Next tuesday I'll pickup my brand new Volkswagen as standard family car.
It will have a 7-speed DSG gearchange.
I'm curious how this will behave....
Cheer,
Hans
'71 BGT asleep as the road is full of salt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ewald" <richard.ewald@gmail.com>
To: <wspohn4@aol.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] wanted
> ::: snerk:::
> Somebody forgot to tell that to this guy and his race cars
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral_Cars
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral_Cars>Today's modern computer
> controlled multi speed automatics are a far cry from the slush boxes of
> the
> days of yore.
> Frankly the computer has a better chance of picking the right gear than
> you
> do. It just flat thinks faster, and can multi-task better.
> Rick
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:35 PM, <wspohn4@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> But they are still no use for road racing on a closed track. Shifting
>> in
>> the middle of a corner when you are hung out to the breakaway point is a
>> big
>> no-no.
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