celica gts 6spd vs eclipse gs

[HbPiAyA]

k, i was driving arount wit 2 of my friends, one in the passenger seat and the other in the back seat. well we were goin around trying to figure out wat to eat when i saw this eclipse starting to pull up behind me, well my friends started saying "yeah go race him!!" so i followed him for a while until i got to talk to him. i told him that i just wanted to just test my car, and he said "ha, u'll kill my ass" well he agreed to race me anyways..well so after we talk we meet up at a red light. start rev'n and such and green! boom my car takes off from the start but then ****! i couldnt shift into 2nd!!!! always a problem for me.....god....(if nebody has ne advice plz post!) well, i finally got it in and then i took off when he was a bout a car length ahead of me. then when i shifted to 3rd i caught up and then took off. well he busted a u'ey and so i follwed him, and asked him to race me one more time. he agreed(such a cool guy) hehe. well newho light turns green and boom my wheels spin for most of 1st and then when it finally caught grip my car took off, shifted into 2nd right this time!(thank god) shifted to 3rd and as i look back he was lik 4 or 5 car lengths behind me! hehe yay! welll he passed me giving me the thumbs up! well that was fun...

[AkUmA]

sounded like a pretty cool guy. even though at first he had to be all tough. eheh nice kill(s).;)

[fastwhipyo]

ya, the 1-2 shift is a little tricky cause you sometimes hit the reverse gate if you slide the shifter against the left side of the box. If you put your hand over the shifter so it is in your palm almost and keep you elbow to the right of the drink holders, then you should keep from rubbing the side walls and the reverse gate. This goes for the 3-4 shift as well, but do just the opposite with you elbows for the 2-3 and 4-5 shifts...get it? Here ya go, Ill draw a picture of it


1st 3rd 5th
\ / \ / \
2nd 4th 6th


HAHA, like my ****ty picture, well, the / and \ represent the angle at which your right arm should be during those particular shifts. This will help alot with the misshift problem from 3rd to 4th too which is a way bigger deal than hitting the reverse gate obviously

[ishido]

use open-hand shifting. do not use your thumb and grip around shifter. Put pressure on front right of the shifter, and just use your hand to cup the shifter. Pull back left. not straight back, back left. This will work fine if you shift open-handed.

Gripping it all the way around, and being tensed up can make you shift into nowhere. I had this problem when doin auto-x runs my first time till one of of the guys running it told me to shift open handed.

[Youngen]

Just make sure that in your hast you push the cluch all the way in or at least enough to let it disengage for that split second put it in let the cluch out and go, just don't do the famous 3rd to 2nd by many drivers that like to throw the stick around... also I agree that rev slot is tricky

[Blastofo]

All the times that I missed the 1-2 shift was when I got too excited and slammed the shifter. When I play it cool and relaxed, I just shift it nice and quick and I never miss it.

also

do you guys hold the shift job with your hand above it (like holding a walking cane?) or hold it around its side (like a joystick)?

[Da Kine Guy]

Above

[rev_high]

Sounded like a very cool guy...

And...congrats on your murdering...since that is what it was...lol
racing an Eclipse GS...lol...;)