launch at track question

[szw]

Just wondering what the overall 1/4 mile difference will approximately be between the same car

a)launched at whatever you launch at (eg 3krpm)
b)started normally as you would in everyday driving (except a bit more agressively).

Of course it will be different for every car and every driver, but just wondering how big of a difference it makes.

[GTS Jeff]

Well if you drive an AWD dsm, it makes a huge difference if you launch.

[SmelltheRubber]

I think its always good to start at a bit higher rpm than normal driving. If you can avoid doing a peelout, then your time should be better than if you did a normal start.

[szw]

Well thats obvious! I'm just wondering if its a huge difference like 1 or half a second, or if it was some piddly little number but people do it cuz its fun

[ninjak84]

its a pretty big difference for me
just think of how much time is wasted while your wheels are spinning on the spot. you could be in motion already. i know with my ecsta supras, and RWD drivetrain, a good start can make the difference of about .5 to 1 second easily.

[James]

The Track is SOOO slick at Race city! takes a little while to get use to it, thats for sure, It does Really depend on the Driver, and the Car, after a couple runs, you'll be able to figure out what should be best for your car. When i went a Couple weeks ago, i got in 8-9 runs, and somehow my 1st run was my Best!.....Im pretty sure i can do better on the Street, than what i did on the Track ,

Once it stops Raining, i can actually test out my new G-Tech!