Why not lock it in first???

I know in touring cars, in MOD, and 19T alot of people run 5cell, and you gear up to get the speed back, it makes the car easier to drive in the infield, and lots easier to make consistent lap times... I run lipo now, but used to do 5 cell, and it worked very well

So after it caught on on TC, lots of people do it in off road now (more so in 2wd) But they do it in 4wd also

So I guess the same thing could apply with a MT