Thanks for confirming what I thought was happening.
That makes sense. I wouldn't want regular drive to be like drag mode. Drag mode in 301A and higher cars is very aggressive...too much so for daily driving as far as I am concerned. Breaking the tires loose on shifts, jumpy throttle response and not having gears beyond 7th might be fun for awhile but is a bit much for street use. Sure works for drag racing, though!
I really never used drag mode except at the strip and would it finish the quarter mile in 6th gear at around 119 mph. I recently got a flex fuel tune and after flashing the car, I tried out all of the modes on the street just to compare them. Drag mode would not go beyond 7th. I couldn't even upshift it with the paddles. The dash display would just flash the 7 when I tried to upshift it. I am not sure if it was that way stock or if the tune is what limited it to 7th. In any case, at the drag strip, you would never need anything beyond 7th anyway. Unless, you have substantial power adders and can exceed 130 or so in the quarter, you would never get past 6th.
Yes, that would be fine. However, if I didn't have the various drive modes, my perference would be smooth but firm shifts in regular drive and all-out drag race shifts when putting the shifter in the sport position.
