the only reason you need a
clutch is for spins,
<<
I don't agree with this. I ride a motorbike, and the clutch is vital. It
helps when you need to go slowly (for example in traffic), but want to keep
high revs in the engine. You need to pull it in just slightly, so that's
half way in-between 'gripping', and then you'll be able to move off, but
only slowly, and only at high revs.
I'm not sure if this is exactly the same in a sports car, but if it is then
I imagine that it would also be very useful.
I wouldn't mind having a clutch pedal either.
Adam
>I don't really see the need for much complaint, since the only reason you
need a
>clutch is for spins, and in theory, the start, but you can rev it and drop
it
>from neutral if you want. This works just like the real racing
transmissions
>too, since the shifts are acheived by matching the revs of the engine to
the
>trans, and jamming it in the next gear.
> -Joel Likness
>> I've been reading a few clutch-related posts here complaining about the
GPL
>> clutch take up being almost switch-like, taking up over maybe one tenth
of
>> the clutch pedal's travel.
>> Although I don't have a clutch, it should be remembered that racing
clutches
>> have a well-earned reputation for heavy operation (high spring pressures)
>> and sudden, on-off operation over a short section of clutch travel. I
>> believe it's due to the uncompromising friction material used to deal
with
>> the stresses of racing. There is a good reason these are not used in
road
>> cars!
>> I still want one though (on my road car and in GPL, thanks!).
>> Ben
