Going to the track for the first time tommorow
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Play with your air pressure a bit. I would start at 25psi and work your way down.. Don't go below 15psi give or take though. Make sure you do an adequate burnout, 7-10 seconds is what I do, you want to see a bit of smoke but you don't want it to be a pyro technics show... Drive around the burnout box and then back into it. This prevents water from your front tires fowling the line. And don't do what I did the first time. Pay attention to where the cars stage.. My dumb ass kept rolling all the way past and my back tires staged.. I waited there till the track official wrapped on my window and told me to back up... hahahahaha... Don't be too worried about your first times, chances are they're suck... I improved a half a second from my first time. Roll your windows up, turn off your lights if they're on and have a blast...
90_Red_LX
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He's running the street tires not the drag radials. Go around the water box, rev it up, dump the clutch, and do a nice 2 second burnout to clean your tires off. I just ride myn up to the staging lights and go from there.
90_Red_LX
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Be sure to have fun, thats what it's all about. Be ready though, especially when you stage. They drop the lights fast where I run so when you light up the staging lights so be prepared. I personally didn't go for reaction times and I wouldn't really worry about it for your first time, just too much to focus on when your trying to make a good clean pass. I just went on the green, giving me a little more time to be prepared and not worry about redlighting. Just be sure to slip the clutch when you leave instead of dumping it (like I tend to do.) If you dump it you'll spin or bog for sure. As for launching, I launch at about 2g give or take, but you'll have to experiment with your car on your own. Try messing around on the way over and get a good idea where to start. I'd say try about 2-2500rpm. Good luck man!
