Question about shifting

[John V]

Back when Nationals was at Forbes, there would frequently be one corner on the north course which required a downshift. Now that they moved to a smaller solo pad at HPT, somehow they eliminated the downshift corner. I did it anyway on the West course last year, and I'm still not sure it was a good idea.

The RX-8 had a great gearbox, though. The Boxster - not so much. I'm not comfortable at all downshifting that box to first.

[Perfectlap]

when the first few positions are seperated by mere tenths, it's really not all an advantage to downshift in this car. Unless you are PERFECT it will probably cost you time. Probably wiser to experiment with a different line, braking sooner/later, etc.
I don't think I have ever downshifted to 1st in the Boxster, there was a guy in one autox club that would do it in his S2000 and I would just cringe every time I heard it.

[2000SoCalBoxsterS]

Speaking of Auto-X, I have not done one yet, but I was wondering do I need to let my insurance company know I am Auto-Xing? What's the deal with insurance and car events?