Racing w/an Automatic
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,519
From: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
RE: Racing w/an Automatic
This is what I do when I go to the track. I make sure traction control is OFF I leave the car in D, and turn off O/D. After I warm up the tires i pull up and stage, as soon as I am staged (I have my left foot on the brake and right on the gas) I ease into the gas to bring the rpm's up and get ready to go. As soon as you see the green light put it on the floor and relese the brake at the same time.
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RE: Racing w/an Automatic
when i'm in the car with acer and he nails it, he starts in 1 then 2 then drive. shifts about 1k before redline so that it shifts just at redline. said it made a difference on his times at the track when he did it there.
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 8,635
From: North Cackilacky
RE: Racing w/an Automatic
It shifts when the computer tells it too...unless it's vacum controlled, which it isn't. The reason he shifts 1k before redline and it doesn't shift, is b/c the computer hasn't reached it's shift point. Tell him he's gay and he's wasting time. [8D]
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RE: Racing w/an Automatic
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This is what I do when I go to the track. I make sure traction control is OFF I leave the car in D, and turn off O/D. After I warm up the tires i pull up and stage, as soon as I am staged (I have my left foot on the brake and right on the gas) I ease into the gas to bring the rpm's up and get ready to go. As soon as you see the green light put it on the floor and relese the brake at the same time.
This is what I do when I go to the track. I make sure traction control is OFF I leave the car in D, and turn off O/D. After I warm up the tires i pull up and stage, as soon as I am staged (I have my left foot on the brake and right on the gas) I ease into the gas to bring the rpm's up and get ready to go. As soon as you see the green light put it on the floor and relese the brake at the same time.
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RE: Racing w/an Automatic
ORIGINAL: DIVER8374
This is what I do when I go to the track. I make sure traction control is OFF I leave the car in D, and turn off O/D. After I warm up the tires i pull up and stage, as soon as I am staged (I have my left foot on the brake and right on the gas) I ease into the gas to bring the rpm's up and get ready to go. As soon as you see the green light put it on the floor and relese the brake at the same time.
This is what I do when I go to the track. I make sure traction control is OFF I leave the car in D, and turn off O/D. After I warm up the tires i pull up and stage, as soon as I am staged (I have my left foot on the brake and right on the gas) I ease into the gas to bring the rpm's up and get ready to go. As soon as you see the green light put it on the floor and relese the brake at the same time.