Even the Formula One racers are manually shifting automatics these

days. <<

It may have been too many years and too many engineering improvements since
my SCCA days (formula Vees) but what happened to double clutching, down
shifting for engine braking, etc.  Doesn't the automatic/stick take away a
lot of the advantages (and skill) of using the engine for control instead of
the brakes?

A friend of mine has one in an Acura...she didn't even know what it was, or
how to use it.  When I showed her what it was and how it worked, she let me
"test Drive" it....I think it stinks. Or is that just that car?

Harley

I don't know. Never drove one. I love my automatics cause I drive
in the city mostly. I'm too lazy to drive a stick.

Paul Lamar
 
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