that and the blue tooth for the phone.. oh well.. some how I still manage to enjoy my ride.. 
Launch Control
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Bill
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Ya.... wheelhop and tons of spin, even on relatively gentle launches are the norm for the vette as for as I can tell... unfortunately I can't see how LC can change that
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I am a total novice to drag racing and I don't understand totally what launch control is. I have seen the terms "dump the clutch" and "slip the clutch". What exactly does this mean? Do you let out the clutch as fast as possible, do you slip your foot off the clutch. Can someone, in detail, explain how to use the clutch and get off the line correctly.
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I am a total novice to drag racing and I don't understand totally what launch control is. I have seen the terms "dump the clutch" and "slip the clutch". What exactly does this mean? Do you let out the clutch as fast as possible, do you slip your foot off the clutch. Can someone, in detail, explain how to use the clutch and get off the line correctly.
Here you go, bud. Set car in comp. mode....nail the throttle, dump the clutch and haul a$$.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9wRW-Ysxck
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I am a total novice to drag racing and I don't understand totally what launch control is. I have seen the terms "dump the clutch" and "slip the clutch". What exactly does this mean? Do you let out the clutch as fast as possible, do you slip your foot off the clutch. Can someone, in detail, explain how to use the clutch and get off the line correctly.
There's no one answer to the best way to do it, especially because the available traction is different on each surface and varies with tires, temperatures, etc.
In my experience with a stock car on street tires even slightly aggressive launches lead to massive wheelspin and the car is quite difficult to launch hard (i.e. get a good 60' time) your experience may vary
LC is a system that helps you dump the clutch at something around 4000 rpm (by acting as a temporary "rev limiter" at that level), which will certainly get the tires spinning violently, then the computer cuts power in an attempt to get them to stop i.e. it acts as TC does. I can see how this could be fun, but I can't see how it could lead to good 60' times... But I haven't tried it so I am speculating.
