[71GP76TA]

Originally Posted by thews

Here's an interesting car... 70 Firebird race car. There's no description in the ad, which would explain why this car was built this way. Is it just me, or are race cars built with automatics? Is there a manual class that requires a clutch? Stupid high at $70K in Texas. Not sure why someone would pour that much money into this car, though it is very cool.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37370444702...8AAOSwbWNhLtbF

You want a manual trans for road racing or autocross. Automatics kinda suck for that sort of thing.

[thews]

Originally Posted by 71GP76TA

You want a manual trans for road racing or autocross. Automatics kinda suck for that sort of thing.

Interesting.. I didn't know that.

[wovenweb]

Originally Posted by 71GP76TA

You want a manual trans for road racing or autocross. Automatics kinda suck for that sort of thing.

I thought the current F1 cars didn't have a clutch?

[keith k]

Originally Posted by wovenweb

I thought the current F1 cars didn't have a clutch?

They have a clutch, just not a clutch pedal.

The clutch is operated automatically when the driver changes gear via the paddles on the steering wheel.

The driver does control it manually to get the car rolling at the start, pit stops, etc., but it's controlled by a hand lever.

[wovenweb]

Originally Posted by keith k

They have a clutch, just not a clutch pedal.

The clutch is operated automatically when the driver changes gear via the paddles on the steering wheel.

The driver does control it manually to get the car rolling at the start, pit stops, etc., but it's controlled by a hand lever.

I did not phrase my question very well, your answer does highlight my point. The clutch is operated automatically when driving at speed.