Phillip,

I do have a 1.8 first gear and starting off through the paddock is tricky. I never rev the engine up high to get going and I don't hear the dogs raising hell. Since I have a 5.5 inch clutch, I have to be as nice to it as I can. I rev it just enough to get the car to roll, then I let the revs way down and let the clutch out quickly, not much stress on the clutch itself. In my case where we are penalized weight to use the dog ring gears, it seems to be better to go lighter. 108 lbs is a ton in a car that weighs 1990 lbs. When we go up to test before the Runoffs, I have the car and team set up to do a back to back test with the set ups. Whatever we run will be the best set up. I am predicting the stock set up will be better. Don't forget about the fewer shifts per lap too. Lemme know how your guaranteed 2 secs turns out. I am very curious about this.

See you,

Greg

  gira said:

Lemme know how your guaranteed 2 secs turns out. I am very curious about this.

Greg

, well said. Unfortunately in my case I'll be making big changes to the car so I won't be able to substantiate this claim. I too will be very curious how your times with the two transmissions compare at the Runoffs, very cool you're pulling this off. BTW, I'll be there on your qualifying day this year. Just playing devil's advocate, but if the additional weight yields better corner weights, who knows...

Thanks for the pointers on launching too, that puts me at ease. I too will have a 5.5 Quartermaster.

Phil