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[Jim Nilsen]

I know my gearing is way different than you guys and I was in third most all of the time except for the straight before the curves into the main straght, that part had me needing to step up because the rpm's weren't there for me. I could have used my extra 1000rpm that the fuel problem was taking from me but it seemed that I only really needed 4th for the main straight when the car gets to go to redline.



With my 3rd gear and the 6400 redline I would have been just topping out at each corner and my accelleration would have been way better. i could have made the shift earlier in the main straght and made it to 115mph or more. Because I don't have to shift up I also get the extra engine braking without a down shift.

I think Matt's ratios are closer to mine in the midrange so it seems. I was following him for a few laps and he was accellerating at about the same rate in those 2 spots as I was and pulled me in the straights with rpm and a bunch more power.

You guys with all that big torque and HP make it seem effortless to accelerate out of the corners in a higher gear but I just can't do that,lol.

Just for the facts, I have a 3:07 rear and a 1:59 3rd and a 1:23 4th with a 26"tire.

at my normal redline I can go to 95-100 mph in 3rd and 130mph in 4th and with my high end miss I was just reaching 85mph in 3rd and in the main straight I was reaching only 105 mph before having to brake for the 1st - 2nd turn. I found I could brake all the way into and through the 1st turn right up to turn 2.