dead stop from 2nd

Jeffblue · 03-09-2010, 06:54 AM

i thought people do this when driving in snow or very slippery surfaces? AK does this in his snow video at 0:42

Mike@Blackline · 03-09-2010, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

i thought people do this when driving in snow or very slippery surfaces? AK does this in his snow video at 0:42

it helps for that kind of situation because since the gearing is so much higher for your first gear, if you start from first in snow, ice, or even rain for high-HP cars, you're just going to spin the wheels. but for normal dry conditions, theres no reason to start in 2nd

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Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 38 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 39	i thought people do this when driving in snow or very slippery surfaces? AK does this in his snow video at 0:42