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Please help ... shifting into 3rd ...

Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:01 PM
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I'm going into 3rd gear ... soon ... please help ...

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any advice?
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:01 PM
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You can start by pushing in the clutch...
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:03 PM
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Uh huh ... that's good ... okay what next?

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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:05 PM
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Be sure you're at 9grand and firmly slam it into third
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:09 PM
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Oh yeah, gotta have that accelerator all the way to the floor, huh ... ?

:starting to get it now:
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:20 PM
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Yep....once you have the accelerator down then let off the accelerator, then push in the clutch, and then move the shifter forward and to the right into 3rd.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:23 PM
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isn't there some trick about heel-toe shifting that adds in at least a few more (like 4) steps?


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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:25 PM
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9,000 in 6th.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:26 PM
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ummm..... huh?

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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:28 PM
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S'OK, we all are.
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