Actually... a second gear pull from 10 MPH isn't stupid at all.

It's hard to compare the torque of two cars when racing, unless something like this is used. We are already observing the horsepower difference by the standard straight-line, high RPM drag. Why not compare something that we can use everyday, like low end torque? We all will occaisionally leave it in 2nd when slowing way down...

I'm not sure what kind of car you drive, twin3037, but I'd rather NOT wait for 5000 rpms to feel like I'm acclerating. This may just be a difference in opinion, but I'd rather get slammed into the back of my seat at 1800 rpm, instead of getting a slow increasing pull. That feeling can only come from something with low-end.

Maybe it's that I take a completely different view of racing. It's all in fun to me. Every car is different, and I like to see what it can do when in that sort of situation.