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Old May 20, 2015 | 10:27 PM
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I have a question for you track rats. Last Friday I went to Cecil County, went 12.9 @ 113mph. I had trouble spinning. Tonight I went back. Went 12.8 @ 114. I either bogged or wheel-hopped. Varying the starting rpm did not help.

Both times were with 35psi front 24psi on the back. Should I have just pumped up the tires to get past the wheel-hop?

The track was giving all the street cars troubles. The race cars were killing it. It felt like the track was too sticky. I did not want keep going up in starting rpm until I blew the drivetrain.
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Old May 21, 2015 | 07:29 PM
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If you have a manual trans, you will need to learn to slip the clutch to keep the rpm up as the car gets traction.

Higher rpm is not necessarily the answer.
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Old May 21, 2015 | 08:23 PM
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V-Rod is correct ; you have to feather the clutch and throttle at the same time.
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Wheel hop is really hard on driveline parts.
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