Originally Posted by TruRaja
I heard on the "almost shot at" post that the guy downshifted to 3rd when he was already at 70, so how does that work.. do you brake at the same time?? then take off....
Exactly what I did. I put the pedal all the way down and gave the shifter two quick taps to the left - And I WAS GONE! I believe the car wont let you do what you shouldn't. I knew downshifting to 3rd while doing 70 woudn't be a problem because the car will do 100 in 3rd.