But on the street I never get close to redline, which is why it is pointless. The street is not the track.

 

my ears are my shift alarm. shhh, listen, pay attention, become one with the car.

 

mikegarrison Posted on Jul 20 2006, 11:02 PM
Really?

 

BS meter is pegged

 

 

In my experience, the harder you drive at the track, the less you feel like you need (or want) to screw around out on the street. You get used to the relatively controlled and predictable environment. Besides, nothing it is reasonable to do on the street compares to the thrill of the track, so why bother?

There are always moments, of course, but for the most part I really never do any redline shifting on the street. Occasionally if I am making a pass out on a rural two-lane road or something.

 

I use an autometer shiftlight. I think it really comes in handy when i'm banging through the gears and don't want to take my eyes off the road.

 

 

[QUOTE=Eluded,Jul 20 2006, 04:05 PM]my ears are my shift alarm.

 

As long as I get enough closed circuit time I find it very natural to take it (relatively) easy on the street. I still drive 10 MPH over the posted limit most of the time, but so does everyone else on the road. If I don't get my regular closed circuit fixes my street driving tends to get more aggressive as time passes, and I have to check myself more and more often.