going to work the other day I happened along a vyss ute-Game on!!!!

We rounded a bend on Pennant Hills Rd and to our delight a red light.I just had enough time to stop and put it into first (manual) when I heard him gun it.Damm!!

I nailed it,dropped the clutch,looked across to my mate in the passenger seat as we sat there smokin up-even the car behind the ute passed me.Finally got it off the line and caught up to the ute to play again,but that's another story!

I've got one of these stories. Came upto a set of lights in my Pulsar SSS and then a very riced up Laser (TX3 I think) stops beside me. He started reving the nuts out of his car so I think to myself. "he wants a run". I think, OK no worries. I get the revs to about 1000-1500 rpm and getready to slowly drop the clutch. Lights turn green and smoke started going everywhere. The bloke in the laser was smoking it something shoking. I'm, about 20-30 metres up the road and from what I saw in the rear vision mirror he was still smoking it at the lights.. haha... I couldn't stop laughing. Oh well, quick cars don't always mean good drivers.

So, is that where the term SMOKINGGGG come from?

Its hard to get the launch right I guess this is where the Auto is more consistant

just don'y drop the clutch at high revs, 1rst gear should only be used to move foward, then switch to second quickly.

nah...

How NOT to launch..

Brand new BA XR8

5 people in the car (not small people either)

3 grand, and dump clutch.

It only took ford 1 week to fix it, and somehow it got done under warranty...

XR8Chic, what did u have to get fixed???