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Originally Posted by johnplogii
I run a manual transbrake. My technique is just as mentioned above. I would PREFER the other guy stage first so I am up on boost as little as possible. I pre stage then creep up a couple more inches(this takes a little practice to get it just right). Then I foot brake it to about 2 psi to get some chassis preload. I then engage the transbrake. For a pro tree I go ahead & increase to my desired launch boost then let off the foot brake, roll into the 2nd beam & release the transbrake as soon as I see yellow. I only hit a pro tree a couple times a year but it usually nets .075-.150 reaction times. If the car doesn't roll into the second beam just let off the gas, disengage the transbrake, footbrake a LITTLE more & do it again. This is the part that takes practice in how far to pre stage & how hard to foot brake it.
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Johnplogii,
I really appreciate your input. That makes sense but it does seem like it would take some/a lot of practice to get this down. I only race at one event that has a pro tree setup but it has always gotten the best of me. Just to clarify...you prestage, build boost with footbrake then while boost level is achieved, engage t-brake then let off footbrake and that should "bump" you forward to completely stage then once you see yellow..... go?
RS