C8 Tire Shredding Or Not: Launch Control and Burn Out Procedures

[John]

Tire shredding or not: your choice!

Thanks to GM Authority for this information. Thanks also to CorvetteBlogger for earlier sharing the burn out info (linked thread with more info below). Thanks to Road &Track for the picture. And lastly and well deserved, thanks to brink of speed for his below video. Well done all!!!



Launch Control:

How to use 2020 Corvette launch control:

• Put the car in drive
• Adjust the Performance Traction Management (PTM) system to “Track” mode
• Hit the ESC off button twice
• A PTM prompt will appear on the dash asking which mode to select (Wet, Dry, Sport I, Sport II and Race); any mode will work, but Race will have the least traction control intervention.
• Put your left foot down on the brake pedal
• Floor the accelerator pedal with your right foot
• Build engine RPM to 3,500
• Lift off the brake pedal and launch

Burn Out Mode:

How to use 2020 Corvette burnout mode:

• Put the car in drive
• Put your left foot on the brake pedal
• Pull both wheel-mounted shift paddles to temporarily open the clutches
• Floor the accelerator pedal with your right foot
• Release the paddles and the rear tires will start spinning instead of seeking a perfect launch.[/Quote]

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/11/...w-to-use-them/

Thanks CorvetteBlogger for earlier helping us learn mode about burn out mode. Useful thread discussion for those wanting to learn even more here.

https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...-burn-out-mode

Here’s Brink Of Speed’s fun video on these two items:

[John]

How many are planning to use launch control beyond just a few learning times? Are you a burn out Corvette owner?

[MidEngine]

I will try both at least once. Maybe twice. Maybe three times.

[LSECO]

Sport II mode should assist me in blowing the doors off the other Hot Rods in town.

[Dumbell2]

Probably use it to shorten turning radius a bit. Even more than actual use, I am appreciative of Corvette including it, as the idea of a Corvette that couldn't freely spin its wheels would have a neutered feeling. Way to go Chevy 👍

[VicH]

Why do they make launch control so freaking complicated?

[Mobius]

How many are planning to use launch control beyond just a few learning times? Are you a burn out Corvette owner?

Here in Indiana, I get challenged a lot, although I don't generally rely on launch control.

I will also admit to spinning the tires regularly (i.e., almost every drive)... not frequently for white smoke though.

[Mobius]

Why do they make launch control so freaking complicated?

You may be able to simplify the procedure by programming of the Z Mode button, to capture the 1st four parts of the LC procedure...

As the blind man famously said, "We shall see..."

[Mobius]

Burn Out Mode:

How to use 2020 Corvette burnout mode:

• Put the car in drive
• Put your left foot on the brake pedal
• Pull both wheel-mounted shift paddles to temporarily open the clutches
• Floor the accelerator pedal with your right foot
• Release the paddles and the rear tires will start spinning instead of seeking a perfect launch.

It makes me wonder if the brakes operate in a Line-Lock mode under this scenario, with just the front brakes active...

Also, the sequence of steps implies that the electronics are smart enuf to not take the engine up to the rev limiter... perhaps capping RPM at ~5,000 where LT2 torque is near maximum?

[C8Driving]

My poor rear tires.

[khanmark]

Sorry, I’m a little dense, but while in burnout mode, at what point do you release the brakes?

[Ssscooter66]

How many are planning to use launch control beyond just a few learning times? Are you a burn out Corvette owner?

Yes , I plan on doing this more than just a few times but I'm not sure what to answer about the "burn out Corvette owner"

[Fasttoys]

Launch maybe but burnouts NO way tires to expensive..

[Frenzy36]

Yes , I plan on doing this more than just a few times but I'm not sure what to answer about the "burn out Corvette owner"

Thats Hilarious !!

[Frenzy36]

I don't see the point. That's not what I call a burnout. I appreciate the car for it's grip and excellent launch capabilities and everything else, but that's not really a burnout.

This is how to warm the tires up.