[CHANMADD]

The whole thing with racing is "smoothness",the smoother you are the faster you are.If you downshift without getting the motor up to speed you will upset the balance of the car and spinout ,like 01yelrt said.With modern synchro trannies you can shift from 5th to 1st as long as everything is rotating at the same speed.Also I have found in my car I can increase my braking effect by using the motor as well as the brakes, which in turn also helps to save the brakes which we all know on Cobras get pretty hot!You should be in the correct gear for the corner before the apex so that at the apex you can get back on the gas.