Going to the track, got a stupid question

[HotRoddin]

Originally posted by mustanggt_50
I was in a website one day and they were talkin about powershifting and they said you hold the throttle down, pull it out of gear then hit the clutch on the way to the next gear, then let it out when in gear, all this being done really fast, without letting off the throttle. I've never tried it before but it looks like it would take some practice, they say it can take 2 tenths off your 1/4 mile time. It may be different i really dont know, just thought i'd share what i read!!

Exactally Mustanggt_50 ... thats what it has always ment to me. You stomp the clutch and shove the shifter as hard as you can and as fast as you can and hope you make it into the next gear before your foot comes back off the clutch (which is very quickly if you do it right), cause your throttle foot never comes up. Very easy to miss a gear, and yes it does take some practice before you get the timing down. I wouldn't try it at the drag strip until you get the timing down pat ... practice at it awhile first.