Yeah, put it in Autostik mode and let it shift... Mine won't will only go to 5,700 in regular drive before shifting... In autostick mode it goes all the way to 6,100 before shifting. I can't advise on the ESP On/Off, I actually ran my best time with it ON. If the track isn't too crowded and you can get a decent number of runs, try it both ways and see what happens.

I did power brake it to around 1,800 and floored off the line like he said.