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Old 10-21-2009, 05:55 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Red370 View Post
Professional drivers do something called a clutch-kick shift, its a quick stomp of the clutch, pull gear through neutral, release and gas simultaneously, this can be done in a fraction of a second, so the "Auto is faster" debate is unfounded. Hell even I can do it, and im not exactly a professional, a little bit of practice and it can be done.

btw, here is a simple example, the music is kinda gay, but you get the point...




right around 4-500 milliseconds..
Thanks for that, Red. I also read, in Car & Driver I think, that they had issues with the 7AT not wanting to drop down 2 gears when requested. I can't see how the 7AT could best a manual on the track with a competent driver.
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