Down shifting and bliping the throttle
#16
05-04-2010, 03:26 PM
I thought I was pretty good at this until I had a chance to ride with an old master at the track in an older modified 911 last week. I very much underestimated this technique until experiencing it done to perfection. It was amazing how much smoother he setup and entered the turns by blipping the throttle and hitting each downshift perfectly while carrying a ton of speed. Once again I was greatly humbled by another's driving talent. Well worth it to learn and practice this technique.
#17
05-04-2010, 03:51 PM
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I thought I was pretty good at this until I had a chance to ride with an old master at the track in an older modified 911 last week. I very much underestimated this technique until experiencing it done to perfection. It was amazing how much smoother he setup and entered the turns by blipping the throttle and hitting each downshift perfectly while carrying a ton of speed. Once again I was greatly humbled by another's driving talent. Well worth it to learn and practice this technique.
#19
05-05-2010, 09:13 AM
It's easy enough to do with a little practice... You know you've got it when you can downshift and feel absolutely nothing until you either hit the gas to speed up or release the gas to slow down. This means there is no wear at all on the clutch for this procedure. If you do it and feel a lurch as the car slows down, you didn't give enough gas on your blip. If there is a clunk and the car speeds up, you gave to much. Keep practicing.
#20
05-05-2010, 09:37 AM
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There is nothing better than feeling the engine RPMs shoot up to where they were supposed to be and feeling no reaction from the car as you do it. Like others have mentioned it is really good to practice on long stretches of open road. I take it one step further. I downshift and try not to feel a jerk from the car while going the same speed. It requires me to figure out where the gas pedal needs to be in the lower gear as well because to maintain the speed at a lower gear will require more throttle. I also know all of my gears in speed per thousand, but I am good with math. This lets me figure out where I want to be based on the speed I am doing.
#22
05-05-2010, 02:15 PM
depressed and as you are just starting to let the clutch out, it's no more wear than regular use? Pratice and timing =
#23
05-05-2010, 02:23 PM
Yes, blip with the clutch in - anything you do with the clutch depressed in will have no effect on clutch wear. While you are learning, your blips can be longer - until you get the timing down. Speed is not essential as long as the rev difference is reasonable.
#24
05-05-2010, 09:25 PM
I practice this constantly. I rarely match the rev perfectly to the speed, but I feel it is better than not doing it at all. I also do it when down shifting to a stop...mostly for practice.
I'm surprised no one mentioned the auditory pleasures of this practice
I'm surprised no one mentioned the auditory pleasures of this practice
#25
05-06-2010, 08:42 AM
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Rep Power: 19 probably not for street driving but...if you want to be a smooth driver and not upset the car and your passenger when downshifting you should develop the skill...when you are good at it you can go down the gears without jerking the car one bit...this is important in tracking because the car may be near the limit and any jerkiness will upset it...don't get in the habit of compression braking (that means slowing the car by downshifting, letting out the clutch without throttle and having the engine slow the car instead of the brakes...these cars have great brakes and it is not necessary to compression brake...having this habit can lead to a possible money shift (shifting from 5th to 2nd instead of 4th)...sounds like you are having fun with the car and that is the most important thing of all
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