first track run = terrible

Well i went to the track tonight.. from 11pm - 2 am.. 3 cars wrecked, took forever you clean up, only got 2 runs in..

And of course, 2 runs = 2 times i missed 3rd.

Sigh.. o well, i guess it just takes practice, this was my first time racing a manual..

1st = 14.7
2nd = 14.6

Little improvement, but terrible runs overall, i saw stock ls1 cars running low 13s easily

I need to practice, but there isn't much place to do it.. unless i want some big tickets.

You don't HAVE TO shift at ~6 grand to practise shifting quickly;). Don't worry about your times though ... if that's your first time at the track and first time with a manual, nothing to worry about :thumb:. Everybody bombs a few runs, especially when you're learning to launch and shift a manual. And hey, a ~mid-14 is still quicker than the average import!! :D

When I took my car to the track last month, I blew a couple 1-2 shifts (I know you're asking "how do you bomb the 1-2 shift?!:irk:" ) but the 2nd gear synchro is SHOT ;) ..... anyway, I ran a couple 14's and even one 16.75 or something like that, because the gear jammed so bad, I was just like F-it!! and cruised down the rest of the track!:D I ended up running a 13.4 @ 107 for a best run though. Your SS has more in it too ... just need a little more practise and you'll get it :cool:.

practice is good, but keep in mind, you can miss a shift at any given time. i see people with years experience in the same car miss a shift, its going to happen, oh well.... us A4 people will just rib you a little then if we beat you saying "i didnt miss my shift" ;)

Anybody can blow a shift at any point. Relax and have fun.

I bet even the first time you had sex it wasn't good, at least not for her ;)

Rich

I bet even the first time you had sex it wasn't good, at least not for her ;)

Rich
Speak for yourself ;). Some are just born naturals :).

And I never missed a shift the first time I raced a standard either :thumb:. Only on the 3rd ... 7th ... 21st.... attempts :lol:.

I miss 1-2. I'm an oddball.

Speak for yourself ;). Some are just born naturals :).

And I never missed a shift the first time I raced a standard either :thumb:. Only on the 3rd ... 7th ... 21st.... attempts :lol:.


I bet it wasn't so much a matter of being a "natural" as of all the "sims" you had run beforehand ;)

Rich

Busted!! :lol:

(see, and we were just preaching "practise makes perfect" earlier;))