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i can only launch it well when im not trying...lol...when ever i try i just end up in a cloud of smoke....ha ha....and no i dont mean im frying the clutch :P i think i can do the shifts fast enuf though...i can do it so fast that its borderline on almost missing...ha ha.....ill end up with all my runs over 16secs :P and ill blame it on something poor like the stickers on my bonnet caused to much resistance...
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26-03-2008, 01:02 PM | #62 | ||
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does anyone know a good rev range i should launch it at? and how to launch a manual?do you use handbrake or just clutch it or?
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26-03-2008, 02:02 PM | #63 | ||
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Times like this (Glad I have an auto) lol nah I like manuals but in my ute it was manual I use to clutch it
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26-03-2008, 07:57 PM | #64 | ||
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im gonna struggle getting off the line clean. my tyres are bald as. and i hate driving in shoes aswell haha. im gonna have to practice my launches before i go fo sure
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26-03-2008, 08:50 PM | #65 | ||
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im gonna see if i can make it. If not mick you can borrow my stockies. They dont have much tread but they'll do. but if i go i will need them :evil3: but ill know friday for sure if i will be attending.
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27-03-2008, 10:46 AM | #66 | ||
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well im definitely going.checked the account and i should be ok to scrape through til next pay...lol...now to find a helmet....
also my tyres are bald as aswell...so ill probably just spin on the spot and go nowhere...lol....
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27-03-2008, 10:48 AM | #67 | ||
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I'll meet you guys there.
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27-03-2008, 11:24 AM | #68 | ||
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excellent makes atleast about 5-6 of us assured going with about 3-4 maybes lol
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27-03-2008, 11:45 AM | #69 | ||
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and also hyboi is a definite aswell ;) and im still working on Fordgirl86 lol...she is just scared to lose to me thats why she isnt sure :P .....
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27-03-2008, 11:52 AM | #70 | ||
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need to remind people going also about what they need to wear...
helmet long sleeve shirt and long pants and shoes...lol
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27-03-2008, 12:20 PM | #72 | ||
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practising cant hurt though?
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27-03-2008, 08:05 PM | #73 | ||
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Isn't the track suppose to be more grippier then the street roads?
thats what im hoping anyway haha cause i tried a few fast take offs today and it didnt go like i imagined it would lol... wheelspin... anyone got any tips how to launch a manual 8?? |
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track is treated with a compound that helps grip, it id definatley than launching on the street, just try different combos till you find the right one
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I'm just keen on beating some of these manual 8's in my 6
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28-03-2008, 10:58 AM | #77 | ||
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Weather *could* be against us here.
Saturday An afternoon shower or two. Max 27 Hmmm...
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like the massive storm warnings we got last night for hail and damaging winds....all we got was a sprinkling of rain....lol
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Bloody weather, I tell if I have taken today off to clean the dam car and get ready for tommorrow night and it rains i will be p1ssed well and truly.
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Well its been raining here all night. (springwood)
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Nice and wet here (Maroochydore)
Lightly overcast at the moment. BUGGER OFF RAIN, I NEED MY DRAG RACING FIX!!!!!
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Im getting my speed fix tomorrow with a 14000ft sky dive, weather permitting, and if all goes well i mite be back in time to get to willowbank;)
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28-03-2008, 12:33 PM | #84 | ||
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not even raining here...remember its inland and it never rains inland....lol
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HA HA MY POINT PROVEN THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS GUESSING ABOUT THE WEATHER....
forecast has now changed to: Forecast for Saturday Rain clearing to a fine afternoon. Mostly light SW to SE winds. Precis: Rain clearing City: Min 17 Max 27
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28-03-2008, 02:44 PM | #86 | ||
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Not raining here, hasn't rained since yesterday, looks lil overcast but not much - At Greenbank/Logan.
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hope that rain stays away!
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hoping this weather stays away but!
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Will someone be able to keep in contract with QR to see if its still on, i'm just at work thats all...send me an email if its cancelled.
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