Can a Human BEAT Launch Control?

In the video, the creator challenges the car's launch control system to see if a human can beat it. After several attempts, the creator manages to achieve a quarter-mile time of 10.99 seconds, which is still about eight tenths of a second off from the car's ideal quarter-mile time. However, the creator believes that the human performance is quite impressive, considering the factors affecting the run, such as surface conditions, tire pressure, and fuel type.

Which car is this

now let’s see Paul Allen’s Launch control

why does he shift like he’s driving manual😂😂😂

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hot tires !!!!!

Launch control is BS and shouldn't be allowed. Are we just going to have our cars drive for us in the future?

You should have done one final run with launch control on but oh well.

Should have used a GTR

But you can predict and react. While the computer reacts after it receives data.

Theeeen do a lc-on launch w warmer tires

how to put the rev up without launch control ?

I guess ferrari didn't program it too well (not that Scott is bad, but humans shouldn't be able to beat it)

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Hot tires, faster launch…

Just give me the computer so I can beat it... With a fist.

Nice and short video, thanks! Donut media would've thrown a 20 minute piece out

If you love cars and driving.... this is just the best channel. Keep doing your great work.

Yes

The launch control on my Leon Cupra is easy to beat. If you want to sit there and burn rubber leaving long black marks on the road, use launch control. Best times are with traction control on and standard auto mode.

Pov you drove the pista in Forza horizon attempting to replicate the video.

Se você joga Gran turismo e não consegue ganhar nas pistas de terra, ai esta sua resposta: desligue o controle de tração

It would be nice if the launch control allowed you to tune some of the parameters to optimize the acceleration. It is probably set somewhat conservatively for safety reasons.

I shouted donut media as soon as you said give it the beans lol great video!

No control at the end? Wouldn't fuel load decreasing as you burn it off and tyre heat play a fairly big role?

Scott blaming a full gas tank for the weight of his steel balls

Unless you have control of the clutch then you are not really launching the car yourself either way so there is that...

If you can beat the launch control then it's not a very 'clever' launch control.

This awesome! So heartwarming, I knew I wasn't an idiot by hating on these stupid electronics in modern cars. Nothing beats a good balanced car with a good driver behind the wheel. It's the reason why F1 cars are launched manually, they don't even have TC or ABS.

the reason he can beat the ECU is the Human is reacting to what is happening as well as anticipating what is going to happen and thus puts a lot more gas into it as he is confident in controlling the car.

The ecu can only respond to what is happening right now, so even the tiniest of wheel slip its going to let of the gas...not always the fastest way to accelerate but better then a novice trying to launch it.

4 wheel drive would solve this

its a wrong comparison, you should compare only first 3 seconds of the race not 10 + seconds, because you are only trying to measure the Starting point, the LAUNCH itself, how ever, you didnt count in the drivers error later.............. you could have easily switched gears slower in your different attempts, you also did only 1x attempt for launchcontrol, and many attempts, by your own. Its not too bad, but its not accurate comparison, its just stupid to continue after first 3 seconds if you are trying to measure launch/start ONLY......

The tires are heated up with each consecutive run and will gain grip. Unless you took like hour long breaks between the runs. In that case this would be pretty accurate.

Launch control sucks that and traction control and also sport mode like sense when did I need to push a button to male the car go faster it used was just push the gas and it would just automatically go faster there was none of this I'll put it in sport mode launch control. Funny how stupid luxury sports cars are

take all the cameras off the exterior might gain another tenth lol

I think of bunch of dim blokes are going to think they’re race car drivers now, try this and then trash their wheels.

Now try that with a Porsche😎

Maybe the tires were warmer at the end hence the better times ...? You should have done a lunch control test at the end as well when tires are fully warmed up!

BEAT the machine(Launch Control) with an automatic gearbox 😂😂😂

Test 2 identical cars, with the same engine, but one with automatic transmission with launch control and the other manual (3 pedals).

This is dumb cos technically the launch program is created by humans lol

I guess He burned a reasonable amount of fuel between each tentative making the car lighter. Wouldn't it be a factor to be considered ?

So with launch control, more power and 30 years of progress, it just nudges the Maclaren F1's time of 11.1 seconds. I'm disappointed.

Gran Turismo license test IRL

Ferrari & Lambo always give fake data (perfect condition). They can do 0-100km/h in 3.1s they usually write 2.7 on internet. That’s why Porsche and McLaren are always quicker, because when they do 0-100km/h in 2.3s they write 2.7s on internet.

A duel "human VS computer" is actually a duel "human pilot VS human mathematicians" ^^

Motec has a system similar to this. Mod Bois we up!

It doesn't do 10.1s quarter mile. Watch carwow videos

It was enough to ask, not even a need to do such a test.