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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 12:53 AM
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Lately i've been trying to improve my starts for racing..whats the better gear to begin in?
 
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 01:48 AM
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well 1st off how far is the race?
 
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 03:06 AM
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If you can clutch and take off in 2nd, it will be faster, because you save a shift.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 02:33 PM
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if u use 2nd gear in the longer races you are better off. but on the shorter races use 1st gear because sometimes that quick jump off the line is crutial
 
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 02:38 PM
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so what about 300 feet?
 
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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sounds about right to me
 
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Old Apr 10, 2004 | 05:02 PM
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it all depends on how hard you can launch it. There's many variables like distance, terrain type, power off the line, etc. For what you're doing it sounds like 2nd gear, I almost basically launch in 2nd.
 
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