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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wmfateam" data-source="post: 1414708" data-attributes="member: 18765">Gearing is something that is a track to track basis. I run 3.55's and on 4 out 5 tracks I run on, they are perfect as I almost top out 4th gear at the end of the fastest sections. On that fifth track, I have to shift into 5th about 3/4ths down the drag strip (the track uses the drag strip for the front stretch) and it falls on its face as 5th has tall gearing. Doing the least amount of shifting is ideal for lap times. I also will leave it in 3rd gear coming out of some corners that I could use 2nd gear to act like a "traction control" almost. So I can put the power down as the car is maybe 2 seconds out of the power band. Back to back sessions I have tried down shifting to second and leeching it in third. Downshifting laps are 1+ seconds slower and the rear tires go away sooner in a 25 minute race. As for square and staggered tire set ups. Square offers the ability to rotate line mentioned earlier and sometimes helps dial out a push. When you have a staggered set up, depending on how the car is set up, it can make the car have a push if there is more rear grip from the wider contact patch. But sometimes more power requires the biggest rear tire you can fit. Again, with proper set up a larger rear tire may not cause the vehicle to push. I have stock power (280/281) and go through a set of tires every two track weekends as main race tires. After two weekends they then get qualifying and practice duty.Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk</blockquote>