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<blockquote data-quote="gcassidy" data-source="post: 10118302" data-attributes="member: 13216"><p>Jimmy, others can probably do this more eloquently than I, but here's what I learned in my 4 years of classroom with "Unk" at NASA....compressed as my muddled brain tends to do. </p><p></p><p>On the track, in transitions such as braking, the overall idea is to not upset the car, and control your weight transfer. And you're right,the brakes are for slowing, and the motor for going. So the only goal involving your transmission during braking is to get you into the right gear to exit the turn. Besides working on matching revs (ignores the whole "what part of the foot do I use"), we would also be learning about skipping gears (at VIR braking for T-14, I pull it out of 5th and put it right in 3rd) for cornering and exit throttle; and working on depressing the clutch when starting to hit the brakes. This last tool in you toolbox is worth trying. I found it helped me with my threshold braking. With the clutch in, the engine is taken out of the braking equation, and once I'm ready for throttle application, I move the gear selector into the proper gear (all except that one time...), blip the throttle with the side of my foot and release the clutch. That matches the revs to what the selected gear needs, and it's (usually) a very smooth transition. </p><p></p><p>And has nothing to do with the over-run you hear from hot <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> street cars when they are downshifting for a turn or stoplight. ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcassidy, post: 10118302, member: 13216"] Jimmy, others can probably do this more eloquently than I, but here's what I learned in my 4 years of classroom with "Unk" at NASA....compressed as my muddled brain tends to do. On the track, in transitions such as braking, the overall idea is to not upset the car, and control your weight transfer. And you're right,the brakes are for slowing, and the motor for going. So the only goal involving your transmission during braking is to get you into the right gear to exit the turn. Besides working on matching revs (ignores the whole "what part of the foot do I use"), we would also be learning about skipping gears (at VIR braking for T-14, I pull it out of 5th and put it right in 3rd) for cornering and exit throttle; and working on depressing the clutch when starting to hit the brakes. This last tool in you toolbox is worth trying. I found it helped me with my threshold braking. With the clutch in, the engine is taken out of the braking equation, and once I'm ready for throttle application, I move the gear selector into the proper gear (all except that one time...), blip the throttle with the side of my foot and release the clutch. That matches the revs to what the selected gear needs, and it's (usually) a very smooth transition. And has nothing to do with the over-run you hear from hot :eek: street cars when they are downshifting for a turn or stoplight. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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