Quote Originally Posted by Trublu View Post
Impressive mate. Any less gear changes and you might as well stick an automatic box in there. What rear end gearing are you running?
3.27's. Even when I had the 3.73's I'd stay in 4th up to the carousal and downshift to third, then short shift back to fourth up the hill going into 9. I would stay in fourth until turn 3 and downshift to third. Not long after I was back in fourth before turn 2.

For me I've found that the less I shift the better. It's likely because I don't shift fast enough, but trying to shift quickly ends up causing me to try to drive more aggressively and less smooth, so I just avoid it unless I have to. I also seem to lose time when I shift, especially going from 2-3/3-2 or 4-5/5-4. I'm afraid I'll miss and go to to 2nd on the 5-4 downshift or 1st on the 2-3 upshift.

Also, while not a "real" car, I noticed in iRacing with the Miata around Lime Rock it wasn't worth it to downshift into 3rd for the first couple turns. I would be able to get into the sweet spot for the RPM in 3rd, but I had to get everything perfect to actually gain time. I found I was much more consistent staying in 4th, and I'll take consistency every time over nailing the perfect sector to gain .1 of a second one every five times (and usually lose .1 when I don't get it). I think the same thing applies to "real" driving.