Glad to hear - at track
Glad to hear you will be spending a little time at the track. What he is talking about is the time it takes you to go from point A to point B (the distane between each gear and also the factor of holding the clutch in too long or short - grinding). It is nothing that you will cure until you have a little time behind the car - specifically the shifter and the clutch, and experience racing. It is not something that can be easily learned without much time behind a manual tranny and it varies by the setup of the car (even two identical cars off the showroom floor may be a slight different causing you to have to get accustomed to the setup). You will get better, I promise, but do not get your hopes up on running 13's until you learn how to shift (and when to shift - at 1 RPM before Red-Line thru 3rd and about 250 short of Red-Line into 4th - if you even think about hitting 5th then you are wrong).
By the way, although nobody on this board endorses your speed on the highway, we all do it (or have done it before). The reason behind your public shaming was due to the fact that there was a guy on this board a while back that did something wrong that cost him his job (and I think a lot of money) in the process. He posted his victory on this site and got a few "high-fives" at first from a few folks until the repliers realized what a mess it would have been had he done the deed to them. You will not receive praise on this board for doing something that is against the law. It is not because we hate you or your actions, just making sure that we, as a community that cares about its members, ensure that another member - or their precious metal - does not get hurt in the process or does damage to another. The last thing we want is for someone's spouse or parent to post to the group that someone was injurred or killed due to us encouraging inappropriate behavior. The track is the place for high speed and racing. They have trained personnel on site that will be available if things happen (because things do happen). I personally wish you the best of luck in your endeavors as a racer. Another word of advice... check the track website or call them first to see if you need a parental permission form filled out. Most tracks are starting to move in that direction so that they can be clear of any negligence if something happens. You may get out to the track only to get turned back for not having the proper signature.
Jim
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