On 4/23/2002 at 11:56 AM Adam Coleman said:
>Absolutely correct Ed. :)
>
>On 4/23/02 10:55 AM, "newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net"
><newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
>wrote:
>
>> by matching the rpm(engine speed)
>> lower gear runs at higher rpm at the same travelling speed,
>> one can downshift without using the clutch by stepping on the gas to
>> increase the engine speed and when the engine reach the right rpm
>> ....just shift with the clutch.
>> it is a matter of timing, and listening to the engine
>> ed.cheung
>> On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 11:02 PM, Eric L. Strobel wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> on 4/23/02 10:53 AM, Adam Coleman at adamc_at_alphabetas.net wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I always brake with my left foot just before I downshift...
>>>>
>>>
>>> ??? Am I just dense? How can you downshift if your left foot is on
the
>>> brake? Or, for that matter, if your right foot is still on the gas?
---------To Which I Say---------
Also, there is no clutch in an F1 car. And braking with your foot on the
gas and using a clutch is easy. Just heel and toe it.
b
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