I think the M3W gearing is ok for most uk roads - sltho u have to work the gearbox this is fun!
However when I went up Prescott on the fun run it was clear that the gearing was way too high - just for this Hill that is - its a tight track - and so coming out of Pardon hairpin was tricky as was The Left hander out of the Essess!
I have been to Prescott only once and did three timed runs in a Golf GTI, but that was about 25 years ago. I can remember the bends quite well but not so much the lengths of the straights.
But what if you had
higher gearing, so that you could hit peak revs in second just before Pardon and take that in first? The M3W's gearing, judging from videos, is all wrong in that area of the hill.
I have been thinking about gearing for a while because, while I think the M3W's ratios are OK for the road, a larger manufacturer with resources and bullying power would certainly arrange to be able to hit more than 60mph in second gear.
As we all know, 0-60mph times are pretty meaningless in the real world, but they are good for publicity. I think that without having to change up twice, it would be possible to get the M3W's 0-60mph time down to about 6.0sec or thereabouts.
