Re: [MBZ] LeMans Audi R8
Craig McCluskey wrote: On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:21:03 -0700 Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No automatic tranny on that puppy, not even a paddle-shift manual. Watch his right hand closely - that's a good ol'-fashioned stick shift. I'll admit that there are many times when his right hand leaves the steering wheel during shifting, but the rapidity of the upshifting seems to rule out his foot working a clutch. I think it's a sequentially-shifted transmission. On that kind of transmission, gear changes are manually commanded but the shifting itself is done automatically. F1 cars use these, with paddles or buttons to command upshifts and downshifts. Often there's even automatic rev-matching on downshifts. If you look carefully there are moments when you can see a big digital display on the dash showing what gear the transmission is in. It's on the right side, near the 2 o'clock position on the wheel. Most of the time it's covered by the driver's hand or washed out by the sun, from the camera's perspective.
Re: [MBZ] LeMans Audi R8
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 21:55:51 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LeMans Audi R8 demo run @ Rally de Catalonia in Spain http://www.isellbendrealestate.com/video_clips/2005_gemenos_castellana.wmv Turn up your sound on this one. A most powerful car. I presume it has an automatic transmission. The car certainly does accelerate very quickly. The driver, though seemed a little tentative and lacking smoothness in several spots and in some corners took less than an ideal line through. Not that I would do much better -- or even as well. Craig
Re: [MBZ] LeMans Audi R8
No automatic tranny on that puppy, not even a paddle-shift manual. Watch his right hand closely - that's a good ol'-fashioned stick shift. About his lines, remember that was probably more of an exhibition run for the masses. I could be wrong, though... but I have a hard time imagineing they run actual timed races along rock walls and cliffs like that. (Well, then there's the Isle of Man TT... where a couple participants die every year...) O_o Still a cool video, though! -Dave M. -- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 22:20:57 -0700 From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] LeMans Audi R8 LeMans Audi R8 demo run @ Rally de Catalonia in Spain http://www.isellbendrealestate.com/video_clips/2005_gemenos_castellana.wmv Turn up your sound on this one.? A most powerful car. I presume it has an automatic transmission. The car certainly does accelerate very quickly. The driver, though seemed a little tentative and lacking smoothness in several spots and in some corners took less than an ideal line through. Not that I would do much better -- or even as well. Craig
Re: [MBZ] LeMans Audi R8
On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:21:03 -0700 Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No automatic tranny on that puppy, not even a paddle-shift manual. Watch his right hand closely - that's a good ol'-fashioned stick shift. I'll admit that there are many times when his right hand leaves the steering wheel during shifting, but the rapidity of the upshifting seems to rule out his foot working a clutch. About his lines, remember that was probably more of an exhibition run for the masses. I could be wrong, though... but I have a hard time imagineing they run actual timed races along rock walls and cliffs like that. (Well, then there's the Isle of Man TT... where a couple participants die every year...) You're right, from the way he is started and the lack of other cars, it does seem like an exhibition run. Particularly since there are cars and motorhomes parked at the side of the road along the route. It's interesting, however, that there are large rubber marks from hard braking on the road, like someone has been there before. Still a cool video, though! Yup. I wonder where it was taken. Craig
Re: [MBZ] LeMans Audi R8
I'll admit that there are many times when his right hand leaves the steering wheel during shifting, but the rapidity of the upshifting seems to rule out his foot working a clutch. Back in the day when I was in the SCCA, a Formula Ford (small open wheel race car) driver explained to me that the clutch is only used to take off and stop. He said anytime you heard a gear grinding shift that was the sound of money going into Carl Haas pocket. At the time he was the exclusive importer of certain parts for these, I was told... Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD
Re: [MBZ] LeMans Audi R8
Wow. Note there's no paddle shifters, he has to take his hand off the wheel to shift that beast. Brave guy, what with rock walls all around...! =) +dm -- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 21:55:51 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] LeMans Audi R8 LeMans Audi R8 demo run @ Rally de Catalonia in Spain http://www.isellbendrealestate.com/video_clips/2005_gemenos_castellana.wmv Turn up your sound on this one. 10MB download.
