try not to feel so bad...Type R's have a much higher learning curve than say an LS...you can't just rev and dump the clutch on these cars because you'll spin your ass off if you rev too high and if too low when you grab you'll waste precious time building towards VTEC...idealy what you want to do is learn to feather the clutch, and by that i mean rev the car up to about 4500-5000 like everyone has said and instead of just dumping the clutch, let it out slower while modulating your gas to maintain a high RPM level...if done right, when you grab you'll be right at the start of VTEC....then just keep that gas pedal to the floor and power shift the shit out of the car...but don't take too long while feathering...it should pretty much be one fluid motion...if your sitting there spinning for a while off the line messing with the clutch and gas your not doing it right....believe me when i say it's not easy to do right and it's also not the best thing for your clutch, but it'll get you the best times


also, Fontana is wierd about times...some cars run great and some cars really really suck there....i've seen a whole pack of SRT4 Neon's that couldn't break into the 13's, but i've also seen my friend with an H23 Prelude run 15.4 (pretty fuckin good)...i myself have had many a frustrating days/nights at fontana...back when my car was running better, the best i could squeez out during the day in the over 130 degree track temp was a 15.3 (15.1 with my friend driving) and the one night race i've been too (with my bad clutch) i only came out with a 15.4 at 91 mph

my friend (with the prelude) and i may be going this coming saturday (9/13) if you want to see me and him ATTEMPT to break into the 14's