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I have heard of lotus 7 replica owners using a two ratio box inline with a conventional gearbox. Lets them have a hope of getting the best out of a car on track, and being managable on the road. Popular in the UK with bike engine cars that have a need for a reversing gearbox.
I guess when you have a car that weighs about half or a third of the original machine wrapped around the engine, you don't need short low gears (traction issues), but too taller rear end and you won't be able to make use the higher gears (3-4-5 maybe a 6) with their closer ratio spacing - but you'll be doing 4000rpm on the highway. Know a guy here in NZ who says he doesn't get out of 2nd or 3rd in a hill climb race in his 1800c engined Fraser. Obviously in need of something like this.
Some them dudes known to get 40-50mpg going back and forth from a track meet.
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