[squartus]

Have a few questions for those of you with Drag strip time, I got talked into going to the local drag strip here in about a week or so and I have no experence with launching a car on that kind of sticky pavement.
Im running ESS 625 6MT, volk 18inch wheels with 315/30's in the rear 200 treadwear street tires. I do have solid rear diff mounts/engine mounts and a DSS carbon fiber driveshaft.

Questions:
What RPM to launch in?
Burnout, just enouf to clean tires? "assume warming up not a deal since not slicks"
Do you shift to 5th gear before end of quarter mile?
Suspension settings, leave it soft for best launch or put in in sport plus?
Cold tire pressure?
Anything else a noobie should know at a drag strip?

I dont expect to pull any great times since I have never done it but id like to atleast make a decent showing of the M3. "most people here never seen one"