yeah, downshifting into first is not a really good idea. I actually had to downshift into first the first time I drove on the Nurburgring because the track was really long, my car had a stock brake set-up, and this was the second time I tracked the ring and I had to downshift into first because the guy ahead of me braked way too shallow and my brakes were virtually gone, faded and I had to resort to downshifting into first, but I was going too fast and the transmission locked up the wheels and I plowed right off the track.