Downshifting how do you do it?

[vinnyb]

The difference is that racers are either hard on the throttle or hard on the brakes, so they can block change down the box cos they're losing speed so quickly and they have a slipper clutch to avoid lock ups. It's a bit different slowing from 70 mph or so in top gear for a roundabout, bend, speed limit etc. when you're braking more gently, if you slow to 30mph in top gear you're getting no engine braking at those revs and to then pull the clutch in to change down 3 gears, you lose your drive for quite a distance and then have the engine braking come in with a bang, it sounds like an accident waiting to happen to me. To be honest I don't really know what revs I change down at, I guess around 5-6k, so I don't get a lot engine braking but I rarely block change unless I have to emergency brake or have got it wrong :rolleyes I don't imagine it does the clutch a lot of good either.