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No. Downshifting to slow car is NOT good practice >
Posted by ChipJ (more from ChipJ) on Fri, 18 Oct 2002 15:44:53
In Reply to: downshift till the day i die..., Bogie, Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:57:11
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and you NEVER see a Formula 1 driver do it - because it is DANGEROUS at best. Brakes are balanced to supply the proper braking force front and rear. By using the engine to do part of this you shift the bias for stopping power more to the front.
Downshifting is used only to match engine RPMs and gear ratio to the task at hand. So coming out of a curve you want to be in the right gear and achieve that as smoothly as possible so you do not put any extra load on the tires, which (ideally) should be at the limit of adhesion.
Not to mention the point already made that brakes are way cheaper than transmissions. People who downshift to help the brakes slow the car just don't understand what is going on. Or, in your case, are having fun (probably more than I have).
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Posts in this Thread:
- OK, prolly screwed, somebody tell me its not so!, Andy E, Fri, 18 Oct 2002 00:45:03
- Re: OK, prolly screwed, somebody tell me its not so!, pursang, Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:37:21
- Agreed, Lachesis, Fri, 18 Oct 2002 12:20:34
- more info, Lachesis, Fri, 18 Oct 2002 12:26:26
- Re: OK, prolly screwed, somebody tell me its not so!, K-Saab
, Fri, 18 Oct 2002 06:44:50 - Some tips..., Alex Bucell, Fri, 18 Oct 2002 02:24:09
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