Someone should mention (me, I guess) that the brake/throttle thing should not be done with FWD. For front wheel drive, you'll need an anchor instead.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by xviper
[B]Someone should mention (me, I guess) that the brake/throttle thing should not be done with FWD.

 

I was joking about the anchor. On a FWD car, if you apply the brakes heavily AND mash the throttle at the same time, what do you suppose happens? a) You go nowhere (the drive wheels won't turn 'cause you have the brakes on) and then you break something. b) Your power overcomes the brakes and you begin to move forward. The point at which your car moves forward is dependant upon how good or bad your brakes are so it's not very reliable. The whole idea of using this technique on a RWD car is to get the drive wheels turning while still stopped since the front brakes hold the car and the rear brakes can easily be overcome by the power. Not only will this heat up the tires but this will also be a good indication of when the rubber, drivetrain, etc has reached its optimum transfer of power to the ground. So, for FWD I jokingly said that your best bet was to hold the car with a boat anchor, don't use the brakes at all, mash the throttle to the point where the tires begin to turn and when you're ready to go, pull anchor, floor the throttle.