So reading the comments; most people that race don’t generally want to destroy their car.
And yes, you can drop gears down and floor it but there’s a high risk of all sorts of damage and your clutch won’t talk to you for days after. That’s why you want to bring your car on a trailer for track days. Also tires are expensive; burning through 2k in a day is rough.
Constant shifting is done for temperature maintenance often. Not everyone has a million dollar team to perfect everything.
I think while it’s cheesy, the first race in fast and the furious was slightly accurate when you start pushing the limits of your car and it starts falling apart. Vibrations get intense, sometimes you just back out; I did around 140 on a straight and I was like nah man you take win.
Lookup Lemons Races; it’s all about keeping your shitbucket from breaking down and not getting cooked(and yourself).
So reading the comments; most people that race don’t generally want to destroy their car.
And yes, you can drop gears down and floor it but there’s a high risk of all sorts of damage and your clutch won’t talk to you for days after. That’s why you want to bring your car on a trailer for track days. Also tires are expensive; burning through 2k in a day is rough.
Constant shifting is done for temperature maintenance often. Not everyone has a million dollar team to perfect everything.
I think while it’s cheesy, the first race in fast and the furious was slightly accurate when you start pushing the limits of your car and it starts falling apart. Vibrations get intense, sometimes you just back out; I did around 140 on a straight and I was like nah man you take win.
Lookup Lemons Races; it’s all about keeping your shitbucket from breaking down and not getting cooked(and yourself).