has to be pushed once to turn off TC but leave the AH on. Is there something similar with the C55?

AMGMIZ

Look up dyno mode
not sure if it the same for c32.
But the dyno mode won't get you good times
it's really only good for heating up the tires

My secret was pratice
that day was a track rental day
I ran about 17 times any where from 12 sec to 15 sec.

Newzchspy

Its the same for the C32 and its under Stickies for Dyno Mode as well as the reset mode!!!

c32AMG-DTM

Lowest combo of RT and ET wins; not just ET. You can run 12.5 @ 110 and get beat by a car that runs 12.6 @ 109 if he cuts a 0.0x RT and you're at 0.2 or slower.

People care about trap speeds because they're a very useful indicator of power output for that respective platform... YMMV.

Launch technique - try left foot braking, preload the TC to anywhere between 1-1,500 rpms, and quickly roll into the throttle... a decent burnout is also a must to warm up the tires and scrub off any debris. Experimentation will help you figure out what's best for you as a driver as well as your specific car.

Newzchspy

The winner is the first vehicle to cross the finish line (and therefore the driver with the lowest total reaction time + elapsed time). SO, TECHNICALLY, UNLESS YOU'RE BRACKET RACING, THE WINNER IS THE FIRST GUY TO CROSS THE LINE!!

"a decent burnout is also a must to warm up the tires and scrub off any debris."

I don't believe that burnouts are that helpful or useful for those of us on street tires. In fact I always go "around" the water on my Pilot Sports since there's no sense in me heating them up. It helps much more on drag radials.

c32AMG-DTM

Actually, even in bracket racing, the first car to cross the line is the winner - only with the caveat that he/she can't cross faster than their stated time (DQ'ing the run, much the same as jumping the tree and redlighting).

Why are you shouting?

Koru_Kinshi

It takes a lot of finesse to launch our cars. And yes, it definitely takes practice. I know from experience.

jturkel

Hooley only does his dragstrip runs in dynomode......and he pulled a 1.6 60' on DRs.......so i beg to differ. you need to proper tire setup to run in dynomode and that way your ESP never cuts in