Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69
The manual is harder to drive at speed, considerably more hand-foot-eye coordination.
The paddle shift no-clutch manuals, or total manual control auto's are an advantage.
The problem is with an auto that waits to downshift 1/3 way into the corner while braking, or deciding it needs to downshift while coming out of a corner hard.
Both of the above scenarios upset the suspension when you need it the most stable.
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Non-scientific observations:
I have a good friend from Switzerland who, in '99, bought an Auto-trans'd Camaro SS and entered it in the
One Lap of America as a Brand New, unmodified car. Finished
19th,
Overall.
Fast-forward to 2010, when he bought an MN6 '10 SS...and finished
17th,
Overall. Unmodded.
I can confirm the intervening years have seen a
substantial raising of the bar in the
One Lap of both
driving talent and
vehicle preparation/ability...
The
single most beneficial mod one can make to their car?
SEAT TIME. The next most important ingredient? Put someone in the car who can actually
DRIVE!