I like to row through the gears. Almost money shifted on the highway going from 6 to 4 but tapped it far left. Good thing I just left it in neutral and slammed it back into 5th once the RPMs dropped.
Lesson learned I'll shift sequentially and not try to be cool. I'll sit in a lower gear if I know I'll be wanting to get a bit heavy footed. Gas mileage can blow me.
In traffic on my way home I used to always be shift neutral to first. Learned how to get it into first and just keep it in gear and pop the clutch if I need to come to a stop and slip it a bit if it's literally crawling.
At lights I'll sit in neutral as the light is changing I'll shift it into first and hold the clutch til I get my green... unless they get the advance and I cry a little.
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