« previous next » Print Pages: 1 Author Topic: Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. (Read 8731 times) killagorilla Sr. Member Posts: 430 Karma: -2 Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. « on: November 22, 2018, 09:25:22 AM » I find my starts are probably average at best. What I do at starts is, car in neutral, left foot on the brake, right one on throttle keeping revs up when the lights come on.When the lights go off I engage 1st gear and take the foot off the brake...no clutch involved. Is that what everyone is doing?Can you engage 1st gear having your foot on the clutch before the lights go off? I checked the Mazda 787 and it seems it doesn't even start rolling on a hill when having your foot off the brake but one on the clutch. So it seems you don't need the brake and it's possible having 1st gear in and one foot on the clutch and one on throttle.Cheers Logged Bird Administrator Hero Member Posts: 2324 Karma: -666 Ysu Re: Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. « Reply #1 on: November 22, 2018, 11:03:39 AM » I always start in gear, with cluch, it's definitely working. The car may roll, though. So keep your right on the brake until the last of lights to avoid false starts. Logged Wally Administrator Hero Member Posts: 11036 Karma: 152 AC Admin Re: Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. « Reply #2 on: November 22, 2018, 11:35:04 AM » I too start in gear, with clutch depressed. I don't brake before the lights, and I don't think I have ever rolled. Logged “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time” Bird Administrator Hero Member Posts: 2324 Karma: -666 Ysu Re: Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. « Reply #3 on: November 22, 2018, 12:48:14 PM » Quote from: Wally on November 22, 2018, 11:35:04 AMI too start in gear, with clutch depressed. I don't brake before the lights, and I don't think I have ever rolled. Hm...maybe I remember wrong? Or maybe once you press the brake it disengages some auto-brake? I'll try your method to be sure, but you'll have to get me off the hook if I get a false start Logged Shayne Jr. Member Posts: 133 Karma: 8 Re: Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. « Reply #4 on: November 22, 2018, 12:59:33 PM » I've never rolled forward and I never use the brake on the start. I just have my clutch in and get my revs up and when the lights go out then I drop the clutch. Depends on the car, some cars I ride the clutch a bit but I certainly never use the brake. Logged Mael RestrictedRacing Hero Member Posts: 1045 Karma: 21 Re: Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. « Reply #5 on: November 22, 2018, 01:31:17 PM » Quote from: Bird on November 22, 2018, 11:03:39 AMI always start in gear, with cluch, it's definitely working. The car may roll, though. So keep your right on the brake until the last of lights to avoid false starts.AC has a sort of automatic hand-brake at low speeds. it won't roll on the grid. Logged Wally Administrator Hero Member Posts: 11036 Karma: 152 AC Admin Re: Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. « Reply #6 on: November 22, 2018, 01:33:21 PM » It varies by car. Some cars with a built in auto-clutch can roll while in gear, if I remember correctly. Logged “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time” killagorilla Sr. Member Posts: 430 Karma: -2 Re: Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. « Reply #7 on: November 22, 2018, 02:55:48 PM » Ok, thanks guys. I'll do that...will hopefully work a bit better. Logged grat Hero Member Posts: 1174 Karma: 16 Re: Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc. « Reply #8 on: November 22, 2018, 07:45:15 PM » I completely agree that clutch down, revving in gear is best. Clutch control is hard in AC, but if you find the biting point and let it go slowly it can help a lot on cold tires. Logged Print Pages: 1 « previous next » Xtreme Gaming Network / Simulation Racing Leagues / Assetto Corsa (Moderator: Wally) / Race start using clutch...when to engage gear etc.