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Old 12-08-2011, 11:23 AM   #4236
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Originally Posted by speedster View Post
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Usually it is two separate buttons. One for Line Loc, one for clutch release.

I may have misled some in that it does not actually lock anything, it is a release button for the throwout bearing. It holds the clutch DISENGAGED. You still need the Line Loc to hold the front brakes so that you don't roll backward out of the lights. [Many may not know this but at most tracks there are some good size 'divots' on the starting line from all of the rubber buildup and launches. If you have a shorter wheelbase car, the rear tires will tend to roll backwards into the center of the launch 'divot'. Conversely, if you have a longer wheelbase car it tends to roll forward into the launch 'divot'. A Looooong time ago I red lighted during a race because I did not have the Line Loc on after staging and the Firebird (yes the same Firebird) rolled backward out of the staging beam while I was waiting lights to come down. My fault, but a good lesson.]

If a track is freshly prepped and scraped this shouldn't be an issue.
So, on a stock Camaro with a common master cylinder for clutch and brake?

does that mean it can hold brake pressure as well as clutch pressure?


or are the brakes bypassed?
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