If you are into drag racing I would look at a multi-stage shift light, this way you can program a lower RPM for the first light to account for shift delay. Something like the Auto-Meter level 2 would work.
The guys at A&M have a nice one on their race car but I think it is part of their race computer telemetry system.
I see a few guys on track with this one - pricy.
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