[rescue] OT: jobops in austin and dallas

[George Adkins]

On Friday 11 January 2002 12:13 am, you wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 11:06:25PM -0600, Derrick D. Daugherty wrote:
> > i've heard so many stories of this :D   this is what led me to try and
> > perfect it...i can do the 1-2 thing...or 2-1..but not others... anthony,
> > a friend, did this for 1-3 on his porsche...it was an art.  i'm not that
> > in tune with my car unfortunately.
>
> Can he do it while performance driving?  On the sentra the engine speed
> needed to be pretty low to do it.

it's a matter of  acclimation.  if you learn to do it on the highway, you can 
do it on the highway;  If you learn to do it driving around grocery store 
parking lots, you will have to re-learn it to some extent do do it on the 
highway.  

Part of many people's problem with doing it is that people habitually drive 
around at low RPM.  cruising at 1500-3000 rpm is fine in terms of fuel 
economy, but you get the best performance at higher rev's.

When my uncle (Sam) sent me to a series of high intensity / adverse 
conditions / performance driving courses, I learned a lot of interesting 
things.  The idea of in-town driving at 3000 - 5000 RPM in 2nd and 3rd gear 
was a little difficult to get used to, the engine noise is disconcerting and 
the fuel economy sucks.  On the other hand, when the rubber meets the road 
(so to speak) that is the zone where you have the most control over the 
vehicle's behavior.  (and puttin some serious wear on the car...)