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[CamaroGirl]

Well, I'm taking my car to the track for the first time ever next week. Any advice?? I've been working on my launching and shifting skills, so I guess I'll see if I know how to drive for real!!

[Nachius]

Hold the brake to around 1500-1800 and mash the gas on the 3rd yellow light! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

If you let it cool down you will get better times as well!

[ June 04, 2003: Message edited by: Nachius ]</p>

[John D.]

If your on street tires there's no need to do a long burnout. Just give them a quick twist to clean them off.

Edit: I wouldn't take any drag racing advice from Shane (Nachius) [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[ June 04, 2003: Message edited by: John D. ]</p>

[V6MaroFL]

I'm assuming you've never raced at a track before with any car..

-Watch the tree with the lights a few times before you run to get down the timing

-Go when you see the third yellow

-Don't drive through the water they will be spraying right before you get to the line (assumming you are running street tires)

-Don't worry if you miss a turn around after you are done, there will be another one, dont turn around on the track!

-Don't get too nervous, remember to breathe!

Good luck, have fun and let us know how it goes [img]smile.gif[/img]

-Luke

[ June 04, 2003: Message edited by: V6MaroFL ]</p>

[Pewter99Camaro]

Good luck and if you are racing rice, if they start to pull ahead, just get out of it like something broke...just kidding because that won't happen!

[MustangEater8251]

yep pretty much covered it...

I wouldn't play with tire pressure jsut sit at 32ish lbs in all the tires, and just get the feel for racign a little.

Break torque it and as soon as you see the 3rd yellow light, go, pretend that is the green light.

Also do you understand the stagin lights? Don't be afraid to ask, most people don't first time out. I'll explain it to ya.

And don't let off ever in a race, jsut floor it, if you lose you lose, if you are worried what other people think of your times shoudl not be racing a v6 [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Slow-N-ugly]

Watch your staging beams/lights very closely.

The most embarrassing thing that can happen to a rookie is to roll through the lights during staging.

If you do the red light comes on, back up as fast as you can (remember to put it back in first [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] )or the starter will look at you funny and point for you to back up.

[Mighty Thor]

"UPDATE"

[zlexiss]

Here's the New Racer page at SIR, the local strip. While some of the things are specific to here, there's some general process stuff that should apply almost anywhere..

http://www.sirace.com/Rules/newracer.htm

-Jeff

[davetheking]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Slow-N-ugly:
Watch your staging beams/lights very closely.

The most embarrassing thing that can happen to a rookie is to roll through the lights during staging.

If you do the red light comes on, back up as fast as you can (remember to put it back in first [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] )or the starter will look at you funny and point for you to back up.<hr></blockquote>

im going to have to correct you. about a year ago, when i was a rookie, i stalled. everyone was alughing. it sucked. that is the most embarassing thing. even the announcer gut was making fun.

[AZv6camaro]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by zlexiss:
Here's the New Racer page at SIR, the local strip. While some of the things are specific to here, there's some general process stuff that should apply almost anywhere..

http://www.sirace.com/Rules/newracer.htm

-Jeff<hr></blockquote>

hey i live in Tucson to, my times at SIR suck. I here its from the our alititude and that tucson is had crappy racing conditions. But anyways my best run there was a 16.4 :mad: . what are u running?

[zlexiss]

AZ: I haven't run my car yet, I'm always playing ice hockey friday nights while the test n' tunes are on.

I'll be at SIR Sunday morning for the SCCA autocross though, if you want to show up :)

-Jeff

[BLUE]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by CamaroGirl:
working on my launching and shifting skills, so I guess I'll see if I know how to drive for real!!<hr></blockquote>

If you're driving an auto, YOU don't need to be working on your shifting kills. ;)

[ June 13, 2003: Message edited by: BLUE ]</p>

[Jack]

She has an M5.

[MustangEater8251]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Jack:
She has an M5.<hr></blockquote>

Ok then I woudl keep the revs about 2500-3k, and ride the clutch a little at the launch, and start doing this as soon as you see the third light.

Keep practicing till you get to the point where you dead hook and launch hard. First couple trips you may bog down or spin, just takes practice to get the feel, helps a little to practice on the street, then on the track jsut slip the clutch out a little harder and go form there.