Launch Control

[shimmy]

i do this every morning down my cul-de-sac

clutch seems fine. well 5th clutch does anyway!

[Mark CSL]

Launch control is good on the CSL if you get it right it wont light the rear tyres

[scrubberamit]

but the whole point of launch control is that the car aids you in burning off from a standstill - the problem with the BMW variant is that you still have to find the right point on the loud pedal to depress - whereas other marques - its does it for you... and thats the whole point of launch control


there's still nothing sweeter than accelerating yourself - using the feel of the pedal

[SpineOnABap]

Originally Posted by mark csl

Launch control is good on the CSL if you get it right it wont light the rear tyres

Absolutely! The whole point is minimal wheelspin, which it achieves by modulating the clutch rapidly. If anyones getting loads of wheelspin it may well be because they're not actually pressing the throttle all the way to the floor during the initiation-phase - there's a bit of a stop towards the end of the throttle travel that can feel like the floor but isn't. You need to go beyond that point for LC to take effect, otherwise you are effectively just dumping the clutch at 3,500RPM+near full throttle.

The other good thing in S6 is you can push the lever forward to blip at the lights, or do a launch with less than 3500rpm if you want. You don't have to be doing full LC.

[Bealo]

Originally Posted by SpineOnABap

Absolutely! The whole point is minimal wheelspin, which it achieves by modulating the clutch rapidly. If anyones getting loads of wheelspin it may well be because they're not actually pressing the throttle all the way to the floor during the initiation-phase - there's a bit of a stop towards the end of the throttle travel that can feel like the floor but isn't. You need to go beyond that point for LC to take effect, otherwise you are effectively just dumping the clutch at 3,500RPM+near full throttle.

The other good thing in S6 is you can push the lever forward to blip at the lights, or do a launch with less than 3500rpm if you want. You don't have to be doing full LC.

Cool

I might have to try this as the only time i tried the launch control feature all i did was light up the tyres....

[danr55]

I might save this for when the rear tyres need changing then. Which, wont be long

[Paul Eggleton]

Sounds like some people aren't doing it properly. The times i've done it, it's worked a treat

[cslgirl]

I have done a couple just for the fun of it. One in the youtube clip below

[shane@mbtech]

done properly should go and sound like this (only an inferior m3 mind)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NofqE...eature=related

[Jaw_F430]

I have never used it yet, how many can be done before the clutch is dead?