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We use a tack >>> the object is not to hit the rev limiter we gear a few hundred rpm's lower than that to give us a little margin. Sometimes just changing your on line on the race track can turn an uncompetitive car into a winner. A very competitive guy we race with in the MMSA uses a saying that he got off of Rich Vogler "Slow is Fast"

many many times this is the case.
Honest Dad himself
