rainy Member 181 Member For: 21y 11m 17d Location: central coast Posted 29/08/03 11:47 PM Share Posted 29/08/03 11:47 PM going to work the other day I happened along a vyss ute-Game on!!!!We rounded a bend on Pennant Hills Rd and to our delight a red light.I just had enough time to stop and put it into first (manual) when I heard him gun it.Damm!!I nailed it,dropped the clutch,looked across to my mate in the passenger seat as we sat there smokin up-even the car behind the ute passed me.Finally got it off the line and caught up to the ute to play again,but that's another story! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5773-how-not-to-launch/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrasH Bloody Orange Team (BOT) Donating Members 872 Member For: 21y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Canberra, Australia Posted 30/08/03 12:11 AM Share Posted 30/08/03 12:11 AM I've got one of these stories. Came upto a set of lights in my Pulsar SSS and then a very riced up Laser (TX3 I think) stops beside me. He started reving the nuts out of his car so I think to myself. "he wants a run". I think, OK no worries. I get the revs to about 1000-1500 rpm and getready to slowly drop the clutch. Lights turn green and smoke started going everywhere. The bloke in the laser was smoking it something shoking. I'm, about 20-30 metres up the road and from what I saw in the rear vision mirror he was still smoking it at the lights.. haha... I couldn't stop laughing. Oh well, quick cars don't always mean good drivers. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5773-how-not-to-launch/#findComment-46544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macktheknife Xtreme Xalted Member Donating Members 3,112 Member For: 21y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: BrisVegas Posted 31/08/03 10:10 PM Share Posted 31/08/03 10:10 PM So, is that where the term SMOKINGGGG come from? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5773-how-not-to-launch/#findComment-46943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 02/09/03 04:20 AM Share Posted 02/09/03 04:20 AM Its hard to get the launch right I guess this is where the Auto is more consistant Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5773-how-not-to-launch/#findComment-47442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSICKT Member 1,032 Member For: 22y 15d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/09/03 05:06 AM Share Posted 02/09/03 05:06 AM just don'y drop the clutch at high revs, 1rst gear should only be used to move foward, then switch to second quickly. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5773-how-not-to-launch/#findComment-47469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR8Chic vrooom psshhht Member 340 Member For: 22y 6m 12d Gender: Female Location: Victoria Posted 03/09/03 05:05 AM Share Posted 03/09/03 05:05 AM nah...How NOT to launch..Brand new BA XR85 people in the car (not small people either)3 grand, and dump clutch.It only took ford 1 week to fix it, and somehow it got done under warranty... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5773-how-not-to-launch/#findComment-47840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford_Power Member 798 Member For: 22y 30d Posted 03/09/03 01:57 PM Share Posted 03/09/03 01:57 PM XR8Chic, what did u have to get fixed??? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5773-how-not-to-launch/#findComment-47966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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