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PMac · 26th August 2008, 23:50

1) US launch control is crap. It's designed to protect the clutch, not get you off the line as quickly as possible. However, others have shown that there are work-arounds, but unless you spend the time, using it as instructed is pretty slow.
2) The E55 may not have been stock.
3) Even if he was stock, the auto transmission and better low-end torque of the E55 gives more consistent launches.
4) Had you run to higher speeds, the M5's power and gearing advantage would have won out, You'd have caught him by 100 or so, and pulled away from there on.

26th August 2008, 23:50	#3 (permalink)
PMac Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 48 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	1) US launch control is crap. It's designed to protect the clutch, not get you off the line as quickly as possible. However, others have shown that there are work-arounds, but unless you spend the time, using it as instructed is pretty slow. 2) The E55 may not have been stock. 3) Even if he was stock, the auto transmission and better low-end torque of the E55 gives more consistent launches. 4) Had you run to higher speeds, the M5's power and gearing advantage would have won out, You'd have caught him by 100 or so, and pulled away from there on. Last edited by PMac; 26th August 2008 at 23:52.