[Tigers] Tiger Short Shifter and Alternatives

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Well said, Mark!!!

Andy Walker

---- "Rense wrote: 
> Dr. Mayf and I  both come from the land of Science and Engineering. We could
> easily establish test parameters, perform a Design of Experiments, analyze the
> data and draw a conclusion that either supports or disproves the hypothesis
> that was proposed: which shifter is better? That approach is used every day in
> the real world. HOWEVER, driving a 50 year old sports car is not the real
> world, as Jay pointed we would all be better off driving Honda Accords if
> practicality was the primary objective.
> 
> Driving a vintage car is about sensations. It's about rewards that cannot be
> obtained in the new car showroom. We tolerate much inconvenience to drive our
> toys because we enjoy being immersed in the sensual  aura of sound, smells and
> tactual feedback associate with these old crocks. We elevate the personal
> reward offered by these machines above the risks and downtime required to
> drive and maintain the car, so looking at "the best" way to modify a component
> becomes a personal preference rather than a goal to achieve the ultimate
> performance.
> 
> So, is a short shifter better or worse than a long shifter? What do you want
> as part of your driving experience? In my case the Hurst is great for the car
> that sees a track day now and then, I can row through the gears faster with
> less concentration than with the standard shift assembly. I save precious
> tenths of a second on every lap. On the other hand, the car with the stock
> shifter is more comfortable, more relaxed, and feels more connected to the
> soul of the beast which is what I prefer for my traveling car. Different cars,
> different driving experiences, my soul, my brain.
> 
> From looking at the recent crop of high performance cars it appears the manual
> transmission is doomed, you cannot get one on many German and Italian exotics
> anymore, the dual-clutch systems are faster around the track and achieve
> quicker bragging-rights-driven quarter mile times. So the choice has been made
> in The Real World. As for our Tigers, choose your gear lever length, rev it up
> and squeal the tires as you bang through the gears, it seldom gets better than
> that...
> 
> Bugz
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