Originally posted by I eat Z06
It is hard to launch AWD, cant drop the clutch, have to slip it quick. One of four things is going to happen if you launch a AWD car, you take off like a rocket, bog, kill the clutch, or blow up the trans. You have no clue on how many people post over on the Subaru sites at what RPM to drop the clutch (then are told not to). On the Subaru sites people with STi's that run 13.5's and slower get flamed pretty bad. The car has enough power to save 2.0-2.1 60 ft's to get it 13.4 range. The lowest time I have seen w/ a stock STi is a 12.9@103 (rare). The STi should have won (bigger motor, more power, awd). On the street the STi has the advantge, b/c there is no sticky track compound for the SRT to hook up. But it was a driver v. driver race, and obviously the STi driver needs some lessons.
Nick