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Originally Posted by OUR72GTO
He has been a pilot since 17, is an Instructor of Aircraft Maintenance at a trade school and races GM . Most competitive and determined person I know.
He used to speed shift my mothers 52 Chevy 3 on the tree before he got a licence . A real talent with clutch less shifts too. 
He said he put one in his race car and took it out. Too much attention to the shifter when he had lots of other shit to worry about at 120 MPH AND CARS ALL AROUND HIM.........it slowed him down.
He said it would give my wife grief and she has raced Corvettes in slalom and only drives stick. |
Okay, so he found it a distraction while racing at 120 mph with cars all around him. How is that in any way like every day driving?
I just want to know why you came in here and advised us NOT to get the Hurst for every day driving. Hurst has been the most popular aftermarket (and in some cases factory-installed) shifter ever since I started driving 35 years ago. And I've been driving Hurst-equipped cars daily most of that time.
Listen, your brother certainly sounds like he has great credentials and knows what he's talking about. And it sounds like he's had a bad experience with a Hurst. But you still haven't given a good answer why he/you advise against getting one for every day driving. Because it would give your wife "grief?"
