Explain a burning clutch.

I was driving home tonight and caught a race with some kids, after the race the guy tried to do a ricer flyby and I down shifted from 4 to 3 but it wassnt enough, I double clutched and shifted to 2nd but missed and hit 4th instead, Imidiately a double clutched and dropped it in 2nd, caught it and held it to red line then back into 3rd. it worked but as soon as I stopped at a red light I could smell something burning, kinda like when you catch a bag on your exhaust and it burns. I got home imidiately and popped the hood, the smell is comming from atop the transmission, I guess I burnned a little clutch. How much damage does this do? I've seen a clutch plate before, I know its like a brake pad in that it wears down, is it also like a bakre pad that when it burns it just smells but no major damage......or could I have more damage then I think I did?
I guess my question is how dangerous is that burnt clutch smell?

I was driving home tonight and caught a race with some kids...I guess my question is how dangerous is that burnt clutch smell?

You're worried about a burnt clutch? Don't worry. A burnt clutch is nowhere near as dangerous as racing on public roads. In fact, it may even save some lives by keeping you off the road.

Ditto, race in my neighborhood and get free installation of a vent hole in the ass end of your nice car.

u realy must of worked ur clutch... it doesent sound like anything u did would hurt the clutch if u shifted right... 3-4 is cool... but i dunno 4-2 unless u were at a low speed... if it wasent red in 2 then u should be fine... its all about u shifting right... if were shifing and only lightly pressing the clutch or pressing it with the gas down then ya ur gunna burn it... but if u were just working it like normal then it was probably just the fast amout of use in a small amout of time...

u realy must of worked ur clutch... it doesent sound like anything u did would hurt the clutch if u shifted right... 3-4 is cool... but i dunno 4-2 unless u were at a low speed... if it wasent red in 2 then u should be fine... its all about u shifting right... if were shifing and only lightly pressing the clutch or pressing it with the gas down then ya ur gunna burn it... but if u were just working it like normal then it was probably just the fast amout of use in a small amout of time...

What the hell you talking about, he tried to downshift from 3-2, but missed and hit 4th instead. So of course the 4-2 downshift is alright.

Musachi's clutch is jsut wearing if it really is the clutch, it may be draggin and you are probably loosing power. No problem. upgrade with a stronger clutch and lighter fluywheel, lol. No but seriously. i doubt downshifting liek that was what made your lcutch burn. are you sure it was the clutch, the smell of a burnt clutch is almsot nausiating, id rather smeel skunk than clutch...

Maybe your tranny i fizz...i...f*cked :lol2:

Seriously though, it probably just burnt alittle..nothing to worry about until you hear KREENKSCHHHH. :evillol: