09-03-2024, 03:49 PM | #2 |
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How to drive fast in a manual car is the wrong-title for this video. It should just be 'how to drive a manual car.' The entire video can be broken down into; launching a car using different RPMs and staying in the power band by upshifting or downshifting depending on the circumstance.
I honestly thought he was going to talk more about principles of vision, getting braking done early before corner entry, importance of increasing contact front patch with trail braking, or positioning the car correctly. Instead, the dude goes on and on about traffic light races - essentially a low level skill. If you want to learn how to drive fast, don't bother watching the video. If you want basics of manual transmission, it's worth a go |
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09-03-2024, 09:32 PM | #3 |
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love it. Big toe, little toe. lol
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09-03-2024, 09:35 PM | #4 |
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Granny shiftin’ and not double clutching like he should…
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09-04-2024, 03:36 AM | #5 |
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TBH, I do not get the fetish for double clutching. We have synchros now, double clutching isn't really a thing you need to to anymore. You have to insanely close to peak skill for the marginal downshift smoothness to matter. It's like, just about the least important thing you could want to master. It's not NOTHING, but it's so low on the list of skills.
*And I'm saying this as an old man, coming from cars old enough you DID need to double clutch. No synchros. |
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09-04-2024, 06:36 AM | #6 |
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Squidget I’m guessing you never saw the movie The Fast and The Furious…..he was quoting that movie and not necessarily advocating double clutching 🤓
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Definitely. Which is why I mentioned the 10 yr old learning how to enjoy a manual car. I wouldn't worry about driving a manual car fast.
That comes with practice not instruction. Quote:
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But I do see people still occasionally mention double clutching unironically. Shrug. |
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I would be the first to admit I've never double clutched. I also don't do heel-toe-downshifts when on track or driving spiritedly as my car's auto blip is so good that I could never match it. Plus, I don't want to cause excessive wear and tear on the transmission for the sake of practice. It's a skill I practice here and there at slow speeds. But such is the beauty of modern manuals - it gives you all of the feels and the ease of use. I always nudge those on the fence between auto and MT to go manual. (Although I get auto has its place in performance)
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09-04-2024, 10:16 PM | #14 |
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I will say, its refreshing to see someone on YouTube who can properly upshift. All the bros with their dragys annihilating their transmissions are lame af.
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Agree that double-clutching and heel-toeing is something you CAN do if you want to, but you don't really have to anymore. Like you I do it for fun sometimes, but I'd never do it while limit driving. |
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Sure, if you want to feel “alive” then turn it off, but I can assure anyone they won’t be as good at heel-toe as that auto rev match. I’m really really really good at heel-toe and I can honestly say I’m still nowhere near as precise or accurate as that dang car. It knows exactly what RPM you need to be in measured against your speed on any shift. |
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