No, I meant it as written. “I prefer” is a statement of opinion, not commentary.
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Another .5 psi in the tires?
My second time on these types of cars. I have to get a good insert poured as I am not comfortable.
I finished 2nd twice, to the team owner, my friend Brian (red suit) is a fantastic and very skilled driver.
USAC National Champion 1996 and 1997. IRL driver for various years, tried out the 500 a couple of times; raced NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series + ARCA. He is a Hall of Famer also.
As he will tell you, " i have been airborne upside down more than 100 times "…
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Of course. But it is your first sentence which is suprising. But, it’s your post so we will go with it. 
How much faster in the hands of a capable driver?
@Elk at a track with long straights such as Daytona I’d say maybe 0.5 secs or more per lap. At a tighter more technical track (Sebring/Road Atlanta/ The Glen) even more.
It is not only the speed of shifting (thus more time under trust), there is something else at play, the capacity of shifting mid turn with a loaded chassis hardly losing any thrust versus, having to short shift to avoid a mid turn slide or spin.
I can elaborate if needed
edit: i have raced the same car with sequential and later with a conversion to paddles but not stick shift to sequential or paddles.
I race a 911ST and a prior car had a dogbox on it. Just removing the clutch from the equation gained us a second at Road Atlanta. Not legal for racing vintage so back to regular syncromesh.
Wow! Huge difference.
Thanks, very interesting.
My “sportier” vehicle has an automatic transmission, the other one a cvt, lol
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Here’s the beauty of paddles around Sebring. First on my 2016 R8LMSGT3
Now on the 2014 Porsche 997 GT3R Evo Paddles
997 GT3 GrandAm sequential stick
Now a time machine back to 2010 with my manual 911R spec 2 liter (DOT tires)
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I’ll post one more from the past which was a lot of fun. If the owner of the 997 is here, please accept my apologies, my 2 liter was in a hurry!
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I would love to have a sequential box.
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It’s like using stock power cables. 
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Very cool. I might be able to give up audio for this! WOW very cool!
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When the lights turn green on your first race it’s better than sex.
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Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague wish for something salty" Peter Egan
Slicks are addictive and they make expensive components seem cheap.
As I told a guy currently racing a Miata that stopped to checkout our stable; there will always be a faster, cooler and more expensive car out there. Pace yourself…
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Back in December I traded my 6 year old CR-V on this ‘24 Accord Hybrid Touring. The goal was to get a quieter ride for road trips in retirement. After a 10-day trip to Florida this month, I think it was a success.
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I’ve done many track-day miles in my life, but I always knew I didn’t have the talent to be a genuine race driver. I still got the awesome high of the track experience though.
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My friend Doug is not on the forum. Al gave him the title of “Golden Ear” because he can hear everything but back on topic he does a lot of factory performance driving events. He knows he not going to be a race car driver but he loves the experience and pays good money to partake in those events. And to keep to the car theme he has a really nice 2019 Mustang Bullitt. (W/proper manual transmission) I’m not a big Mustang guy but that car is very nice!
He just texted me saying the computer on the car needs to be replaced. $1600🤦🏻♂️
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