Some autox's people like to be able to go down into first

 

Maybe in a Miata around the sharpest hairpin turn in the history of autocross... that's about it.

 

everthing i have read, and the youtube instructional vids on proper downshifting - road racing say double clutching is not needed with new car trans.

Sounds like it would wear your trans parts quicker. And dont use your trans to slow down through downshifts that is the incorrect way to downshift.

Brakes are cheaper than trans parts, use the hell out of them.


Double clutching heh you were watching F&F 1 werent you, caught cha!

 

I know my Civic had it, I always thought this car had it... maybe I'm thinking something completely different...

 

 

That's just the design of the synchros making them not work well on first gear with high selector to intermediate shaft speed differentials.

First gear is useful in some tight autocross courses, unless you think bogging away from a very tight decreasing radius hairpin in 2nd at 10 mph is fast...

 

I need to get back to you on the bogging... I hardly ever pay attention to the speedometer, but I can do 2nd gear from a roll just fine.