Russ,
You are a big boy and presumably understand all the risks associated with these events so I wont lecture you ! , what I would be doing is using this to optimise your start proceedures for normal racing. It is hard .... if not impossible... to find anywhere to practice starts here so this could be a good opportunity. We have our Motec screen set up to show % throttle position when the car is on the start line, we bring the revs up to be on the limiter, this can be acheived with as little as 20-30% throttle opening and walk out of the clutch. If the car bogs then bring the throttle % up to say 50% and try again and so on untill you acheive the correct launch %. Having said that we have just had a new set of ratios made for the car ( first gear used to be way to high) and we are still a long way from establishing what throttle opening works, maybe I should enter a drag meeting !
Good luck
Iain
You are a big boy and presumably understand all the risks associated with these events so I wont lecture you ! , what I would be doing is using this to optimise your start proceedures for normal racing. It is hard .... if not impossible... to find anywhere to practice starts here so this could be a good opportunity. We have our Motec screen set up to show % throttle position when the car is on the start line, we bring the revs up to be on the limiter, this can be acheived with as little as 20-30% throttle opening and walk out of the clutch. If the car bogs then bring the throttle % up to say 50% and try again and so on untill you acheive the correct launch %. Having said that we have just had a new set of ratios made for the car ( first gear used to be way to high) and we are still a long way from establishing what throttle opening works, maybe I should enter a drag meeting !
Good luck
Iain