Brakes won’t ‘hold’

Gotta say it “sounds” like you’ve got enough heat for tires to work. If it’s launching hard without spinning. Do as RRR said and let it pull itself out. Maybe not sit in water box but roll thru get some water on tires and do your burnout just forward of the box. As for Smokey burnout, some think it’s cool but if a tire and suspension are working you may only get a few revolutions on the tire before it bites and launches. To me beyond that you need a line lock or other to lower the bias of rear brakes. The issue with adjustable proportioning valve is if you adjust for burnout you’ve gotta readjust back so you have proper bias for normal braking.
That’s what it does at launch. A quick squeak and squat and it’s off. My best 60ft was 1.99. I like the line lock idea more than adjusting the rear bias because as you mentioned it just has to be adjusted back.