It'll depend on the speed of the course you are on and your rear gear ratio. With my old 200R4 and 3:50 gears, I would put the shifter in 2nd and leave it there. The car would start in first, shift to second when ready and stay in second the rest of the run. This was on typical SCCA type courses. If you had a super high rear gear or were running on Good Guys type first gear courses, then you might be better off leaving the shifter in first gear.
You do not want to leave it in Drive as it'll upshift when you left off for a corner then try to downshift again as you corner exit and really upset the car.
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Lance
1985 Monte Carlo SS Street Car
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