Originally Posted by ProjectMayhem
You need to leave enough rubber from the burnout-pit onto your fender so any thing you pick up after you leave the strip on your run just hits all the rubber you left on the fender from the burnout-pit.
So
1.wax to help remove rubber
2. melt rubber onto fender to protect from chips...
j/k
A great tip I learned years ago from an old drag racer: Before your burnout, rub Vaseline where the rubber sprays up on the rear quarters. Comes right off and as long as it's water-based it won't harm your paint!