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      10-04-2011, 10:54 AM   #46
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That's exactly what happened. However, I think the second paddle pull was actually ignored. The muti-gear downshift is meant to put you in the lowest gear that won't cause overrev. It will even drop you to 2nd at about 7700 RPM - you have to be on your toes.

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Originally Posted by M3Now! View Post
I'll bet you actually discovered the "skip downshift" ability noted above, where it responded to flooring it and a downshift by shifting down to the best gear. Your second paddle shift may have sent it down one more.

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