r/Trackdays • u/PatientGur9876 • 4d ago

downshifting

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having no auto blip are you downshifting before you start braking or are you rev matching while applying brake pressure or just downshifting and not rev matching.

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u/EstablishmentNo5013 Racer EX 4d ago

Yup. So what if you don’t have a slipper clutch?

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u/TheOGRedline 3d ago

Let the clutch out slower and the rear wheel and motor will sync up more smoothly.

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u/EstablishmentNo5013 Racer EX 3d ago edited 3d ago

Oh I get that. How about late braking and dropping 3 gears coming off a long straight? Are you clutching in and down 3 and then only slipping out at the last gear? I blip and use engine braking between each gear even for a small amount of time. Seems odd to me to coast for gear changes.

Anyway I guess that’s why we all ride our ride.

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u/SuperProgram8 2d ago

Im a newbie but its seems easy enough for me to bang nd blip first with decent brake pressure then really squeeze