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Tyre Spinning
Spinning the rear tyres obviously warms them a little, but whether it is enough to make any appreciable difference to your start time is debatable. When I drove the Pilbeam MP82, I would always spin them a few times before the start. For the last 2 seasons, driving the Gould GR37, I do not spin them any more ....Why ? Because the clutch is quite fierce, and the engine needs to be kept above 3500 rpm, and when I first drove the car and was spinning the wheels, I occasionally stalled it going to the line, and my co-driver Peter Smith was getting more exercise than he wanted, bringing the battery trolley to re-start the car !!
Anyway, my start times at Gurston are occasionally better than his, and always pretty close and he spins them up a few times - so I don't think it makes too much difference....Having said that, I agree with those drivers who sometimes say that they do it to get psyched up for the run - that is why I used to do it in the Pilbeam....each to his own !!
Regards
Kelvin
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