Word: downshifting
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Frightening Situation. Moss is at his best in the tire-tearing duels on the corners, where drivers must rapidly downshift from speeds of 160 m.p.h. to 60 m.p.h. and below, then shift up again. Says Moss: "The thing to remember is that it is the speed with which you come out of the corner that matters. If you come out of a corner five miles an hour faster than any other man, you've got a big advantage going into the straight...