hey im a noobie to stick can someone give me a tutorial on how to idealy:

launch

powershift

and downshift in racing

 

It was explained in your prior post how to launch.....

You powershift when you don't take your foot off the gas when you shift

You shouldn't be downshifting when you race....

That is why I hate movies like The Fast and The Furious

 

Actually you downshift when you race on a circuit, but not on drag race.

Downshifting is usually used when entering a corner to keep the rpm in the powerband so that you can pull out of the corner faster.

downshifting without rev matching will cause an engine brake and will slow down the car.

 

I actually see it more as a negative on the tranny rather than the motor itself. But whatever... anyways.. there are a lot of threads on this topic yo.. please search before you put the thread up

 

just get AT

 

lol i had an automatic and i did a search ... i couldnt really find any detailed tutorials..

come on ppl im a automatic guy that went 6mt .. now i want to become good at stickk so i can become an automatic basher

whos gonna help

 

Call Mario Andretti, I hear he is looking for work these days????

 

its really not that hard....launch the car between 3500 - 4000 rpms... i do a 3700 rpm hold then completly let out the clutch...feather the gas slightly to let off the wheel spin then just go. to power shift just dont take your foot off the gas while flooring it through the gears....power shifting is good for a race but not something you want to do constantly to your car.

 

Have fun, and don't kill yourself...

Basic shifting techniques - http://www.shortshifter.com/techniques2.htm

http://www.shifters.ca/tips.htm

http://www.turnfast.com/tech_driving..._heeltoe.shtml

http://standardshift.com/videos.html

 

thanks for the advice ppl still need to get this launch stuff down cuz i cant seem to not spin out for a while, whereas the other auto car is already in motion.. also wat does bliping the gas mean

 

I'm pretty sure there's no driving instructor that will ever tell you to powershift on a road course. The benefits are so minimal and the risk is so high for trashing the transmission and/or unsettling the car that it's not worth it. If you want to learn to drive stick well, learn to be smooth upshifting, then learn to rev match on your down shifting. Once you get that figured out, heel-and-toe should be next on the list. I think all performance driving schools teach heel-and-toe since it's critical technique to selecting the right gear when entering a turn.

Try these aritcles for help:
http://motoringfile.com/2005/07/24/h...g_made_simple/
http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/how...2/article.html