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Originally Posted by zaptorque
I would re read and try and comprehend what he is saying, not once does he say the auto is as fast or faster than the manual, he actually alludes to the manual being faster, due to gear ratios. The point that he is trying to make though is that the most important factor on a track is not the transmission, but the skill of the driver. Get some Joe-schmo in a MT vs an experienced track driver in an AT and 10 out of 10 times the better, experienced driver will win.
While the MT is a little "faster" than the auto, the difference is made negligible by the experience of the driver.
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Little? Im assuming you dont know how much of a difference 1 second is.
And I agree with you about the competence of the manual driver vs the auto.
The problem with that is your not giving credit to decent manual drivers. Experience on the track is all well and good, but if you get an experienced manual driver against an experienced auto driver the result gets a little one sided in this car favoring the manual. To say that getting a Joe against an experienced auto driver is not a true comparison nor is it a fair one.
The majority of people who track this car are not Joe. Joe does not care about the track, he cares about using his car as just a DD. Granted there are a lot of newbs to the scene with this car.