For one, your Reaction Time (R/T) has nothing to do with your Elapsed Time (E/T) R/T is just how long it takes you to launch your car off the line, the clock for your E/T doesn't start untill you leave the line. Try launching at a lower RPM maybe 2500 or 2250. Um other than that, just let it ride to redline and SLAM it into 2nd and go on your marry way to a mid-to-high 15 second E/T... Hope this might help you out a little bit