Old (or should I say "classic") term from drag racing times. From a stop, with the transmission in first, you rev the engine (to high RPM) and then "dump the clutch" (ie: release the clutch as quickly as you can).
-Roger
Irwin J Kostal wrote:
>
> I hope I'm not embarassing myself, but I am unfamiliar with the term
> "dumping the clutch." Will some kind soul be good enough to
> define/describe it for me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Irv
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