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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 09:00 AM
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Do you folks use this when running the 1/4 mi?
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 10:48 AM
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nope. on pre 2001 cars you can't power brake the car for launch so just run with everything off. :seeya
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Old Aug 8, 2002 | 01:45 AM
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I ALWAYS run in Competitive driving mode. ALWAYS.

On my M12, running in comp mode has absolutely no affect on my ETs and it limits the worst that can happen. Below is a link to a thread that starts with my story of nearly hitting the wall before comp mode intervened and saved my butt. A similar thing happened to another racer in our club earlier this year. Had we just turned it all off, we would have wrecked our cars in a "timed event" and not been covered by insurance. So I see only a downside to turning off active handling.

Why I run in Competitive Driving Mode

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ranger you car is post 2001, for 98,99,and 00 comp mode limits launches off the line.
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Old Aug 8, 2002 | 12:27 PM
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lostsoulny,

Please say more about the effect of Competitive Driving Mode on the launch of 2000s, 1999s, and late-1998s with (Gen-1) active handling. TIA.

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Old Aug 12, 2002 | 12:47 PM
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lostsoulny,

Please say more about the effect of Competitive Driving Mode on the launch of 2000s, 1999s, and late-1998s with (Gen-1) active handling. TIA.

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On my car and from what I have been told all pre 2001 (when they changed to next generation active handling) You cannot powerbrake the car. So if you want to launch slighty off-idle while holding the brake the car will bog slighty. So basically leaves us the choice of a normal launch or running with AH off. Hope this makes sense, Redgar you have a 99 I know not sure if you have AH or not but maybe you can add some insight here as well.
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Yup, can't do a brake torque in Comp Mode. Car just dies.
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