by Jackie McCracken » Sun May 04, 2008 9:23 pm
For street tires best bet is to stay out of the water, in fact drive around the water and stay away from it. Water will get into the tread and run down and you will be sitting puddles on the starting line which will not improve your traction and really piss off the guy behind you!
For sreet tires, drive around the water, do a dry burnout to clean them off and stage.
For slicks, DO NOT spin your tires in the puddle or you will sling water all over the inside of your wheel wells and once again be sitting in water on the line when it drips down. The best burnout for slicks depends on a lot of variables, tire manufacturer, type, compound, size, etc. Ask the manufacture what is best for their tire and your type of car. DO NOT do any dry hops, make a decent move away from the water before you let off so that you are in the clean and dry when they stop spinning and immediately stage to keep them warm. Dry hops take the heat out very quickly so avoid that unless you are profiling fro your girl friend.
If your car is going sidways on the burn out it is because one tire has more water on it or the track it is running in. It's important that the water spots be equal size and wetness.
In my Malibu I just roll through the water to get them nice and wet, go past the "puddles" to where the pavement is wet but no standing water. I put the car in high gear and put it on the rev limiter at 7k. I do not use a line lock or other aids just a long smoky funny car style right to the line to stage.
Jackie McCracken
1978 Firenza - I am the orginal owner