I was on Lawrence around 11:15 and practicing my launches tonight. A Chrome Silver 350Z pulls up next to me just as I'm about to launch, so I launch anyway, but take notice of the other Z. At the next light, I look over to say "hi", and there's this girl in the passenger seat lookin' over. I can't figure out the look, so I figure I'd go back to practicing. So I rev my engine up, and decide to turn off VDC. Well I think I must've stepped just a little too hard or something, because by the time the light turned, not only was my tach at 3000-3500rpm, but the other Z was revving too. So the light turns, and I step on it. Now, as most of you know, 3000-3500rpm is a little above optimum launch revs.

So I spend 1-2 seconds just spinning my rear wheels before I even take off. Oops! I nearly died laughing at myself. Thought I'd share.

 

So you missed the hole shot, huh? And you missed some pertinent information about the mention of the girl there.....

 

really 3000, 3500 is high???? what does everyone launch at, cause yea im just starting to practice it, and i thought 3.5k rpms was where i was starting with, with the traction control off. What does everyone else launch at???

 

yobri, she was okay, nothing to write home to mom about. Pretty average I guess. But then, I didn't get a real good look.

Oh, I might mention that even while I was bogged down in wheel spin, the other guy never got more than half a length on me. Which meant he was probably spinning pretty badly too.

hungster, I find my best launches are at 2500rpm.

 

are you talking smack about my girl???

j/k loh... no, that wasn't me...

aren't there hella cops on lawarence especially at night?

 

On stock tires, i don't go above 2500. I just get major wheel spin after that...

 

do you guys just drop the clutch at 2500??? or do you slip it??? hmmm ima go try it out later on tonight man that just seems really low, i guess its all the torque we have in our cars, in my celica, i was launching around 5k rpms sometimes higher....