The car's only got 5000 miles? I suppose you bought it new (under 100 miles). You never know what happened to the car while it was on the dealer lo, but I doubt that they could inflict so much damage to it.
Honda didn't build the car to drag race. It's a roadster not a Mustang, and was built to handle really well, not get down the quarter mile. So 1) the clutch isn't meant to take that kind of abuse. It can hold up under a sustained load, but a drop like that will do damage to any clutch. 2) Remember the car has no torque under the VTEC threshold but a lot above it. Even if you hadn't fried the clutch, you would have roasted the tires with a launch like that. Don't launch it so hard. You should have known that if you drag race as much as you say.
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"I really like going fast. Just go off and meditate in the wind, you know? As corny as it sounds it works and feels good. It's a good way to just let the weight of the world off every once in a while...is this a big pose? I mean, yes this is a pose! I mean am I driving down the street to not get noticed in this thing? I mean rebellious is what this thing is I would say!!!" -James Hetfield
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