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Old 02-28-2004, 09:52 PM
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i was watching some vids and thinking about when i go to the track to watch it seems like first is super long on the hondas. do people actually start in 2nd? i know it's kinda dumb to ask.

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Old 02-28-2004, 10:58 PM
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If they are its not helping. Youll always get a better launch in first.
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My Firebird has a button taht says, '2nd gear start', if that helps.
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I think it just takes them longer to get to the shift point. High reving motors ya know.
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I do my burnout in 2nd ...
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there use to be a guy in a h22 del sol that launched in 2nd...wasnt a bad idea, bad tire spin was cured...but then again, he didnt need to do 5000 rpm clutch dumps to leave.
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well that is just because us rice burners have different gear ratios and most have higher revs, especially the rotary's
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i drive a import i never start in 2 gear i always start in 1 gear even tho i have a big traction problem i tryed to launch in 2 gear but it bogged down to far. all i needed was to get drag slicks now im fin comeing out off the hole. what movie did u see that on
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