I can tell you that I have ATTEMPTED to downshift without the clutch with my Jerico dog box.... I will never do it again. When Road racing - coming into a corner - and just "blipping" the throttle - while the clutch is still engaged - is NOT what I want on corner entry... and just jamming the lower gear - causes immediate compression.... unsettling the car.... another thing I don't want on corner entry!
I don't know if the "pros" can drive this way -- but I certainly can't!
Like Bob Bondurant once told me -- the motor is to make the car move - the transmission is a gear SELECTOR - and the Brakes slow the car down... Don't mix 'em up!
LOL
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