Quote: Autocross I typically leave in 1st or 2nd. Road course I'm in mostly in 3rd or 4th, 5th on straightaways. 6th for the drive there and back
Stick may be slower but sure is more fun!
That's what I told my friends when we would talk about our cars. One has a 318 powered Demon with a 904. The other is building a 600 hp LS with an automatic in his '73 Nova. I asked them why not put a manual trans or 6-speed in their car. The one in the Demon said it was too much effort to change gears and he'd be slower (he's a little lazy imo). The one in the Nova didn't want to spend the money to make sure the transmission wouldn't explode.
When I had my 5-speed in my Stealth, I loved it. It had its troubles but it brought enjoyment to the ride. When I got my 6-speed manual in my Scion tC I don't see how I could go back to anything lower than that. There's just something about driving a stick shift that makes it fun. It doesn't add any stress. I feel I have more control of the vehicle. On a side note, I also drive in an hour of traffic one way on my commute to work with my manual transmission.
