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Old 06-05-2013, 11:31 PM
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I've tracked two paddle shift cars -- they SUCK!


My R8 and the S63 are both paddle shifted -- one automatic and one is a S Tronic....


Give me a real manual tranny any day for track events and just good fun rowing the gears.
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Manual for me. My daily is a 94' Z71 and its a manual. All my toys have been manuals. I've only ever owned one auto for me. Now my wife drives an auto. It's a Nissan, with the cvt which is cool because she can go clutch less manual. She's a manual girl at heart also.
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I've tracked two paddle shift cars -- they SUCK!


My R8 and the S63 are both paddle shifted -- one automatic and one is a S Tronic....


Give me a real manual tranny any day for track events and just good fun rowing the gears.
Why did they suck? Just sloppy shifts or funky to shift while steering?
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Why did they suck? Just sloppy shifts or funky to shift while steering?


The R8 shifter moves WITH the wheel so you've cranked the wheel over now you can't find the damn paddles! By the time you reach for shifter in the console -- you missed it...


I'm just not a fan....


Shifts are crisp - that's function of the trans not the paddles.....
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I guess those guys in F1 are morons.
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Old 06-06-2013, 10:24 PM
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I guess those guys in F1 are morons.


Well if you think about it --- their steering wheels don't need to turn more than about half a revolution... Try doing that in a street car on a track.

You can hardly compare F1 and the crap we drive.


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The steering wheel on an f1 car costs more than most people's projects on here. Have you guys ever seen what all is actually on, or in the wheel? The technology is mind boggling!
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is this even a question
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A paddle shifted automatic is a far cry from the clutched sequential gearbox used in F1.........20-40 millisecond shift times!
http://www.f1technical.net/articles/66

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27 to 2 as of now. Who are the 2?
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