My definition of Speed Shifting for this post is to stay WOT while shifting gears.

I am not an idiot you don't have to explain the obvious with no real explainations!

I understand where you think you are gaining. However I believe the speed of the shift is more important than where the rpms are. The RPMs are going to be determined by gear ratios and speed.

Now with that said, speed shifting can be benefit if you are completely out of your power band and the clutch or tires slip just enough to raise your RPMs in the power band until the wheel speed is high enough to put you motor in the power band. Also I believe that most people shift faster(physical arm movement) when they "speed shift" because they are trying harder, thus giving better results.

Another note, most cars do not have such crappy gears where you fall completely out of your power band during shifts. If you do, maybe you should shift at a higher RPM or change your gearing completly.

I shift as fast as my transmission can handle it while lifting the throttle and I don't fall out of any power band and have not in any car I have ever owned and most I have driven.

I think you guys should try shifting at different RPM points and try shifting faster while lifting and you will probably notice that you aren't losing time from not power shifting. Remember if you shift faster than your engine can drop RPMs under no throttle(I hope you can) then your engine will still be revving higher than your wheel speed when you let the clutch back out. Also I notice some people have problems timing the throttle and clutch together, you should be on the throttle as the clutch is coming out.