side stepping(clutch)

[lawrence]

all i know its a brutal way to launch a car, but what exactly is it?

 

[edde]

Get the revs high and litrall jump of the clutch from a standing start.
The idea of side sep if there space is that you litrally push your foot to the side so there not even a lag which you foot lifts away from the pedal.

 

[Dave]

Ermmm from my limited understanding you hold it at launch Revs...whatever you think that should be dependent on the surface (wet=less revs). Then you just sidestep the clutch.

As you you dont raise it, you sidestep it. Clutch pedal jumps up, car launches. Difficult.

 

[LegoHead]

is that when you just dump the clutch when shifting foot to the left?

I find that's better than feeding clutch in as it doesnt give me the burning smell. I have only done it a couple of times though, dunno if its good for it.

 

[lawrence]

well ive been told doing so can eat clutches and gearbox on high powered engines but i suppose it apllies to any car really,

 

[RSTuning]

More fun on a four wheel drive!

 

[murray]

just dont expect your clutch 2 last long!!

 

[David_Snaresbrook]

Doing that with a paddle clutch is always good fun, lol. Especially if you have 400bhp going to 4wd.

 

[Ali]

More fun on a four wheel drive!

Aside from the fact an evo can so 4 side step lauches and the clutch needs replacing.

 

[Turkish]

My foot slipped off the clutch on the 172 when i had 5,000 revs dialed in, it went off the line like a scalded cat but f**k me did my clutch stink. Even when i pulled up at home 5minutes later all i could smell was clutch lol.