Originally Posted by
D1andonlyDman
That was my thought as well. Apparently, all that time on the clutch builds some serious guns.
Yeah, racing cars have clutches that clamp so heavily that operation of the clutch pedal is roughly equivalent to a >100-pound leg press. That's why racing cars always burn rubber when they launch at the end of a pit stop; the only way to not peel out is to stall the engine!