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Help! I need tips on racing! Please!

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Laser93Nash

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Sep 27, 2003
Bettendorf, Iowa
Ok, what this whole thread is about, is me gathering info so I can school my brother on how to race my Laser at Cordova.

The problem right now is, when he races from a stop he "jumps" off the clutch and lets the tires spin. Being FWD obviously it has little or no traction when he does this. What I would like to know is, how should he launch in a FWD? What RPM's? And how should he go about letting off the clutch?

Another problem, when he shifts he shifts at 5000 RPM - 5500 RPM. What RPM should he be shifting at. And when he does shift he takes so long, he floors the clutch all the way to where I can hear the THUMP of the pedal hitting the floor, or stop(what ever is there). What is double clutching? How does it help, and how do you do it??

I just need tips on the basics of launching a FWD and how and when to shift in a FWD N/T. Any help would be greatly appreciated

~Andrew~:laser:
 
I don't want to promote this site. However, if you go onto www.dsmtalk.com they have a whole forum on how to race your FWD.
I have a good technique that I use when I have to launch my FWD. It take a lot of practice thought.
 
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