>Okay, if we're gonna pick nits, go to any road race, circle track,
>formula 1 race, etc, and tell me how many autos you see there. For
>the ultimate in control, the stick is the only way to go....
>
>-Carl (dropping 20 lbs of portliness is worth .10 in the quarter)
>Vidos
Well Carl, at any F-1 race there wont be a "stick" in sight (except in the
parking lot)
F-1 cars use a sequential shifter that is actuated by buttons on the
steering wheel and NO clutch when shifting!!! In fact most top level race
cars use sequential shifters for that bang,bang,bang shifting. The short
lag you get from using a clutch would be deadly (race wise) in a lot of
these situations. A notable exception would be NASCAR where thay dont
really shift that much anyway. In their case a "stick" is much lighter and
easier to build,rebuild and maintain than an auto
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