Speed Secrets: Gear Up to Drive Faster

Try one gear taller to avoid the Change-of-Speed problem

We all love the sound of a revving engine. It’s beautiful, isn’t it? Exiting a corner with the engine wailing away, catching that upshift right at the track-out curb with the car on the ragged edge. It’s fantastic. Except when it’s slower.

Often, we confuse the sound of a revving engine with speed. And because of that we drive through some corners in a g…