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i was in first gear pulling away onto a big road, red lined first gear and it was on 7k revs for about 2-3 seconds before i changed it, i was half asleep, weird burning smell coming from bonnet, did i f**k my car up?
Dont worry man my friend ragged his 1.2 for 2 years redlining every gear. He even put the car into 3rd at 90, needless to say but the needle went off the rev counter. Yours will be fine.
The burning smell is the clutch crying enough already! Don't drop the clutch in first gear ,it won't get you away any quicker and the clutch won't last very long either. Once you're moving then give it the beans.