[Mgs] wanted

[Hans Duinhoven]

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 at gmail.com>
To: <wspohn4 at aol.com>
Cc: <mgs at 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 at 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.