Originally Posted by Veloce Raptor

Watch the shifting of our friend Leh Keen at the Glen....like bringing a gun to a knife fight:

BOOYAH!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by michael lang

I understand the whole downshifting theory about going through each gear. Although I've been taught both ways. The one thing that I'm not real consistent on is being in the same gear for the same turn. For example, sometimes I will go into T1 at Summit Point in 2nd gear, it helps me get the car slowed down for the turn, it gives me good power so I can be back on the gas before the apex but I run out of revs before track out at T2 and I worry that I'm overworking my engine or transmission. Sometimes I will go into T1 in 3rd gear, I like 3rd because because my exit speeds are faster and smoother coming out of T2 and I don't run out of motor either. My entry speed into T1 feels like it is slower and it seems like it takes forever for the car to get back up to power before the apex. So my question to you more experienced drivers & instructors would be, would it be more productive for my to work on my entry speed into T1 in 3rd gear knowing that I'm completely comfortable with the trackout or should I focus more on braking later and working on smoother downshifting into T1? My current braking marker is about the 250 ft mark and my entry speed being between 45-48mph and turn in point is about 1/2 a car length past the side road entrance off the left of T1. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Originally Posted by Chris M.

So in summary...

Originally Posted by DanR

Holy sh#t, were all the other cars still on the warm up lap and did not realise the race had started. He was carrying so much more speed than anyone else and slicing through the field as though it was not there. Oh to be that good!