10-11-2006, 03:37 PM
Marty Kocse wrote:
That's exactly it. If I wait to shift between 7&8, it throws off my timing and I lose momentum into 8. Plus hitting the apex in 8 is so critical because it is the entrance to an uphill straight. I don't appear to lose anything with the shift, and I gain a lot entering 8.
Quote:One question - It appears that you're short shifting just as you exit the carousel. Is the benefit that it allows you to stay on the gas and keep the car stable, rather than trying to shift in the middle of the short straight that's up ahead?
That's exactly it. If I wait to shift between 7&8, it throws off my timing and I lose momentum into 8. Plus hitting the apex in 8 is so critical because it is the entrance to an uphill straight. I don't appear to lose anything with the shift, and I gain a lot entering 8.
Larry Herman
2006 Cayenne S
2010 Allegro RED 38QBA
Nationally Certified PCA Instructor
Past Flames:
1994 RS America Club Racer
2004 GT3 Track Car
1984 911 Carrera Club Racer
1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car
2006 Cayenne S
2010 Allegro RED 38QBA
Nationally Certified PCA Instructor
Past Flames:
1994 RS America Club Racer
2004 GT3 Track Car
1984 911 Carrera Club Racer
1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car