ASR Traction Control or not?

I have this installed on my car.. and I've been using it for daily driving..

When I go to the track I've been hearing I should turn it off.. What are the uses of this?

Also, when i turn it off, what differences will I see? Will the car go faster or just spin the tires more?

Thanks.

See page 4-9 in you user manual...

https://www.mygmlink.com/pdf/go2content/manual/US/en/chevrolet/2001camaro.pdf

ASR = Acceleration Slip Regulation

Any time you're racing the car, you always have to understand the limits of the tires. Their friction coefficient is what determines the point where you have the most grip. This is usually at the point where the tires have just started to spin and are on the edge of breaking loose. To get the best time, you need to apply the most power from the engine without going past this point with the tires. The stickier the tires (ie drag radials), the more power you can effectively "put to the ground." Traction control systems like the one we have installed from the factory limit the power by applying brakes, pushing back on the gas pedal and retarding spark to stop wheel spin. So ideally, a good driver can always put down a better time with the ASR off as this is a bit overkill. However, there are some aftermarket traction control systems that monitor wheel spin and control it with spark only. They are quite a bit different and can actually work fast enough to keep the tires at the point of max grip to give you the best acceleration possible in all conditions (wet or dry). Unfortunately, we're not lucky enough to have that kind of sophistication in our traction control system.

I have this installed on my car.. and I've been using it for daily driving..

When I go to the track I've been hearing I should turn it off.. What are the uses of this?

Also, when i turn it off, what differences will I see? Will the car go faster or just spin the tires more?

Thanks.

Turn it off at the track to get the best ET. But you will have to "drive" the car. You'll have to modulate the gas at launch to push it as hard as the tires will take without wheel spin. Don't go out there and stomp the pedal and do a half track burnout netting a 16 second time slip. And yes I've seen this many times.

I see, well I'm going to midnight madness tomorrow to mess around a bit.. First few times I go down will be just seeing what my tires can do..

Hopefully by the end of the night i can pull into the low 13s.

yeah i turn in to a scary person when i press that lil switch. Im working on getting one of them there new fangled driver mods.