1/4mile 4th gear

[pschnei3]

going to the track friday and was wondering how many people hit 4th gear?
first time i went i just redlined in 3rd(best time was 13.79).

[JME]

I've never tracked my 1er, but in my previous car I could cross the finish in 3rd gear, but found that if I shifted into 4th a little early I could squeeze out another few tenths off my time (dropping from 13.7 to 13.3 in a mostly stock LT1 camaro.)

I am no track guru, but you really shouldn't have to redline teh car every shift. Redline on my camaro was 6k, and I raised the rev limiter to 6.4k, but I got my best times shifting about 5.7k. Get a shift light and play around with shift points.

Also, nice times! If that is your first time in the car you should probably drop it another few tenths with some practice.

[randomquickness]

I haven't hit fourth yet but I plan on trying that next time

[larryn]

I did hit 4th with 12.930 @109.48

[Bizall]

I didn't have a choice...had to hit 4th.

[JKAWB]

Originally Posted by larryn

I did hit 4th with 12.930 @109.48

Was that stock?

[larryn]

Originally Posted by JKAWB

Was that stock?

Depends who's asking. :wink: Hypothetically, no. :biggrin:

[pschnei3]

hit 13.479 tonight! stock