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Old 02-09-2014, 01:40 PM
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I tried searching the forum, but, could not find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Snorman, can you give me some advice? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by FrancisDGarcia
I tried searching the forum, but, could not find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Snorman, can you give me some advice? Thanks.
Turn off traction control and initially power brake it

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Get a line lock.
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Originally Posted by thespymaster
Turn off traction control and initially power brake it

Thanks. Which drive mode shall I set the car to?
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Originally Posted by FrancisDGarcia
Thanks. Which drive mode shall I set the car to?
I just had in SPORT mode with traction control off!
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At the track or on the street?
Either way, turn off TC, hold the brake and stab the throttle. On the street, the tires may not initially spin. If so, just lurch the car a little bit by slightly releasing brake pedal pressure.
At the track, if possible, drive around the water box. Turn off TC. Back into the edge of the box. Foot on the brake, blip the throttle to turn over the tires in the water a few times. Pull forward, out of the water. Hold the brake, and give it some throttle. With the tires wet they should spin easily. Bring it up to ~5000-5500 rpm until you see smoke in the mirror out of the left rear wheelwell. Release the brake and start feathering off the throttle at the same time, driving out of the smoke until you feel the tires grab.

You can also put the car into manual shift mode and shift into 2nd during your burnout (after getting up to 5500 rpm or so). That'll give you more wheel speed and you can drive out of it a little sooner.
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Both on the track and on the street. Thank you very much for your help, Spymaster and Snorman. I really appreciate it. I will try your suggestions as soon as I get the chance.

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^^^^
Post up a video when you do this
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Post up a video when you do this
Will do.
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Hey Snorman, or anyone else that may have tried this, how much difference does a burn out like this help compared to launching without a burn out?

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