Shift Light

[extanker]

raptor performance ...re; shiftlight

[jaykay]

Yes I can see the problem of panicing/jerky control actions with a ONE BIG shift light but I do like led tachos like the eplitech!

[Quickurt]

Try going to our "What we've learned on the track" thread and read about using your perifereal (damn, I can never spell that!) vision. You need, very much, to be seeing the whole picture more on the track than anywhere.
If you don't have time to be looking at the tach, you're doing it ALL WRONG.
You cannot be fast until you are both safe and consistent. You can't be consistent until you establish points to brake, turn in, accelerate, apex and track out of the corners and establish speeds (rpm in proper gear) for each.
You may thrill/scare yourself without the above, but you will do little other than hurt your car and maybe yourself until you do.

Not trying to be a smart ass, just passing on some expensive experience.

[stephen wilson]

Well, they may not be essential, but I found a shift light very helpfull. In my Formula Ford I use it as cheap data acquisition, if I see the light 10 feet sooner exiting a turn, I know that my exit speed has improved. I set the light at my desired shift point, not red-line. A single shift light doesn't cause jerky actions at all, you can even set it low, and shift a second or so after seeing the light.

True, there may not be much need in a non-competitive event, just shift a few hundred RPM sooner. Having said that, if it increases your enjoyment, go for it!

Steve