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Motor Trend: 2018 PORSCHE 911 GT3 FIRST TEST: BEAUTY BEHELD

Old 02-18-2018, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by orthofrancis
What's an average quick shift time with a manual? 0.2-0.5 seconds? I think I average around 3-4 shifts per lap on Big Willow, if I'm not hitting traffic. That's 0.5-1 second faster right there
i see similar things quoted a lot, but your car doesn't stop when you shift manually, it just loses drive for slightly longer, while you're between gears.
A slower shift loses some momentum and so a little time, but you can't just add up the shift times and get a total lap time loss.
Old 02-18-2018, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Terrence


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Originally Posted by CAlexio
the line which says everything to me, is this, and, I believe it applies to most of us here.

"As we well know by now, if your lap time puts food on the table, you need a dual-clutch transmission. Freed of manual transmission planning and procedures, Randy could focus more on the rest of the car." The end.

"What’s that? You’re one of those weirdos who doesn’t exclusively track your GT3? You drive it on the street? OK. Well, just ignore the words “lap” and “time” in the last two paragraphs and you’ll be fine."


this is why i chose manual.. nothing at the track puts food on my table, and times don't matter to me. engagement does. great article, thanks for posting.
Same here...,😉
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Originally Posted by orthofrancis
What's an average quick shift time with a manual? 0.2-0.5 seconds? I think I average around 3-4 shifts per lap on Big Willow, if I'm not hitting traffic. That's 0.5-1 second faster right there
Your analysis is wrong (but a common mistake). The laptime would only be slower by the sum of all the shift times if the car suddenly came to a screeching halt while you shifted and then resumed driving after. But instead, the car only stops accelerating for a fraction of a second during the shift (it doesn't fail to keep rolling at nearly the same speed it was traveling before the shift while you're shifting).

Edit: Sorry, didn't see Footsoldier's (correct) post before I replied...

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