Launching with AUTOs sucks. Especially at the track. Embarassing if you're up against a faster car either AT or MT, whoops your ass.

Powerbraking is how I was taught to do it. But I'm kinda wondering if just punching the gas would be better. Or like you said, slowly push on the gas then progressively push the throttle.

There's always the neutral drop....lol jk dont do that. That would only hurt your tranny more than brake torquing.

You may wanna experiment at a Saturday "all night" track. Or a track that isnt that busy or even a lonely road out in the countryside. Pack a picnic bring your woman cause youre gunna wanna let it cool between runs. I ran (uneducatedly) about 13 times NEARLY nonstop and i paid for it badly. But I had fun.

Powerbraking is what I did, dont run through the gears either let the transmission do that for you. Another thing you can do but that might hurt the tranny more as well: Right before a gear change as its changing let off the gas before the change then in between the change slam that pedal so that it revs a little between changes. that way when the tranny engages gear you're not in lower RPMs but in a little higher.

Leaving the car in o/d off seems to be the safest method messing around with the gears too much. In the 1/8th seriously doubt you'd get out of 3rd into 4th. The 1/4 i dunno, never ran a 1/4. Id imagine youd barely make it into 4th.

So hope that helps if its confusing IM me or something.

Joseph

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