Also remember that slower cars are often more consistent, so you don't need to try to eek every last HP out of the car for a bracket race. Dragstrip Etiquette Don't start your burnout until directed by an official. He'll usually give you some sort of hand signal. Also make sure you are all the way on the track and facing directly forwards. Don't do burnouts in the water with treaded street tires.
Water gets into the treads and tracks all the way to the starting line.
This makes the drivers with slicks very angry. Locking 'em up at this speed could be very dangerous. Some tracks employ a courtesy rule. This means that the first car into the staging beams should light only the pre-stage light. When the second car is is pre-staged, then either of you can move up slightly into the staging lights.