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Old 3rd July 2009, 08:02 AM
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Old 3rd July 2009, 09:42 AM
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Does anyone have any photo's of my 8 at the meet please?
I may have some more I'll look later
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Old 3rd July 2009, 05:22 PM
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Thanks James
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Old 4th July 2009, 11:58 AM
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Quick question - how are you boys leaving the line etc?

Are you holding it on the brakes, reving to 4-5K, then release the brakes or just hitting the pedal when the lights change?

Also, are you using the trip or the slush to do the changes
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Old 4th July 2009, 12:20 PM
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Off the line I left foot hold on the brake, get about 3500 revs and just let the foot slip off the brake and push down on the throttle. Leave it in tip and red line through the gears.

May not be the fastest times but it's repeatable time after time. If your running in a time bracket, repeatability is more important.
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1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing!
1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard
2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion.
2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse.
2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter.

Previously
2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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Old 4th July 2009, 03:17 PM
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I held it with the left foot on the brake, but as I built the revs over about 2,000, what sounded like the PDC started beeping at me so I erred on the side of caution and let the revs drop a little and then just floored it in sport mode with the ESP switched off.

Stll got a respectable time, but think I need more practice...Santa Pod anyone or this that just for chavs?
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Old 4th July 2009, 04:22 PM
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i left my foot on the brake and just covered the throttle. when the green light came on i pressed the pedel closed my eyes and held on
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Old 4th July 2009, 04:23 PM
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and i just left it in sport !
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Old 4th July 2009, 09:54 PM
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In my experience the fastest way is to just stamp on the loud peddle, using tip and holding it on the brakes actually gave me slower times at Santa pod
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