Best mode for drag racing

[FredGT350]

HI Everyone
I have been wondering about this same related occurrence. On my test drive with the Dark Horse
having the salesmen in the car I thought I would show off my paddle shifting experience from my S550. I thought, so, how much power does this thing really have?
Woaa, the car went sideways in traffic. I thought hmm that answers that question.

Here is my question with stock tires will that happen in every track situation? I plan to run the car at a Road Race track with stock tires and wondered what the best electronic set up would be for track time and not break the car. Any input would help.
thanks

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[Junkyard Dog]

HI Everyone
I have been wondering about this same related occurrence. On my test drive with the Dark Horse
having the salesmen in the car I thought I would show off my paddle shifting experience from my S550. I thought, so, how much power does this thing really have?
Woaa, the car went sideways in traffic. I thought hmm that answers that question.

Here is my question with stock tires will that happen in every track situation? I plan to run the car at a Road Race track with stock tires and wondered what the best electronic set up would be for track time and not break the car. Any input would help.
thanks

Don't worry about it.

Buy a helmet.

Register for an HPDE track day. All of the organizations will have instructors when you are new. The instructors will keep you from getting over your head. Just talk to them and let them know your concerns and listen to what they say when you are on the track.

And no, you are not supposed to floor the gas in a turn in a 500 horsepower car. LOL. But once you are straightening out, you can push your foot slowly all the way down to the floor as you get straight. Your speed will be high enough at that point that it will not cause an issue.

Be careful on the street at lower speeds.

 

[B229218]

i personally just replaced the driver side with 1 GT350 axle (that’s the weak link)

power is not what breaks them, wheel hop is. So if the track is glued, and the tire is stuck and for some geometric reason you break traction and the rear lift’s weight transfer, the wheel is still spinning and the inertia coming back down grabs super hard again from a super sticky/track/tire…. SNAP.

thats how it happens most of the time… there is a taper in the stock driver side shaft only that is a weak point that tends to break.

if you race you just gotta be prepared to break stuff or consistently upgrade your weak links.
Not a bad job, probably did mine in a hour or so.

i also run bias ply drag tires which are way softer and have more give… far less likely to stress and break stuff.
I only use drag radials for street/highway traction, cruising

Do you race with tractioncontrol on or off and what race mode do you choose?

 

[Q6543]

I put the car in drag mode, and I may make passes with it on or off depending how I feel about track prep,

ideally: drag mode, then hold down for 5 seconds to fully disengage advance trac.
it just can possibly spin harder through shifts.

 

[Dark Sprite]

Those who are complaining about the stock tyres not holding grip, which tyres do you have? My DH came with Michelin Pilot Sport 5 and I’ve recently been driving around on Track mode, and with not quite foot to the floor but hard acceleration at traffic lights I only get minor wheel chirp with cold tyres, once warm they grip really well.

I tend to start with a gradual press through the first 10-20% of travel on the throttle pedal before flooring it - I am very conscious that I don’t want to become another Mustang meme.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

My DH came with Michelin Pilot Sport 5

5 or S 5? What size?

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/michelin-pilot-sport-s-5

 

[Dark Sprite]

5 or S 5? What size?

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/michelin-pilot-sport-s-5

Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (not S) front 255/40R19 rear 275/40R19. The S5 is very limited in sizes at the moment.

 

[Sofa King]

Michelin Pilot Sport 5 (not S) front 255/40R19 rear 275/40R19. The S5 is very limited in sizes at the moment.

Must be a foreign market thing... we don't get those tires in the US. We get Pirellis' in those sizes (DH, GTPP).

 

[FredGT350]

HI Guys
I read your replies, got it, and Will do. Sticking with the stock tires as well, the general consensus is that the axel should hold up. I wanted to hear from some of you that have had this beast out on the track or back roads. thanks again

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