<VV> Drag Race

[David B. Neale]

"Funny how people forget that GM TESTED the Vair PG by WOT / drop in 
gear 100 times....

Funny how no one reads the small print in descriptions of Billy Bruce's 
LAUNCH technique:

He has a Line Loc on the Front brakes... he spools the turbo up to 
approx. 6 psi boost...and only has Kelvar Clutch material as a mod..."

GM did indeed throw the Powerglide transmission into drive at wide open throttle 100 times to test for durability .... but surely that 'merely' tested the transmission's mechanical strength, whereas holding the car on the brakes, in drive, at wide open throttle will cause a very rapid rise in temperature in the torque converter.  That, presumably, is going to do little for durability.

David