esses

Just out of curiosity, have any of you ever had any issues "shifting fast" due to the shift gate on the R8?

I was "bench racing" with a friend of mine over lunch and frankly, I think he's an idiot. He was approaching it from a purist on-the-track perspective. My stance is that the R8, (while perfectly capable) isn't designed as a track car so much as a supercar for the streets. So complaining about a shift gate is akin to complaining about climate control and power seats.

I just figured I'd get some real world perspective from you guys

Appologies if this sounds like a n00b question. I used to be around quite a bit on the B5 S4 forum... and then withdrew from AW to focus on "the real world" for a while.

I was just in looking at an R8 this weekend and hence my topic of discussion

April

but it's not a problem on our F355 - track or street;-)

In fact there is no internal shift gate. That gate you see on a Ferrari is what guides the lever to the correct spot.

gigharbor1

It took me a few days to get used to the shift gate vs. the RS4. But eventually it becomes natural. It's not going to give you the timing that the R-Tronic gives you, however. But I like it the way it is.

Zwoobah

takes a few drives to figure out, then not any harder than any other shifter

jpcourt

Its all in what you get used to. The biggest problem I had was a quick second to third shift, but the more you drive the quicker you can make quick shifts.

Zeptepi

What is "bench racing"?

skatz5000

off topic but wow court that is some collection of cars youve got

jpcourt

Thanks!!