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Dec 28, 2015 | 10:38 AM

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Hoonose

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With the A8 do I understand it right? Manual paddles or regular Drive mode?

Dec 28, 2015 | 10:40 AM

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With the A8 I'm sure sure I even understand the point of LC. When you think about it, don't all automatic cars inherently do LC via brake boosting?

Dec 28, 2015 | 08:32 PM

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Glad everyone enjoyed the video! I have yet to try it myself but will when I drive it again in the Spring!

Dec 28, 2015 | 08:38 PM

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So they teach it at Spring Mountain, but you don't get to try it?

Dec 28, 2015 | 08:41 PM

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So they teach it at Spring Mountain, but you don't get to try it?

Unfortunately it's just a demo.

Dec 28, 2015 | 08:48 PM

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Bummer. I will be looking to do Spring Mtn in mid March. Looking forward to it, but figured this was part of the class.

Dec 28, 2015 | 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by defaria

Anybody done it? I'm still a little afraid of flooring the gas with the clutch in and having it red line and blow up my car if I didn't set launch control properly. They should have added a little message in the DIC saying "Launch Control Set".

I have done it in my ZR1. Works pretty good but it will dirty your clutch fluid for sure. No lift shifts work as well as long as you never take your foot off the floor.

Dec 28, 2015 | 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cheapthrills

I still have to wonder why the M7 goes to 5,000 rpm, seems like overkill in the RPM department.

I agree, the A8 goes to 2,000 RPMS.

I wouldn't do that either. So what it would make a second faster.

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Dec 29, 2015 | 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by PLRX

I agree, the A8 goes to 2,000 RPMS.

I wouldn't do that either. So what it would make a second faster.

I wouldn't question it too much, as I would think that the engineers have had time to figure it all out.

Dec 29, 2015 | 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoonose

I wouldn't question it too much, as I would think that the engineers have had time to figure it all out.

I saw a video with some GM engineers demonstrating the L/C on an M7, there 0-60 times sucked, usually in the 5.1 to 5.4 area, I do much better just pushing it to about 2,500 rpm and dumping. Even then if you keep the gas at 100% the nannies will knock you down.

Dec 31, 2015 | 07:51 AM

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Casey VP26

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I just watched the video, and those take offs did not look that great. OMHO.

Dec 31, 2015 | 09:06 AM

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it was 4000 on the c6.They changed that?

Dec 31, 2015 | 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 08G8V8

Bummer. I will be looking to do Spring Mtn in mid March. Looking forward to it, but figured this was part of the class.

I asked the same question while there and the answer was that it takes too long (90 minutes approximately) to teach everyone how to do it and they would rather spend that 90 minutes on the track.

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