Ok so tonight being the first time out to the drag strip ever I wasn't expecting much, but this is horrible. First of all the track isn't very sticky (imo), it is uphill all the way, track elevation is 3750 feet above sea level, and if you aren't doing a burnout there is no way of getting around the burnout box. Anyways, my first run went like this: Get lined up on the starting line. The staging lights come come on, then the lights start counting down. At this point I start to roll back and i figure it doesn't matter since I'm about to take off. The third light goes on and I launch. When i get to the timing booth they hand me the slip and I had red lighted. I talked to my friend who was watching and he said that he thinks it red lighted me due to me rolling backwards out of staging. So the next run I decide to hold it in place using the clutch. This was a horrible idea, it caused the clutch to heat up and when I shifted to second it slipped very badly. The third and final run was my best and it was still horrible. This time I used the parking brake to hold me in place and then released it as I let of the clutch. I gave it to much gas though and smoked the rear tires and was slow shifting to second. Once i got rolling though I did ok. So I'm just trying to find some advice on how to get off the line better. Here is what my slip looked like, and yes I'm the one on the right (i'm so ashamed):
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0.968 RT 1.345
2.610 60ft 4.184
70.62 Speed 69.87
10.431 660ft 13.124
88.44 Vehicle spd 92.70
15.968 ET 18.470