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Originally Posted by shiud
I learned on my fr-s as well, but I picked it up pretty quick after a day or two. You don't want to go straight from 5th, ride the clutch, and shift to 2nd though. I would practice rev matching and downshifting. So in essence, you want to go from 5th, rev match, 4th, rev match, 3rd, rev match, 2nd, take the turn. You can pick up heel toe when you're comfortable rev matching.
Personally, I'm always on the clutch a little bit when going in reverse, mainly because I'm not going fast enough in reverse to fully let the clutch out.
As for speed bumps, it depends on how much of a bump it is. Some I can take in 2nd, but others I almost come to a stop, shift down to first and get myself over. Keep in mind you should NEVER downshift to 1st unless you're practically stopped. I think the gearbox locks you out of 1st if you're moving too quickly.
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Wayyy to tedious to run down the gears like that for the 100-200 ft of braking before a turn, but it's not a bad idea for practicing heel-toe. Personally, I just stay in gear, clutch/slow down (either order), turn, shift to 2nd or 3rd depending on speed, and let off the clutch.
If you want to do rev matching: brake/clutch down to decelerate, shift into 2nd or 3rd, blip the throttle/accelerator pedal (heel toe), and let off the clutch while simultaneously braking, and turn. You don't have to go down the gears in order. Just make sure that you're speed (both RPM/engine speed and wheel speed) match or else you'll jerk the car/slip the clutch.