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Rollin on 17s
03-01-2006, 19:57
Quick question as i know this forum is driving related rather than cleaning like cliosport. What is the best way to launch? How many revs do you give when you drop the clutch? Ive just bought a 182 and im going to the pod in jan, so any advise? Also planning on a valver track car later in the year. I know this is in the wrong forum, but it will be seen here!
Cheers Nick

Lunner
03-01-2006, 20:49
I'm not a fan of quarter miling atall, but i'll share my experiances.

It all depends on what car you have, play around witht eh revs, and remember pod is super sticky so will need a few more revs than on the road.

You want a bit of wheel spin but not too much, and warm your tyres up at pod in the water by doing a burnou8t before you launch

Rollin on 17s
03-01-2006, 21:34
Cheers dude, Going to give quatermileing a go to see if i like it. Will have to have a play with my car then. Why dont you enjoy it? Hopefully going to a few track days which will be fun, but not till later in the year.
Nick

Lunner
03-01-2006, 21:46
Its boring, been once did 6 runs in the morning and was bored to tears, no corners lol

Martin
03-01-2006, 22:25
Its boring, been once did 6 runs in the morning and was bored to tears, no corners lol
Tis a bit boring if you have a shit slow car tbh :wink:

Martin
03-01-2006, 22:27
Quick question as i know this forum is driving related rather than cleaning like cliosport. What is the best way to launch? How many revs do you give when you drop the clutch? Ive just bought a 182 and im going to the pod in jan, so any advise? Also planning on a valver track car later in the year. I know this is in the wrong forum, but it will be seen here!
Cheers Nick

No advise for mk2 owners for the clio shootout! :P not that it would make much difference :lol:

03-01-2006, 23:38
i proper enjoyed myself when i last went...

only managed an 18.054 in the nova (1.4) but trying to beat that time was fun.

Hopefully the clio will be better.

Coops
04-01-2006, 01:07
safe to say u'll paste that time in an rsi dave mate!!! 8)

Gav
04-01-2006, 01:14
best thing to do mate is take ur car off its stilts n slip some nice 15's on there 8)

northy
04-01-2006, 08:54
for a williams at the pod i was launching at bang on 2,000RPM and feathering until i had traction.....

Craig
04-01-2006, 09:28
in a valver about 4krpm, or 2ltr about 2krpm! feather throttle untill you have grip in

its good fun when your up against 'faster' cars that give you a good challenge!

if ur racing a 1000hp skyline in a 170bhp clio then its boring lol! unless your purely out to make a personal best or something!

Rollin on 17s
04-01-2006, 18:42
best thing to do mate is take ur car off its stilts n slip some nice 15's on there 8)
Lol! I had 17s on my old clio, now ive got a standard 182 so back to 16s. However i do have some 15s in the shed! :D

Rollin on 17s
04-01-2006, 18:44
in a valver about 4krpm, or 2ltr about 2krpm! feather throttle untill you have grip in

its good fun when your up against 'faster' cars that give you a good challenge!

if ur racing a 1000hp skyline in a 170bhp clio then its boring lol! unless your purely out to make a personal best or something!
Well its my first time, so i want to be broken in easily :twisted:
I know most of the fastest clios are mk1s but i just wanna have a play, so im not taking it to seriously tbh.

Rich
04-01-2006, 19:04
and warm your tyres up before you launch

And this does what for normal road tyres besides little or feck all?

Andyvalver
04-01-2006, 20:08
Lol^^ i was thinking that. Unless your running some kind of soft race compound tyre its sort of pointless with road tyres.

Martin
04-01-2006, 21:53
^true^ I've never bothered myself...might be investing in slicks though

Craig
04-01-2006, 23:20
im on the case martin! will let u know whats what!

clowo16v
04-01-2006, 23:45
It's only worth bothering doing a burnout in the water with slicks. With treads the treads just fill with water and when you're sat on the startline it drips onto the track and cocks your launch up. I always do a dry burnout, but I also use a gearbox per race meeting lol.

See ya

Matt

Martin
05-01-2006, 01:12
im on the case martin! will let u know whats what!

drop us a pm when you know whats what mate

2 live
05-01-2006, 12:28
last time i was at pod i was launchin at 4k........which is about double what i normally launch at anywhere else...thing is tho.it was still fukkin bogging down....altho it was 35 deg+ heat and theyd stuck loadsa shitty sticky help for the fukwits glue down........could explain the slower than expected times lol.....altho i did beat nick reads tub 2 outta 3 lol

adiclio16v
07-01-2006, 02:12
last time i was at pod i was launchin at 4k........which is about double what i normally launch at anywhere else...thing is tho.it was still fukkin bogging down....altho it was 35 deg+ heat and theyd stuck loadsa shitty sticky help for the fukwits glue down........could explain the slower than expected times lol.....altho i did beat nick reads tub 2 outta 3 lol

not wiv me drivin it hehe
u cant teach a good launch its all feeling, revs, clutch slip and power, u always vary the power an clutch so its impossible to teach

with mine wiv the nitrous i was launchin at diff rpm an findin the time to flick the switch its all feelin
adi

Lunner
07-01-2006, 19:02
i proper enjoyed myself when i last went...

only managed an 18.054 in the nova (1.4) but trying to beat that time was fun.

Hopefully the clio will be better.

Previoius owner ran a 15.8 in my car with full interior, i ran a 16.3 stripped, but i'm shit at launching