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06-18-2023, 11:05 PM | #1 |
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Shifting Down Two Gears on Track
I was up a Lime Rock Park for a track day last week. When coming to the end of the main strait, I had been slamming on the brakes and heel-toeing from fourth to third gear going in to Big Bend. I was getting quicker as the day went on, and was eventually reaching the top of fourth gear about half way down the main strait. The rev limiter would beep, but instead of shifting into fifth, I would keep it in fourth, lift off the throttle to prevent the RPMs from going any higher and just maintain speed until the end of the strait (see video below at the 11:11 mark). I think there's more speed to gain if I shift into fifth gear on the main strait, but I'm not sure how to get back down to third at the end of the strait when going into Big Bend.
Sometimes, when braking and heel-toeing from fourth to third, the rev limiter will beep because of the blipped rev matching. If I tried to do the same from fifth to third, I'm afraid I could damage the engine Should I just brake longer before I try the heel-toe blip from fifth to third? Any advice on the best way to handle this would be appreciated. Bonus points for suggestions on how I can practice recommendations for going down two gears on the road (instead of track) where the stakes a little lower. Thanks in advance. |
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If you want to try a single downshift from fifth to third I would wait to do it right before turn in when speed is low enough to not have to worry about a money shift. |
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Just skip gears.
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Skip shifting is really not a big deal. To me, this is a classic Ford vs. Chevy debate, you will have an equal number of opinions, some of them overly passionate. In the end, it comes down to what works for your rhythm, your comfort, etc. I have been shifting from 5th to 3rd going into T1 on Summit Point for 30 years. Haven't broken anything once.
If you want to try it, you will want to delay your shift so that you aren't revving so high. You can easily practice the motion and the feel on the street. Obviously, if you do so, you won't be doing it with the same speed differentials (at least I hope not), but it will get you used to the motion. Going into slow highway off ramps is a good opportunity to practice. Have fun. Go fast, take chances |
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There's a lot ways to skin this cat.
I go from about 105 to 55. I used to just pretend I was downshifting twice (two blips) and go 3-5, without putting it into 4th. You could always just literally downshift twice. Then I tried to just brake, clutch in for a second and blip right at turn in and go to 3rd. At the end of the day, I just want to come out in 3rd gear at about 4000rpm or so. I found it was easier to look at it that way. Let the clutch out when I get the rpm up. But with a longer braking zone, the rpm would drop to near idle and it took a lot of blip to get it up high enough while I was trailing off, so I didn't like that. Now I'm back to dual blips. edit: I can't figure out how to just make it a link that starts at the right time, but at about 1:20 on the lap timer (1:27 or so on youtube) you can hear the "dual blip"
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I always skip gears downshifting. No reason not to.
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I always go through the gears because it is what I am comfortable with. No other reason.
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I usually go down 5 to 3 in hard braking on the track, if you do it at the right time it will feel normal
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Because of the long braking zone, if I just clutch in the whole time, at the exit of the turn when I'm ready to let the clutch out, revs are all the way down at idle and I need to bring them all the way up to 4-5k. Two blips get it up higher/keep it up over a longer clutch-in time. IDK, maybe it's just my proficiency, but I had trouble getting the revs up from just about nothing all the way up to 4-5k at the end on a single blip- especially while I'm trying to trail off.
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I don't skip gears. Let each synchro do it's share of the work.
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When you are down shifting and you are going to end up in 3rd gear anyway, say at brake marker 1, why does it matter if you go from 5th to 3rd or 4th to 3rd? Either way, the 3rd gear synchro must still do the same work. |
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engine -> clutch -> midshaft -> synchro -> transmission (wheels) going into 4 first, lets the 4th gear synchro do some of the work, and then going into 3rd next lets the 3rd gear synchro do the rest of the work. Pretend you're driving an unsynchronized transmission, and have to double clutch, and it'll make way more sense. A 5->3 shift in this case requires a BIG blip, rather than two smaller blips of 5->4->3. |
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Bro.. 5-3 is fine, you just gotta love her the right way.
In all seriousness, with technique, I contend the gear skip is no more work on the synchro as you let the revs fall lower and if you double clutch then it’s no work on the synchro. Edit.. for the avg person, who doesn’t take into account how a transmission works then one can expect extra work on the synchro as a result. 2nd edit: coming from my previous race car with a cable throttle and lighter flywheel, I find the FRS is easier to skip gears as a “big blip” is easier on a double clutch than a small one. This also is in part due to the mods on the pedals as well.
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