[Kit Gerhart]

Originally Posted by greencactus3

hmm. unless theyhad a nice sugarwatercoated grippy ground with upgraded tires, i doubt they "just floored it" much less brake torqued it. half those trucks would not be going anywhere... just sitting there with one tire smoking. unless they used a truck with anything other than an open diff, the stock tires dont bite enough to send the truck forwards... no weight over the axle + lotsa torque = no traction.

The way to get the best time would vary depending upon the characteristics of each vehicle. Of these trucks, the Dakota, with its big displacement, mildly tuned V-8, you would need to modulate the throttle in order to control wheel spin. The same might be the case with the Nissan and Toyota's V-6's, but they would have less torque at low rpm. With the Colorado, you could probably "torque it up" at full throttle and not get too much wheel spin. With the Honda's full time four wheel drive, you could "torque up" at full throttle and not get wheel spin at all. The bottom line is that the enthusiast magazines experiment and use whatever technique gets the best times.