Drag Racing Techniques

[tte]

hi guys,wanna share your launching techniques?

 

mine.

1)rev my standard engine until the point where there's no tyre scratch (practice few times to know the exact point).

 

2.press clutch,go for first gear and lift up the handbrake.

 

3.when feel the rear portion of the car starts to lift,drops the handbrake and go for the finishing line.

 

anyway,i have some problems here. each time during drag,i rev the car till the redline,but my friend can catch me from the back.i feel there's loss of power in the 5k rpm region..so which one is the real or the best way? rev the engine to the max at each gear or whenever we feel the engine can't stand it anymore?

[Jason]

not having any experience what so ever, but why do you use the hand brake?

 

would be easier to have your foot on the brake and accelerator at the same time? then screwing around with the hand brake?

Edited February 12, 2005 by Jason

[Teddy]

foot to floor, let the thing valve bounce like crazy, hold clutch 1mm before it grips, and when the last orange light goes, drop the clutch.

 

Me? i don't drag.

[kangaroosa]

My fav way - Stage the car and apply just enough handbrake to stop it rolling (basically i mean, don't rip the handbrake on full).

Grab 1st gear and then press the release button on handbrake so all you then have to do is release the tension when you want to leave the lights. (nothing worse than missing a start because your fumbling with the release button).

I personally don't hold full revs on the line - i prefer to give it 2 quick revs and release the clutch on the third rev. (this takes a bit of practice...but it works for me).

I usually don't leave the line with a heap of wheelspin either. I choose to simply slip the clutch a little.

As for revving it to redline in each gear....well you know your car best. I find that if the car begins to flatten off at 6000rpm, well then theres not point revving it any further as it not making any more power. You would probably be best grabbing another gear instead of revving the engine just for the sake of it.

This is just my preferred method - Its also not so hard on the engine and driveline.

[Redwarf]

You do know that on a Corolla, if you unscrew the handbrake button, remove the spring, and replace the button, you now have a handbrake that won't lock on? Just remember to replace the spring before hitting the road again.....

[1G-GTE KE70]

i was fiddling around with that the other day and found that out too. haha saves me buying a drift handbrake button \m/

[kangaroosa]

i didnt actually know that. You learn something new every day.

[4age]

on handbreak i useto have a second hanbreak cover the littel ruber handel on your handbreak with the hole covered up so when its on it pushes the button in when i useto rally heaps just slip it on and you don't haveto play around with the spring and spend long time geting nob back on lol :insane:

Edited February 16, 2005 by 4age

[Super Jamie]

"the official rollaclub dragging at the traffic lights faq" :insane:

[crazy_bunny]

in my shitter car... i just revved it to around 5500 and dumped the clutch...... bit of tyre skip and it gripped and off i go.... got love not haveing any power and a dead slipping clutch