Burnout
Safety Car
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From: Huntsville Alabama
haha really?
hold Traction control/active handeling button down for 5-6 seconds until BOTH ARE OFF
then rev to say 2k-3k and dump clutch in first grear as you left foot comes off the clutch, let it go right to the brakes, but DO NOT stop on the brakes, just get a feel where it will hold the car, but not to much to bog the car at the same time.
hold Traction control/active handeling button down for 5-6 seconds until BOTH ARE OFF
then rev to say 2k-3k and dump clutch in first grear as you left foot comes off the clutch, let it go right to the brakes, but DO NOT stop on the brakes, just get a feel where it will hold the car, but not to much to bog the car at the same time.
Last edited by mittens; Dec 8, 2009 at 02:29 PM.
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If you have never done a burnout on a manual trans car before, I would seriously recommend you practice on another V8 rear wheel drive manual trans car other than a Z06 if that's possible.
Safety Car
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From: Huntsville Alabama
I will say these cars are a little different at first becasue the rear brakes are much stronger than most cars i have raced before. but its not rocket science. its still just a stick car. with 3 pedals, turn off the nannys and play with it.
Le Mans Master
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From: S.F. Bay Area CA.
haha really?
hold Traction control/active handeling button down for 5-6 seconds until BOTH ARE OFF
then rev to say 2k-3k and dump clutch in first grear as you left foot comes off the clutch, let it go right to the brakes, but DO NOT stop on the brakes, just get a feel where it will hold the car, but not to much to bog the car at the same time.
hold Traction control/active handeling button down for 5-6 seconds until BOTH ARE OFF
then rev to say 2k-3k and dump clutch in first grear as you left foot comes off the clutch, let it go right to the brakes, but DO NOT stop on the brakes, just get a feel where it will hold the car, but not to much to bog the car at the same time.
If you want to sit in place and burn your tires, install Line Lock. In a Z06 you don't even need to dump the clutch, just turn off the traction control, have a lot of open, and safe road in front of you, and punch it as you take off from a stop in 1st gear, you will light up the tires.
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Drifting
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Get the rears on wet groud if possible, Rev to about 3000 - 4000, dump the clutch, apply the brakes "lightly" just enough to keep the car from rolling. Keep your revs up.
For more show: While still doing the burn out, ease off the brake pedal verryy slowly and the car will start to slowly roll foward while still smoking up the tires.
Last edited by spin-doktor; Dec 8, 2009 at 06:53 PM.
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If you want to sit in place and burn your tires, install Line Lock. In a Z06 you don't even need to dump the clutch, just turn off the traction control, have a lot of open, and safe road in front of you, and punch it as you take off from a stop in 1st gear, you will light up the tires.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Long Island NY
A better idea might be to NOT do burn-outs with your own car and just go watch someone else do burn-outs. This way you get the thrill of experiencing live burn-out activity without wrecking your own car.
If you want to experience real driving thrill / challenge, practice accelerating fast from a stop WITHOUT spinning the tires. This actually takes practice and is a useful skill. Why anyone would want to do the opposite and burn-up tires is beyond me.
Maybe go to a drag strip and watch some race cars do burn-outs, inhale some tire smoke, get it out of your system that way. Then you won't need to abuse your car and / or risk instant catastrophic failure like breaking an axle or differential if you should encounter nasty wheel hop or whatever.
The last time I did a burn-out was back over 25 years ago in an old Firebird, I did several burn-outs and then broke a rear leaf spring, over-heated the tranny and did some other damage... the next day I couldn't help but think how stupid I was for purposely abusing and breaking my car.
If you want to experience real driving thrill / challenge, practice accelerating fast from a stop WITHOUT spinning the tires. This actually takes practice and is a useful skill. Why anyone would want to do the opposite and burn-up tires is beyond me.
Maybe go to a drag strip and watch some race cars do burn-outs, inhale some tire smoke, get it out of your system that way. Then you won't need to abuse your car and / or risk instant catastrophic failure like breaking an axle or differential if you should encounter nasty wheel hop or whatever.
The last time I did a burn-out was back over 25 years ago in an old Firebird, I did several burn-outs and then broke a rear leaf spring, over-heated the tranny and did some other damage... the next day I couldn't help but think how stupid I was for purposely abusing and breaking my car.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Shelbyville Indiana
At almost 500$ a tire if you can afford that coould you send me a little of that. Like they said take it up to about 2200 rpm turn off traction control and let clutch out and the skinney pedal to the floor and just look in your rear view at all the smoke.
