Irrespective of the fact that it really ought to shift into 2nd after hitting redline at 1st, if you want to get into 2nd gear after a 1st gear start, quickly move the selector level from "2" to "3" and back to "2." That will let it upshift to 2nd gear, and then lock it there until you need 3rd gear. This baffled me for a long time, until I figured out the above procedure (thanks to one of Benzmac's posts here in Tech Help).

anthony