Yeah It starts in 2nd but it boggs a little in the sand. But everyone here keeps talking about sand, I am not I am talking about dirt, concret, fields extra not sand. I races a guy on the street and if we would have started the exact same time off the line he would have been beside me the hole time. He is running a stock crank and a very mild port with a cool head, jet kit and pipes. I dont think he should have been right there with me.