Quote Originally Posted by aaronng View Post
Rev matching means blipping the throttle to get the revs up to match the correct RPM before releasing the clutch when you downshift. It makes downshifting much smoother.
^^x2

this was a necessity for truckies back in the day when their gboxes synchronizers weren't as 'efficient' as passenger vehicles...

but yeh, when u go around a corner for example, and u've gone from 3rd or 4th down to 2nd on the way out...rev matching helps a lot with getting a smooth exit, specially for us FWDers...