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b17ek (August 21, 2008 at 2:39 am)
i been doing this since i first go my crx when i was 16 now im 21 and i still do it. im a huge racing freak and my friend use to make fun of me for driving it like a race car, but i never had problems with my tranny they cant say the same, its natural for me to do it now
jhaqastar (August 20, 2008 at 8:14 am)
Am actually trying to master this technique. Specially when driving a RWD, just slamming the the gearbox to a lower gear would mean disaster!
mikebarrdds (August 19, 2008 at 1:44 am)
In performance driving (or racing), you use the brakes to slow down going into the turns. You downshift to be in the right gear (and in the powerband) coming OUT of the turn. The ONLY reason to downshift is to be in the right gear to accelerate out of a turn. This technique enables you to perform the downshift without upsetting the car's balance (possibly causing a spin).
mobius1291 (August 18, 2008 at 11:26 pm)
What kind of lotus you got?
ldjf34jf (August 18, 2008 at 7:51 pm)
I just dont get it...If you arent down shifting to slow down why downshift? If thats the case whats wrong with just putting it in neutral and using your brakes...I'm confused?
Toby48624 (August 18, 2008 at 11:36 am)
I do not understand the double clutch ... what is that good for .. why do you have to let the clutch go to rev match! and then switch ti gear again .. why cant you do that while in gear with clutch pressed?
mikebarrdds (August 16, 2008 at 7:00 pm)
oops... hazardous at WORST. :)
mikebarrdds (August 16, 2008 at 6:59 pm)
Ummm... this has nothing to do with being "scared" or "slamming" anything. Performance driving is about precision and balance along with speed. "Slamming" anything during performance driving will be detrimental to your results at best, and hazardous at worse.This isn't the "fast and the furious" BS.
badSTI (August 16, 2008 at 7:01 am)
Well idk how much lotus trannys are and why u are scared to down shift but most cars u can slam in and out of gears and never have any tranny problems. Down shifting to slow a car down isnt bad, but when learning standard transmission shouldnt be attempted.
nosflamer (August 15, 2008 at 9:56 pm)
lol downshifting isnt bad unless you do it wrong then you screw up ur tranny and ya u get the point (be experienced enough to drive the car your in before u try stuff like downshifting to slow you down. |
