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Title: Foot braking, what works best for you guys?
Post by: 58Apache on February 20, 2020, 01:14:36 AM

I have always brought the rpm's up to where the truck or car wants to creep and then I bump in and hold it there until the light comes down.  I don't like flashing the converter too much as I have roasted the tires before, and that doesn't win too many races.   

Title: Re: Foot braking, what works best for you guys?
Post by: THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER on February 20, 2020, 11:35:28 AM

In my footbrake car (well, actually its a handbrake car) I want the driver to hold it at as high an rpm as he can without a chance of it creeping thru the beams. But that it not how to stage the car which requires a lower rpm to get it staged consistently

Title: Re: Foot braking, what works best for you guys?
Post by: BK on February 20, 2020, 02:56:17 PM

With a fast reacting car I would just leave from an idle.
With a slower car I would prestage bring RPM to what ever I felt would give me a good reaction time and then bump in.

Title: Re: Foot braking, what works best for you guys?
Post by: gregm784 on February 20, 2020, 03:26:51 PM

when i'm leaving off a foot/hand brake, i prestage then bring up RPM to pre-determined RPM and bump in

From what i've seen - foot brake converters are usually pretty loose compared to a transbrake converter

Title: Re: Foot braking, what works best for you guys?
Post by: 58Apache on February 20, 2020, 08:03:15 PM

Good stuff guys.