So I am obviously the odd man out here. I love a Manual, the engagement and all. I drive a 2001 GT3 Cup car in HSR, which is a 6 speed. It requires focus and consistency. I also have a 2018 GT3 road car with PDK, I do Local PCA events, not live racing, but Ill tell you, it is so much more pleasurable and easy to go fast. Weather it is manual paddle shifting or fully automatic. I am pretty solid with the manual. If I was racing myself with a PDK, over several laps. The PDK would smoke the manual every time. Somehow we have convinced ourselves that Automatics are for pansies. Nope Modern Autos, like the Porsche PDKs are for fast drivers, period. The ability to focus on the line and the competition so intently, without having to worry about blowing it up with a 5 to 2 shift at the end of the back stretch at VIR, or a 1-4 and losing momentum coming out of Oak Tree into the back stretch is so much better. Give me PDK for serious driving every time. Heck give me PDK for around town. Let the engine sounds take you to another world!
So I am obviously the odd man out here. I love a Manual, the engagement and all. I drive a 2001 GT3 Cup car in HSR, which is a 6 speed. It requires focus and consistency. I also have a 2018 GT3 road car with PDK, I do Local PCA events, not live racing, but Ill tell you, it is so much more pleasurable and easy to go fast. Weather it is manual paddle shifting or fully automatic. I am pretty solid with the manual. If I was racing myself with a PDK, over several laps. The PDK would smoke the manual every time. Somehow we have convinced ourselves that Automatics are for pansies. Nope Modern Autos, like the Porsche PDKs are for fast drivers, period. The ability to focus on the line and the competition so intently, without having to worry about blowing it up with a 5 to 2 shift at the end of the back stretch at VIR, or a 1-4 and losing momentum coming out of Oak Tree into the back stretch is so much better. Give me PDK for serious driving every time. Heck give me PDK for around town. Let the engine sounds take you to another world!