Track Day Best Practices - MUST READ

Originally Posted by ResIpsa Also, if you drive to and from the track, you may want to practice driving without using your clutch. Don’t overdo it; just practice enough so

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Track Day Best Practices - MUST READ

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Originally Posted by ResIpsa

Also, if you drive to and from the track, you may want to practice driving without using your clutch. Don’t overdo it; just practice enough so that you understand the basic principles (which I won’t go into here) of clutch-less shifting. This is a skill that you will hopefully never use.

However, this may save you one day if you find yourself stranded in an empty paddock with no ability to disengage the clutch. It did for me…

I can do this easily in my 240sx, but cannot seem to do it at all in the 370z. Is it possible? S-mode on and off?

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