I call shenanigans on the cold transmission grind. I drive a 5 year old, front wheel drive, manual transmission German car that doesn’t do that. Granted, it doesn’t get THAT cold in Houston, but come on. This sounds like BS to me.

He’s not wrong, IndyCar is scary and dangerous on the ovals. Tiny mistakes could mean disaster, and there is zero time at 240mph for second guessing. To win, you gotta be all in at all times... and thats part of the reasons its compelling

The defense in the NFL is always rewarded for destroying the offense’s players.

shit, when did football get taken off the list of sports? did it take chess, bowling, and poker with it?

Earth.

As long as you rev match, the additional wear and tear on the drivetrain is non-existent. Won’t affect the gears either way, but if you don’t rev match when you downshift it will wear on your clutch a bit more than is desirable.

You’re not being paranoid about the gears, only the clutch wear if you don’t rev-match well. But you could always compromise and leave it in whatever gear it’s in, while still using the brakes to stop? Then you’re still getting a little bit of engine braking (and no fuel consumption), but not risking a missed shift.

My input; you’re actually demonstrating genuine logic here (unlike the poster you’re replying to).
Pads and braking components are cheaper than powertrain components so why save your brakes at the expense of the powertrain (unless brake fade or pad replacement is a genuine issue for you; think heavy haulage, track…

Engine braking while you’re in the same gear is fine. Downshifting to engine brake is where you get clutch wear and you’re better off using the brakes.

Show me someone who thinks engine braking is bad and I’ll show you a stupid person. I’ve never heard anyone express that opinion honestly, not sure where Engineering Explained came up with that.

Go directly to hell, you absolute nightmare of a person.

Off-topic, but I found it incredibly annoying that for most of the race they just had the running order ok the left of the screen with no intervals to cars ahead or the leader. It was impossible to tell who was in DRS range of the cars ahead of them.

I’d watch that. Let all the old crusty bastards go out in a blaze of glory rather than wilting away in their Riviera mansions

If you don’t like Cal, at least know that I’m cursed being a fan of such an athletic program as ours!

Still think it should be referenced as a “face thong” instead of a “halo”.

In what was surely the most thrilling and insane day in the history of the Oregon Department of Transportation

I always leave those peel apart cans of Pillsbury dough on people’s parcel shelves.

I think Schumacher’s concern was racing the F1 cars at Indy.

As a transplanted Yankee, its been odd living in Texas. Absolutely fantastic human beings who will gladly give you the shirt off of their back, but for the love of all holy, do not cut them off. And as they give out pistols with Happy Meals down here, every one is armed.