Flooding
 

So I think I flooded my engine is it possible to do the rolling start by popping the clutch when it is flooded.

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-trouble-shooting-95/alternate-flood-start-procedure-78789/ Worked for him.

I've wondered about this myself and looked at some of the previous messages on the subject.

The word is that it seems to work, but is not recommended in the manual as it could damage the emissions systems.