So today, after my big test I decide to blow off steam and take the stang out since it hasn't moved in over a week. So I cruise out to the coast and decide to try out this new driving road my buddy in the car club told me about. I head out that direction and once I got on the road it was awesome. No one was on the road(leads basically no where since the built the main highway) and it has really nice twistiest.
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So anyway I am driving along this road and come to a long, long straight away and decide to do a 0 to 60(speed limit 55). I launch at 1500rpm, pull through first, grab 2nd with wheel spin and go to grab third when I miss third!! I have never done that before on the MGW shifter ever.
Pissed off, I stop and decide to do another run, like I said long straight away. I launch at 1500 rpm again, grab 2nd with wheel spin and grab third only to have my foot slip off the clutch and scratch third (ie I was not all the way in gear yet when I slipped off the clutch. I nearly pulled my hair out, too short to grab well though.
:censored: I feel like a noob! It just makes me sooo mad. I know I was rushing the shifts and forcing the shifter, not being smooth and precise. I just hate when I do that especially when I scratch the gears(only have done it 5 times on my rebuilt trans, hopefully never again.), it sounds terrible and makes me look terrible. I don't know why I can shift fine and then get all nervous thinking that shifting .05 sec will really make a difference in my times, when in reality I am slower because i miss a gear or make myself look bad.
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(rant begins)
So anyway I am driving along this road and come to a long, long straight away and decide to do a 0 to 60(speed limit 55). I launch at 1500rpm, pull through first, grab 2nd with wheel spin and go to grab third when I miss third!! I have never done that before on the MGW shifter ever.
Pissed off, I stop and decide to do another run, like I said long straight away. I launch at 1500 rpm again, grab 2nd with wheel spin and grab third only to have my foot slip off the clutch and scratch third (ie I was not all the way in gear yet when I slipped off the clutch. I nearly pulled my hair out, too short to grab well though.
:censored: I feel like a noob! It just makes me sooo mad. I know I was rushing the shifts and forcing the shifter, not being smooth and precise. I just hate when I do that especially when I scratch the gears(only have done it 5 times on my rebuilt trans, hopefully never again.), it sounds terrible and makes me look terrible. I don't know why I can shift fine and then get all nervous thinking that shifting .05 sec will really make a difference in my times, when in reality I am slower because i miss a gear or make myself look bad.
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