I was getting too much traction...needed something to loosen my tires up a bit. There is a very fine line in my car between massive wheel spin and grip and bog. When i went around the water, I couldn't get a smooth slip...it would hop around a lot and that was only if a dropped it at redline. With the water I was able to launch a little lower in the rpm. Still didnt work out for me as a never got that perfect medium without combined witha good shift to second...always one or the other