Padgett, I didn't need to factor in anything. I was simply showing the speeds other cars (we are all familiar with) are doing at their respective Red Lines. Just to show that the Crossfire's 1st. gear really isn't that far off the mark. After all, the most popular Sports car on the list (the Miata) is going exactly the same speed as the Crossfire. The Audi TT is only going 3 mph faster, Solitice is 4 mph greater, and a Neon SRT-4 is just 5 mph faster at red line.

As for the the traction control, I simply had no choice but to disconnect mine, because my car's TC would kick in at the slightest provocation of any wheel spin. Why it was so overly sensitive is beyond me. But I wasn't going to let the dealer have at it. So the simplest way to fix it was to disable it. Haven't missed it. But as a disclaimer, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.