jameslb101 wrote:Thanks for taking the time to answer, and it's interesting to hear how theory was proved wrong in practice in the case of the 627 and Omega. Then again, why haven't I heard this wisdom from racing drivers (of any class, not just F1), who all seem to change up at the redline? Perhaps there's only way to find out...who's got Bruntingthorpe's number!?
StressedDave wrote:Actually it needs 1 dedicated AD member who doesn't mind his gear clusters exiting the side of the car... Shift time is going to make a hell of a lot of difference to the difference in distance, particularly at the speeds Chris was mentioning - 115 mph is 51 and a bit metres per second, a difference of 0.1s in shift time is about a car length.
ChrisGD4 wrote:There are of course, three values – peak torque, peak performance and peak revs (limiter). [...] 90% of where the red line starts would be around peak performance.[...] We moved off together and accelerated flat out, I changed up at 90% and Barry waited to the red line before changing.[...]We were neck and neck until I changed up into 3rd gear and began accelerating hard whilst Barry was finishing off 2nd gear and I began to move ahead.
ppjs wrote:Some of my HPC friends might have been quite surprised to see how he teaches the approach to a roundabout. It was definitely lively.
Nicola wrote:I do not like feeling confused.
hir wrote:Nicola wrote:I do not like feeling confused.
May I suggest that there's no need to be confused about any of this. Just listen to everyone, have a go at what each is suggesting - and then YOU decide what YOU want to do, what feels right for YOU; do what suits YOU; what suits your personality; and then you will develop a style that is YOURS alone.
You don't have to drive like CG, or John Cochrane ; or me ; or [dare I say it] Stressed D or anyone else for that matter!
I'll guarantee that when you drive at Oxford you will experience a different style of driving, and yes, even when approaching roundabouts, with each person you drive with. You might regard one technique as better than another, one that better suits your style of driving, but that's for YOU to decide.
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