smoke the tires just a bit some were there is clean pavement look at the contack pach and drop the air pressure till you get a even patch i run mine at 30 psi you do not want to stay in the water to long if you do .i never get in the water drive round the water so it will not get up in the wheel wells and drip down on the tires i just do one dry burn out in first hit 2 and roll out and do a hop to check if there hooking up and then line up and go like hell