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Originally Posted by mistople
I listened to other's advice and avoided shifting to 2nd or 3rd at times. While that arguably makes for better exit traction and less time spent shifting, I get the feeling I'm leaving a lot of time on the table given that I'm powering out of slower corners starting at ~4k instead of 5 or 6k.
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Nice video, thanks for sharing.
My southern hemisphere 2c is - if there's doubt about which gear, I always choose the higher gear, and try to grow into it.
Sure, the lower gear sounds better, sounds faster, feels faster, feels more exciting, and initially, will be faster, but I believe that locks you into never really getting faster.
Using a higher gear with lower torque out the corner allows you to carry more speed with better balance, get on the gas earlier, and there's nothing more precise than foot flat in 3rd early in a corner compared to trying to modulate (sort of) half throttle in 2nd somewhere on the way out. And then having to shift...
Works for me.
