Both power shifting and speed shifting are fantastic at reducing acceleration times and breaking stuff. If all you care about is eking out the last few tenths on a run, your synchronizers, clutch, ...

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The problem is if you keep the gas pedal down while shifting, your engine RPM goes up, but your transmission wants a lower RPM, so this discrepancy is handled by the clutch, creating a shock load ...