In a similar vane, I hate driving to work as I have to wear different shoes than normal. Normally I wear flip-flops (yes I know I know but I've been driving aggresively with them my whole life) which are very thin soled. I love it because it lets me feel the pedal action much easier.

Switch to work shoes, size 12 extra wide sketcher boot-shoe thingers and now I suddently have almost an inch of sole under my foot. This really distorts your use of the clutch pedal, and also the extra wise screws any chance of side-stepping. Actually, I have trouble hitting the clutch and the break at the same time every once in a while, as my left foot with catch the edge of my right shoe, making my clutch action (fast all the way down) transfer to my brake action (imagine scaring yourself by how fast/hard you hit the breaks).

To make a long point longer, get some driving shoes as that is what I'm going to be doing this week.

 

Red, I agree with you. It's totally cool to have this conversation, but as I told the OP through private messages, I want people to be aware of the risks to their cars by doing this. So, my one-word answer is simply a warning to folks... I don't want them to say, "Oh, crap, I read this on s2ki.com and thought it was OK to do doughnuts in the parking lot; how come my differential is clicking?!"

If you're willing to take responsibility for fixing your drivetrain after you get good at dumping the clutch, then go for it. It's your car.

 

I would never do this to my car but we're not talking about my car sooo...

Can you use just the tip of your toe on the clutch? Try moving your toe off the bottom of the clutch instead of the side.

 

Do what I say;don't do what I do.!!!
Chaz,you're gonna be quite buzy,from now on...

 

Emil, trust me... I'm not going to make any out-of-state runs to help people rebuild their differentials (not that I could) after doing smoking burnouts.

 

I've PM'd Chaz about his comment, and I fully agree that any abuse such as this to my car is MY responsibility alone. Sadly, in America today there is an overwhelming fear of projected responsibility for others' actions. Often, we are unwilling to offer help or advice for fear that the person (people) we are offering it to will come back and hold US responsible for THEIR actions (I've seen many posts edited with the familiar "Don't Try This At Home!" nonsense). This is unfortunate, because I have always been of the opinion that what I do, I choose to do and I accept all the responsibility of the consequences - no matter who told me I could do it. In short, I never once thought "Gee, I wonder if I ruin my car by smoking my tires to the rims in the local mall parking lot, if I can then come back and blame those hooligans on S2KI?" The members here are giving their opinions and facts they have collected. It's up to me, or anyone else reading S2KI, to check those opinions and facts to see if they are consistent with what they want to accomplish.

Of course, these are my opinions, and a bit of Utopian philosophy.

I want to thank all of you who have contributed to the topic. I've learned a lot on how to be better at abusing my car, if I choose to do so. Yes, I've already been looking for driving shoes!

MAS

 

ZZ,get a nice pair of driving shoes,drive safe,so we can keep you with us a long time,and don't lose your sense of humor,s'il-vous plait.!!!
-Emil.

 

Bien sur! Votre S, ca torche?

 

I'll have to agree with Chazmo on this one. A '62 Impala convertible cured me of dumping the clutch 40 years ago. I scattered a differential twice a month with that thing. I also twisted off the drive shaft three times. When I rebuilt the transmission (Borg-Warner T-10, close ratio, four speed) I found that the spline on the output shaft was twisted.

Now, I don't even run Pro-SOLO events because of the dragstrip type launches.

RED MX5, you said, "Bogging the motor is also not a good idea, so make sure the tires break lose cleanly."

Is there any damage that comes from bogging the motor? I know you wont get an optimum launch, but is there any damage?

 

ca torche en masse,mon ti-pit.!!!