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      09-21-2011, 07:36 PM   #386
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Originally Posted by mohammadz View Post
QUick question guys....

At the track, when im coming from a straight going 180-200+, how do I tackle a turn thats pretty much 90 degrees?

I mean in terms of shifting, since theres quite a bit of hard braking, should I be going 5-4-3-2 or just slow down, double clutch and pop into 2nd? I find that when i go through all the gears, I end up having to slow down well before i really need to.

Any opinions?
Many race cars including the racing version ofthe M3 have sequential gearboxes that do not allow you to skip gears.

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