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Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:05 am
by wild_flower
MAN!
gotta love the FTO's 2nd gear!
gives a beautiful thrust!
Mine screams like crazy when i drop it from 4th to 2nd!
so tipro ppl "drop it like its hot, drop it like its hot!"
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:48 am
by Jase
Yeah mine screams like a banshee. Never heard it from the outside but i'd imagine it sounds pretty sweet.
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:40 pm
by WildRide
Down shifting is the only way to tackle twisties in the tip.
Nudge it into 3rd and come off the gas in an approach to a corner. Drop to 2nd and engine break into it, then as your nose beings to clear come back on the gas and punch it round....
<shivers....>
Thats it...time to go driving.....
WR
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:56 pm
by BuCkEt
AMEN to that!
I spent 3/4 of Wakefield Park Track in 2nd
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:05 pm
by smorison
WildRide wrote:Down shifting is the only way to tackle twisties in the tip.
Nudge it into 3rd and come off the gas in an approach to a corner. Drop to 2nd and engine break into it, then as your nose beings to clear come back on the gas and punch it round....
<shivers....>
Thats it...time to go driving.....
WR
nup...
1. brake hard before the corner using downshifts to prevent brake lockup (lower gear at higher reves keeps the wheels turning)
2. enter the corner a bit slower that you are (in the above) and accelerate through the entire corner...
3. braking through a corner introduces understeer and means you've entered the corner faster than you should have.
this results in a better handling car and faster lap times... if you want to get really tricky like i'm practicing at the moment i balance the car on throttle and brake to control both under and oversteer through the corner... it looks to be worth about 0.25second around oran park south.
WARNING: DO NOT PRATICE THIS ON THE STREETS AS IT CAN GET MESSY!
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:32 pm
by WildRide
Ok....see, now your getting serious...
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:45 pm
by MADFTO
*smiles* never use engine braking as the method to slow down with =) Your brakes have much more BHP than your engine ever will (In the factor of 1000s)
heheheh if you want to get really quick, master heel and toe whilst downshifting under brakes in the braking zone to setup yourself up into the corner, braking using the engine will slow your down your maximum braking speed by a factor and also add another force to add to slow down, therefore increasing heat in your pads and the higher chance of brake fade in the long run.
Mind you, you need to know exactly what point your tyres and car will start to lockup to get maximum benefit from this and this is something everyone has to learn if they want to get really quick (And show up some of those turbo cars around corners =P)