How to launch a manual on the street?

Drove and street raced, ya I said it, BB B bodies over the years all with 4 speeds and it was trail and error to figure out how much gas was too much and how much was just right. Racing at the track was simple since you knew the asphalt, traction compound and temp. so you could repeat yourself. On the street I'd usually snap her up to 2500-3000 (heavy cars) and drop her then play touchy feely with the throttle till you felt the ladder bars make her hook, the front end come up ,then foot in the carb and start grabbing more gears. This is my first A body and automatic, got a soft spot for BB's, and she's a far simpler launch once ya got the engine/converter/tranny/gears matched so one ain't overpowering the other.