Smoother shifts while redlining?

wdkwang

icic. i was just watching some pro track videos. these guys are straight up racing but the jolt doesn't seem very apparent with the in-car cameras.

@kenchan u know what i mean lawl. i know my technique isn't perfect but everyone notices how first gear engages a bit slow compared to other cars. i don't even understand why

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ZMan8

A lot of track/drag racers will burn their clutches though to save time. Especially at the drag strip, drivers looking for the fastest time ride the clutch pretty hard because they never let go of gas fully.

Basically when they need to shift they will drop from 100% engagement of gas pedal to about 50-60%( instead of fullly disengaging the gas to 0%) before hitting the clutch pedal.

This will allow for smoother and quicker shifts with less footwork involved. However, don't expect your clutch to hold up.

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wdkwang

thank you

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Jeffblue

if you want to be able to shift faster then you need the revs to drop faster ( ie lightweight flywheel). one of the things i noticed in the 370z is how long the revs take to drop between shifts. from first to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd if you hit like 7k rpm and go to shift, in my head the jeopardy song comes on while i would wait for the revs to drop