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by bigiain 197 days ago
> I'd yell "punch it chewy!" to switch from 2nd to 3rd in one swift pull without touching the clutch.

Next thing, it was raining Datsun cogs.

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Naw, slip shifting is a thing.
Yeah, I know. But I never miss an opportunity to use that gag...

(On one of my motorcycles at trackdays, I shift up on straights by holding pressure on the gear lever and waiting for it to hit the revlimiter, which eases the torque just enough to make it shift smoothly...)