[QUOTE=RUSSGT;776260][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX6eNS07ktk]STI Launch & Drift - Double Skid Pan 20-11-11 - YouTube[/url][/QUOTE]

loves it :)

Are you guys serious about sidestepping the clutch?
I haven't side stepped a clutch since I was 17 in a KE30 Corolla with about 30 horsepower!
I can't see how it would even work in a WRX with the footrest in the way?
Anyhoo, it's a brutal thing to do, borderline irresponsible to recommend to people who may not know better and has zero advantage over bringing the clutch to the point of release then letting it go. At least the driveline won't be as shocked then.

[I]disclosure: none of following where preformer on goverment roads, and where preformered using a driving simulator complete with clutch and good old forza 4. ;)[/I]

I think i may have sorted it out. I dont sidestep the clutch but am deffiantly releasing it alot faster than previous and at a higher rpm. The car doesnt bog down at all, just grips and goes and their is only a hint of clutch once i pull up and have a sniff.

I did hundreds of those launches Doug. With a 5 speed and 6 speed. With R comps etc. Never had clutch smell. Never broke a box. Guess I was lucky all those times?

[QUOTE=RUSSGT;776520]I did hundreds of those launches Doug. With a 5 speed and 6 speed. With R comps etc. Never had clutch smell. Never broke a box. Guess I was lucky all those times?[/QUOTE]

Russ, I'm not disputing that you launched it hard. But were you really sidestepping it? As in foot directly off the side of the pedal? If so did your car have the footrest removed or do you have the worlds narrowest feet?

Hey guys, just wondering what the best launch technique would be in a liberty GTB that is tuned by STI? Would the standard STI clutch hold up to a few launches or should I be looking at upgrading when I get the verso done?

i think it is safe to assume that everyone means dropping the clutch without trying to slip it, not literally 'sidestepping' it. I thought both would have the same effect either way?

STI Lib your clutch will be fine.
If and when it goes, upgrade it then. It's a clutch therefore just a consumable when launching/racing etc etc anyway.

this thread make me laugh... all this shit about launching and shit and you have maybe a handful of guys on this forum that actually drive their car that warrant this technique..

launching for street cred? street racing? you fucking serious? get off the grass and actually come and do some motorsport so you get it out of your system and dont kill/injure people cause you wanted to be a hero...

you will also cause less damage to your car, hence a cheaper car to get from A to B

[QUOTE=dtrally;776639]Russ, I'm not disputing that you launched it hard. But were you really sidestepping it? As in foot directly off the side of the pedal? If so did your car have the footrest removed or do you have the worlds narrowest feet?[/QUOTE]

No but dropped the clutch. I dont advocate my way of driving! Im sure its bad? I loved it and had no problems though.