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Re: Downshift: Double clutch or blip?

To: John Cowan <jfcowan@pacbell.net>, vintage-race@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Downshift: Double clutch or blip?
From: Royce Miller <royce_miller@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:39:28 -0700 (PDT)
--- John Cowan <jfcowan@pacbell.net> wrote:
>      For those of you who race cars with synchromesh trannies, when 
> downshifting, do you double clutch or just blip the throttle?  The books
> I 
> have read split about sixty to forty on this one, with the majority 
> recommending not to double clutch.
>      Thanks.
> John Cowan
> 

Howdy folks,

Usually during the warm up lap I double clutch. But once everything is
warmed up, I put in the clutch once and blip the throttle as I make the
downshift gear change, especially under hard brakeing and if going down
into 2nd.

Have fun!

Royce Miller
'66 Lotus Cortina vintage racer
Sacramento, CA USA
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