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1981 KS region SCCA H/S Solo II #2 '65 VW Squareback. Fav cars: '64
Mustang; '69 Fury III with 440 Super Commando & 2.73 rear end; sad
clipped '75 2.0 914. Current: 540cc 4dr Suzuki Alto II, Corolla 1600
Auto race sim: NASCAR <_good_ for a sim> Japan IS an AutoX course!

: I tried that for a while, but eventually realized I was consistently
: getting much better race laptimes (not to mention fuel mileage) with a
: setup that allowed for 4th gear all the way around (obviously we're
: not talking about Watkins Glen or Sears Point here).  In other words
: for me personally, the need to downshift to third is indicative of a
: setup in need of work - it almost always slows the car down rather
: than speed it up, even when the ratios on 3rd and 4th are very close.
: There are exceptions to that of course - Bristol in particular is the
: one that comes to mind.  Could be just the way I'm driving too...

If you have the expansion track pack, I think that Pocono requires you to
shift to third gear as you enter the first slowest corner. I haven't
practiced much at pocono but the manual says that you go down the short
straight in third gear.

Ujjal Bansel

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 -Steve
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I downshift to 1 (ONE) at Martinsville, down to 3 at Bristol, Rockingham, etc.
 I find that I get a better accleration though the middle and out of the turn.
 You have to slow down for the corners anyway, so what's a downshift going to
do anyway?  Besides, at Martinsville and Bristol, tires wear out faster than
fuel and a lighter car is a faster car.

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