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venturaII · 07-04-2016, 12:38 AM

Very track-specific question...at the end of the main straight, I find myself between 2nd and 3rd gear for turn #1...very flat until by the time I'm exiting #2, I'm finally back in the power band and pulling hard for #3...any recommendations? I feel like I have at least a second or two to gain per lap depending on what gear I'm in... Turn #4 is a second gear corner, but everything else seems like it's best in 3rd gear...what about #1?

Strife · 07-04-2016, 01:01 AM

Might get an answer over here! http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...38926&page=289

venturaII · 07-04-2016, 02:38 AM

Was there a specific post you were referring to ? No offense, but I'm not going to read through ~300 pages of posts of general track questions for an answer to this...lol.

Strife · 07-04-2016, 03:07 AM

Nah haha, I was just implying some users may be more active on a thread directed specifically for tracking!

ZionsWrath · 07-04-2016, 04:19 AM

I was there for the first time on tuesday with scda. I was using second fwiw

Tt3Sheppard · 07-05-2016, 12:39 PM

I would usually stay in 2nd and shift into 3rd at the exit of turn 2 and stay in 3rd until turn 4. Obviously this depends on your power and handling setup.

venturaII · 07-05-2016, 06:18 PM

Hmm, I'll give second a try next time, but it seemed like it was out of the useful range. We'll see what happens.

RazBRZ · 07-16-2016, 09:46 PM

It looks like I was short shifting before turn 2 after playing with different spots. This was my first time there and the shakedown for the cage. Mostly stock with 4-pots and race pads and mediocre tires. Skip to 4:00 when I get around the Camaro.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q2BcVVs4aw"]NASA HPDE2 Thompson Run5 8-22-15 - YouTube[/ame]

07-04-2016, 04:19 AM	#5
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07-04-2016, 12:38 AM	#1
venturaII Only users lose drugs. Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: All the time Location: Shrewsbury upon Worcestershire Posts: 1,834 Thanks: 888 Thanked 1,078 Times in 681 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Thompson Speedway Very track-specific question...at the end of the main straight, I find myself between 2nd and 3rd gear for turn #1...very flat until by the time I'm exiting #2, I'm finally back in the power band and pulling hard for #3...any recommendations? I feel like I have at least a second or two to gain per lap depending on what gear I'm in... Turn #4 is a second gear corner, but everything else seems like it's best in 3rd gear...what about #1? Last edited by venturaII; 07-04-2016 at 02:40 AM.

07-04-2016, 02:38 AM	#3
venturaII Only users lose drugs. Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: All the time Location: Shrewsbury upon Worcestershire Posts: 1,834 Thanks: 888 Thanked 1,078 Times in 681 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Was there a specific post you were referring to ? No offense, but I'm not going to read through ~300 pages of posts of general track questions for an answer to this...lol.

07-05-2016, 06:18 PM	#7
venturaII Only users lose drugs. Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: All the time Location: Shrewsbury upon Worcestershire Posts: 1,834 Thanks: 888 Thanked 1,078 Times in 681 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Hmm, I'll give second a try next time, but it seemed like it was out of the useful range. We'll see what happens.

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