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i was in this boat last year. The high engagement point was rough, but you'll get it soon. Just compensate by not giving too much gas until your clutch is

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Old 03-13-2011, 11:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i was in this boat last year. The high engagement point was rough, but you'll get it soon. Just compensate by not giving too much gas until your clutch is just before that engagement point because you know it won't engage until around then. Otherwise, you'll be at 3000 rpm by the time you engage, then freak out, almost stall, and slam the gas pedal down to compensate and burn the clutch and spin your tires in a mess of a reactionary action hahahaha. *guilty*

When learning, I would prevent stalls by tapping the gas before I tried my clutch engagement. This blipped the rpm's high enough that I had some wiggle room when it was game-time (gas in, clutch out) and I kept the rpm's high enough to not stall out.

Big advice here: try not to look in the rearview at every stop light. The guy behind you is farther away than you think. You're just freaking yourself out.

Learn the parking brake hill start if you want. It will keep your anxiety down until you learn to not need it.

Keep your clutch foot heel planted on the ground as a fulcrum. Don't try to hover your foot. If you hover your foot, and the car jumps forward, all kinds of craziness goes on when you can't control your clutch foot.
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