well, i'm sure that it helps that the car has an extremely low rear gear ratio and the traction prep on the track is low. good conditions to smoke the tires instead of the tranny
In 72 I had a 69 GTO Judge 400 RA lll 4 speed with F70 tires ... used to drop the clutch at close to 4000 RPMs in the M20 "2nd Gear" and smoke up the posi for nearly unlimited distances ... unti I destroyed the car being a stupid kid of 18
I was just kind of expirementing with gear ratios at the starting line. This track has zero prep, and with my (very) low first gear and rear end ratio, the car would only move about 5’ before having to shift to second. I picked up a full tenth leaving in second, because the car actually had room for the RPM to climb off the line
@@billmadison2032 yeah, it’s almost a blessing that I haven’t got good traction at any tracks yet. Spinning the tires every pass is easier on the transmission at least
Trying the benefits of a longer gear ratio off the line. First gear is too short, and on a track with no/poor traction prep first gear just spins the tires and takes time to make the extra shift as opposed to starting in second