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335d 1/4 mile
Finally managed to find a dry day and head up to the local 1/4 mile track to see what the 335d was really like on full pelt.
I must say after driving a lot of 1/4 mile runs in numerous fast manual cars I found the auto box quite frustrating.
I was mostly low 14s for most of the day with rubbish slow launches jumping on the accelerator when the lights changed. Traction control off but it didnt feel right or getting the power down when changing gear at full throttle (does it slow the change if it senses it might loose traction??)
Anyway, by the end of the day I managed to get down to a 13.6 at 106mph (running on the standard run flat gripless tyres) That was a 2.3sec 60ft time
Anyone got any useful 1/4 mile tips or had any issues?
I ended up having to launch in 2nd with left foot breaking to get some decent launches with a bit of slip and slide rather than lag or no go.
Is 13.6 fair on RFTs or should I be trying harder
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