I was checking the Sky Curve 1 scenario world record and I noticed the #1 time was accelerating in a way that wasn't normally possible, so I started playing around with clutch feathering at first, then ESC mode, and I found something really weird. If you switch to Drift ESC and launch the car, then reset and switch to ESC off, the car can now launch in 4th gear dropping the clutch and it doesn't bog down at all. This makes the car noticeably faster, and I believe it was used in Sky Curve 1's current world record.

In my own testing, mid-55 seconds becomes possible on Sky Curve 1, as well as high 5 second range on Moose Test (the sequential gearbox makes it harder to use). It didn't work on the Police RS in Bank Robbery for me.

Anyone know why this is happening in the physics? Is it considered a glitch, and is it legal to use?

Edit: Currently discussing it with Diamondback on the BeamNG forums, will update everyone on how that goes.