Burn- Outs

[tf95ZR1]

I happened to be reading an old (1989) ZR-1 magazine article
from England where they were testing the new ZR-1. They put
the car through (their) paces to compare with other cars. The
numbers weren't quite up to the Chevrolet reported numbers. As
far as drag racing type times, they attributed this to Jim Ingles
driving/testing abilities for Chevrolet. They didn't want to flog
the car(s) that much.

But this is my question: Jim Ingles was there in England with the cars.
He demonstrated for them (evidently, numerous times with a great
picture on the magazine cover) his warming up the tires burn-out
technique. He would dump the clutch from moderate revs, THEN
STEP ON THE BRAKE with his left foot while keeping the accelerator
to the floor. They said he kept it up to redline for up to 10 sec.
Never heard of this, just a line lock which only locks up the front
wheels. Wouldn't this fry/wear out the rear brake pads? Stall the
engine?



PS: They also said he power shifted which they did not want to do.

[Kevin]

yes it wears the rear pads, no it doesn't stall the motor...if done correctly. this is how you do a standing burn out when you don't have a line lock

[cvette98pacecar]

Install the Line lock, the parts are going to cost you about 150.00 and I have a cool way to wire it when you are ready so you dont have to buy a push button switch.

[Bob Eyres]

Heating them up without a line-loc is easy, once you get the feel of it.
Use second gear instead of first to spin them faster. Then lightly touch the brake (with left foot) to keep the car from rolling. Buzz them for 5-10 seconds, I just count to seven slowly.
Then roll up to the line and stage. This is where you need your line-loc (good for .10 sec.) to lock those front wheels while you take the slack out of all the universal joints by just releasing the clutch enough to feel the pull on the rear tires.
With good, sticky tires, hold the revs to 4K. When you see the last yellow light up, leave smoothly, don't dump the clutch.
Once you're down under 2.0 seconds for the first 60ft., you are getting the feel of it.

BTW, the "Jingles" technique that I've seen is to get the car rolling in reverse, then dump the clutch and fry the tires. Aaah, the luxury of beating the snot out of all these badass cars without owning them.

[RHanselman]

Originally Posted by Bob Eyres

Heating them up without a line-loc is easy, once you get the feel of it.
Use second gear instead of first to spin them faster. Then lightly touch the brake (with left foot) to keep the car from rolling. Buzz them for 5-10 seconds, I just count to seven slowly.

Yes but make sure your in the water! Otherwise your clutch is at risk! I've seen guys do this at BG. They think their tires are spinning however it's just the clutch burning... They figure it out when the smell hits them

[-=Jeff=-]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ6atGhmVU8

[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ6atGhmVU8

I don't even wanna watch that idiot.

[Bob Eyres]

Originally Posted by RHanselman

Yes but make sure your in the water! Otherwise your clutch is at risk! I've seen guys do this at BG. They think their tires are spinning however it's just the clutch burning... They figure it out when the smell hits them

Oooh, to do that a thousand miles from home must be painful.

I forgot to mention the water. My technique is to drive around the water box, not through it, (don't want to get those big front tires wet and take water to the starting line), then back into the water to wet the rear tires only. Then forward so that you're not sitting in the water. Then light 'em up. This allows the tires to break traction easily, and when you let up on the brake they're rolling forward into the dry area.

[rhipsher]

Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ6atGhmVU8

That's your typical C6 owner right there. All thats missing to complete his look is the Thurston Howl the 3rd captains hat and a pipe hanging out of his mouth. Yes my good man! Im going to demonstrate how to do a proper burn out. Hmmm. some how that doesn't smell quite like rubber.

[Kevin]

hey hey hey, what's wrong with pipes!