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how to start in a race

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GTn00b

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DarkShadowGT said:
yeah how about you?
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yea what did you run?
 

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twogts4us said:
Wait til you get gears, then you'll really have a problem!
But what you need is some more tire and practice. My wife's 01, with new Bridgestone Potenza RE-750 275/40 on 9" rims and 4.10 gearing, hooks much better than my 3.73 equiped stock rims and tires (of course, at 25K miles, the tires are about shot! - Goodyears ) But my point is, even an extra inch will help. But it takes practice! I can launch either of our GTs, pretty hard, with minimal tire spin - and that's the trick...get those tires to turn as quickly as possible without losing traction.
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That sounds easy but, I have fairly new tires and I can't even punch it while on a roll with out going *very* sideways. This is on 17x9's with bfg kdw's 275/40/17 me thinks. I've tried a few punches at random rpm's in a very secluded area's and I always manage to lose traction in the worst way. Granted this is while in first gear but, it kinda sucks.
 
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Redfire03GT said:
That sounds easy but, I have fairly new tires and I can't even punch it while on a roll with out going *very* sideways. This is on 17x9's with bfg kdw's 275/40/17 me thinks. I've tried a few punches at random rpm's in a very secluded area's and I always manage to lose traction in the worst way. Granted this is while in first gear but, it kinda sucks.
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Drag Radials are your friend!!!
 
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DarkShadowGT

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GTn00b said:
yea what did you run?
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14.4 all night with 2.1 60ft's at 95* outside with mods below
stupid water in the launching area. Its locals night so no prepped track
howd you do?
EDIT: nevermind i just saw your time
 

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hahnan03gt said:
how should i start a rac wut rpm to rev up to and **** if anyone can help thanks its would be aprreciated
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You should start by taking the rocks outta your mouth and then ask the question
 
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