The highlight was the
new-found steering
accuracy and
absolute confidence
in the front tyre
LAUNCH CONTROL
New for this year is Honda’s three-mode HRC
Launch Control. The launch control modes are
all very different. Level 3 is the novice/mud
launch which cuts peak power/revs drastically
to 8250rpm and my guess is it would work
well on the new steel floor start gates in the
US. Level 2 raises rpm to 8500rpm for general
use and Level 1 ups the revs to 9500 for dry
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conditions and experts who know how to use
all that power and not flip on take off.
Using it is easy... once you know the
sequence. It took us a while to figure it out,
most of us not being ‘read the manual’ kinda
guys. Anyway, pull the clutch in, press the start
button. One flash of the LED indicates Level
1. Push the starter again for 0.5s or more and
you’ll get two flashes for Level 2. Do it again
and... yep, three flashes for Level 3.