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jasoncanseeoh · 12-15-2011, 11:17 PM

Quick question:
How do you guys know what gear to be in for a certain turn? Like, how would you calculate that?

For example, let's say you drive a track that you've never driven before and you have a long left hand sweeper. How do you know if you should be in 3rd gear or 4th gear to hold the drift?

For all the tracks I've driven at, I would just ask people who have driven it before which gear they're in. But if I were to judge a turn without anybody's help, it would be possible, just difficult. Or even downshifting mid-drift... I'm not good at judging when I should or not. How do you know when?

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12-15-2011, 11:17 PM	#11
jasoncanseeoh Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Seattle FTW Posts: 152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Quick question: How do you guys know what gear to be in for a certain turn? Like, how would you calculate that? For example, let's say you drive a track that you've never driven before and you have a long left hand sweeper. How do you know if you should be in 3rd gear or 4th gear to hold the drift? For all the tracks I've driven at, I would just ask people who have driven it before which gear they're in. But if I were to judge a turn without anybody's help, it would be possible, just difficult. Or even downshifting mid-drift... I'm not good at judging when I should or not. How do you know when?