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Originally Posted by 986Jim
Here we go again...
Just out of curiosity what car have you driven and raced that gave better times in any form of racing where you didn't shift at redline?
I have Dragged Race blown Domestic's on Alcohol, Imports on Race Gas and Pump gas, Drag raced Motorcycles as well and road course and full blown track street bikes. I have done auto-x (where there is no shifting really depending on the course) and 3 day track events, done driver for a day with a whole host of Porsche cars, Formula 2000 test days in the open wheel cars, mud buggies, and tried my hand at dirt track even. Hell I even did a weekend in full Donzi race boats with twin 1000hp motors. None of these forms of racing in all the different cars etc. I have driven was what your saying ever true. If I find any examples of this I will definitely let you know. In September this year I'm going to Mosport with Pfaff Porsche/Audi/VW to drive about 30 different models from Diesel Turbo V10's to Twin Turbo Porsches, if I find anything I'll be the first to let everybody know. Hell even one of my collegues from another magazines I used to work with did a NASCAR test track day in a restrictor plate car and even with those they were told to redline the cars right out, in that big ass V8 with a restrictor plate on it.
If you have an example for me please, I'm all ears...
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You've driven alot of cars but they all sound like their dedicated racing machines. If that's all you've got experience with, then I'm not surprised with your beliefs. You may be looking at a bit too narrow of a view, the world's not all race cars.
Throwing out mtch's statements, have you ever tried different shift points in a Camaro, or any other cars with big engines that are made for low end torque for throttle response rather than being made for racing or high performace street driving? How about a GMC or Dodge diesel 4x4 with a towing package?