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Originally Posted by Civic Pride
I had to be on 2nd gear most of the time while driving the dragon, while the Si where on 3rd, if i had stay on 3rd i had not been able to keep up with them at all, because our 3rd gear at low rpms sucks.
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Yeah, if you want to drive very aggressive, 2nd gear is where it's at. Third is good for what I guess are now infamous "Gonzo Casual Runs."
Even in second you may not hit vtec all that much. Depends on how you or your group are driving. On our night runs (Nomar, Cookstar, TheCamryGuy, and myself) we were typically cornering very hard, accelerating pretty hard, but often we would limit our top speeds just for safety's sake. Braking was also what I might describe as "mild" which really means not going full brakes. Though it was still enough to make them fry to the point people two cars back can smell them.
If you accelerate all the way from corner to corner on some of them you will be going pretty fast. Those kinds of speeds next to a cliff and national park full of animals and a tow truck/ambulance is at least an hour away, well it makes me a bit apprehensive so there are probably times you will be holding back on the straighter sections.
Remember we are out to have fun, not to set new records. It's an awesome road but it is still a road. Stay within your car's and your own limits.